Originally Posted by
collierm
As I'm abroad, I get the international version of the site. Can someone in the UK go to the BBC news site and tell me if it has ads too then?
It hasn't. Did I not explain myself well enough?
If it is outside the UK it is deemed a commerical service, so adverts are placed throughout as per any other website.
If your on a UK service provider then you are more than likely a License Fee payer so they are not allowed to serve adverts to you.