‘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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    672 years ago

    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.

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      942 years ago

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

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        242 years ago

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

        Rewind…Play…

        “Ahh there it is”…Pause…Starbucks ad.