<story><title>Will cable TV be invaded by commercials? (1981)</title><url>https://www.nytimes.com/1981/07/26/arts/will-cable-tv-be-invaded-by-commercials.html</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>plaguuuuuu</author><text>You really have a TV on each machine at your gym? This is peak America</text></item><item><author>jdofaz</author><text>My gym has guideless basic cable on the cardio machines. Anytime I channel surf I would estimate more than 50% of the 70ish channels are running commercials. Same when i stay at a hotel with cable. I’m surprised anyone is still willing pay for this.&lt;p&gt;Thankfully the new machines at my gym have Netflix.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>sumedh</author><text>&amp;gt; You really have a TV on each machine at your gym? This is peak America&lt;p&gt;Some of the gyms in Melbourne Australia have TVs on all the treadmill machines. I am talking about normal gyms not some high end fancy gyms.</text></comment>
<story><title>Will cable TV be invaded by commercials? (1981)</title><url>https://www.nytimes.com/1981/07/26/arts/will-cable-tv-be-invaded-by-commercials.html</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>plaguuuuuu</author><text>You really have a TV on each machine at your gym? This is peak America</text></item><item><author>jdofaz</author><text>My gym has guideless basic cable on the cardio machines. Anytime I channel surf I would estimate more than 50% of the 70ish channels are running commercials. Same when i stay at a hotel with cable. I’m surprised anyone is still willing pay for this.&lt;p&gt;Thankfully the new machines at my gym have Netflix.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>sildur</author><text>It is common in pretty much any developed country.</text></comment>