Those are ads.

It's not like they're showing you ads about shoes or kitchen utensils. It's a TV appliance so.. what else did you expect? A blank screen with just the Netflix icon? Are the Netflix recommendations ads too?

> what else did you expect? A blank screen with just the Netflix icon?

Yes

> Are the Netflix recommendations ads too?

Yes

We're entering troll space, I see.

Not really.

it's just that the tolerance towards unsolicited promotional material / ads varies from person to person.

It's not trolling.

They are ads, and I also would prefer a tastefully blank screen with none of them.

Just to add support to that post.

Call me old fashioned, but my TV should display exactly what I tell it to display and precisely nothing else.

This is your brain on ads.