While most streaming services operate similarly to Netflix - users pay a monthly fee, then get commercial-free access to all content - a fast-growing segment of the streaming landscape involves ad-supported movies and TV shows. Most of these ad-supported streamers provide their content free of charge, although Hulu and CBS All Access notably do offer their ad-supported tiers at a cost, albeit a cheaper one than their commercial-free options. Roku - makers of the most popular streaming devices in America - got in on the ad-supported action with its Roku Channel offerings in 2017, and last November, YouTube also began offering ad-supported Hollywood-produced content.
At the moment, Freedive doesn’t appear to have a very wide selection, but that’s fairly common for these ad-supported streaming services when they first launch. Presumably, more titles will be added as time goes on. For now, a quick sampling of the movies offered includes Christopher Nolan’s Memento, Tony Scott’s True Romance, Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive, the classic courtroom drama A Few Good Men, the 1990s retelling of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, acclaimed biopic The People vs. Larry Flynt, and the horror cult classic Night of the Creeps. Some of the few TV shows currently offered include Fringe, Heroes, Quantum Leap, Caprica, and Without a Trace.
Obviously, the starting selection of IMDb Freedive leaves quite a bit to be desired, which is unfortunately not too unusual when it comes to free streaming platforms. That said, one certainly can’t beat the price, provided some commercial interruptions aren’t a deal breaker. One wonders who’ll be next to join the ad-supported streaming fray.
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Source: The Wrap
