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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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stepanzak@iusearchlinux.fyi
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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 much better than regular ads IMO.

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ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com
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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
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There is no mouse unless you’re watching on a PC

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