What are the Television advertisement restrictions?

Question

I was watching the discovery channel the other day and four minutes into a programme they had a commercial break!!! I don't care what I'm watching, if this happens i refuse to watch the programme (out of principal, plus the fact that i can't stand adverts). I know there are restrictions on how many minutes of advertisements are allowed to be shown in one hour but what are these limitations and are they being exceeded? Also how does Great Britains regulation differs from America's - they seem to have more commercials than shows?

Thanks very much.

Answer 1

How much do you think it cost to produce that film, and who do you think pays for it?  Without the ad, you would not be watching a decent programme!

If it annoys you so much, get a PVR