

You can even skip the ads after a few seconds on most free catch-up TV sites, and fast-forward the ads on recorded programmes.īut consider the fact that lots of the people who create YouTube videos rely on the money they make from the adverts displayed on their clips.

In-browser ad blockers are legal – if a little unfair to the publisher when accessing free, ad-supported media – and no-one will pull you in front of a judge for leaving the room to make a cup of tea during a TV ad break. Taking steps to avoid video-streaming quality issues and overstepping your data-downloading limit are common sense, and avoiding advertising is not illegal (ad-blockers are the bane of our industry, too).
