The real price of a free TV

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The real price of a free TV

Back in 2023, Telly CEO Ilya Pozin came on The Vergecast and made a surprisingly compelling case for the existence of a TV that doesn’t cost you a dime – but shows ads all the time. It’s a reasonable business model, and a pretty good deal for consumers! But as The Verge‘s Emma Roth discovered, the reality of the situation is a bit different.

On this episode of The Vergecast, we talk a lot about Telly. But first, The Verge‘s Jen Pattison-Tuohy joins David to go through all the smart home and smart speaker news of the week, from Amazon’s many new Echos and Kindles to the handsome new Google Home Speaker. A lot of companies are currently betti …

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