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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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[–] ramblinguy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

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