Comment on ‘Pause Ads’ Creep Onto Hulu, Peacock and Max as Streamers Seek New Revenue
Xyz@infosec.pub 8 months agoI 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.
stepanzak@iusearchlinux.fyi 8 months 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.
ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com 8 months 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.
LaggyKar@programming.dev 8 months ago
There is no mouse unless you’re watching on a PC