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‘Pause Ads’ Creep Onto Hulu, Peacock and Max as Streamers Seek New Revenue (variety.com)

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‘Pause Ads’ Creep Onto Hulu, Peacock and Max as Streamers Seek New Revenue::Big streaming services like Hulu, Max and Peacock are relying more heavily on 'pause ads' that show up when a user halts a binge session

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[–] [email protected] 67 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That seems like one of the less intrusive ways to fit ads in anyway, sure, try to sell diabetes supplies to my dog while I'm taking a shit, see if I care.

[–] [email protected] 94 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Except when I'm pausing to read something in the background of the scene and find Easter eggs. Fuck peacock for doing that.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 11 months ago

“Wait, did the mother of dragons have a fucking starbucks?”

Rewind…Play…

“Ahh there it is”…Pause…Starbucks ad.