Comment on ‘Pause Ads’ Creep Onto Hulu, Peacock and Max as Streamers Seek New Revenue

Kusimulkku@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• Xyz@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I was subscribed to paramount+ for Star Trek, and occasionally I’d pause to catch Easter eggs or read something on the screen, get a better look at a ship, etc - but all I could see was a shirtless man selling me old spice. It was actually really frustrating.

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  • stepanzak@iusearchlinux.fyi ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    They could have definitely implemented it better. What comes to my mind is showing the ad only when the shiw is stopped and mouse was inactive for 5 seconds. This way, you could just jiggle your mouse a little when trying to catch those easter eggs. Not ideal, but mych better than regular ads IMO.

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    • ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      That’s a reasonable compromise, but it’s actually in direct conflict with the ad-sales team’s goals because they want to verify to advertisers that you are actually watching. Which means it’s unlikely to happen.

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    • LaggyKar@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      There is no mouse unless you’re watching on a PC

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• Darkhoof@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  They seem less annoying now. Just wait until you have pause ads coupled with regular ads!

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  • kadu@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

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    • ramblinguy@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      That reminds me of that one episode of black mirror where he can’t turn away from the ad: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifteen_Million_Merits

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