It occurs to me, with mild surprise, that this is a recent development. For-pay newspapers and magazines have _always_ had advertising. Wonder what started that perceived dichotomy.https://twitter.com/0xabad1dea/status/1031624747556196353 …
Thankfully for some channels it's still mostly/only ads for their other shows rather than products &c, especially kids' channels. (Source: what little cable TV I've seen in other people's homes)