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August 5, 2022 at 10:24 am #1766244

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> Is the intention for OTT to be a ‘news’ service for the community, or just another advertising platform?

Somebody has to pay for this stuff, and if it isn’t you or me, guess who it is.

Before the internet ruined everything, we had these things called “magazines” which reviewed content. Except, as that Driv3r video showed, many magazines that had reviews were more interested in their advertisers or getting “first” content — and their readers even paid for the magazine, unlike today, where everything is “free”. Consumer Reports (go ask your aging parents) bought their own products for review and accepted no advertising, and was supported with subscriptions — again, until the internet arrived and ruined everything.

Online journalism is an oxymoron, but traditional media news is hardly unbiased or neutral, particularly around politics. But, returning to the hobby, there are so many creators out there, but they’re small and have little advertising budget. News or advertising, Beasts of… er, OTT, provides at least myself an idea what’s out there. They’re, in fact, pretty unique, but if you don’t want their adver — er, “news” — you could always check out Dakka Dakka forums, Lead Adventure forums, or Reaper Miniatures and Dwarven Forge forums (ironic, since they’re not just advertising, but owned by their respective hobby companies).