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Commercials Are Streaming’s New Norm, and Creators Aren’t Happy: “It’s Almost Worse Than Broadcast” (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
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cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/6302705

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[–] 117 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Okay, I need to say it: having an ad for your own programming is still an ad.

Paramount. I'm looking at you, Paramount. I don't want to watch your shitty movie/TV show/whatever about the shitty mom from the His Dark Materials series losing another kid. Stop playing the same goddamn ad for it before every episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Especially since you feel the need to double whatever goddamn volume I have set in the opening to the ad. I pay for the subscription, I already bought your product. Fuck off with your shitty ad.

I mean, others do it too and it pisses me off, but I'm on Season 2 of TNG and I may just have to get it some other way and canceling Paramount because that ad has started really getting to me.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Still annoying, but hit back and restart the episode. So far that's caused it to start without the ad for me.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    That is the problem. Why should i be doing that? Aren't I paying them for my convenience? At this rate pirating sites make me do lesser hassle than the legit sites.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Oh I know. Having issues with my plex server, so I'm currently subscribed to Disney/Hulu, Netflix, paramount & max. Paramount is straight trash, so many issues. Max won't save my play history half of the time, one show it won't even put in the continue watching section so I have to search for it every time. Shouldn't have to deal with all this crap when you're paying for it.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Honestly, a preview for another show on the same service doesn’t bother me AS LONG AS it is skippable. I’ve never used paramount so I’m not sure if that’s the case.

    If I’m being honest when I was a kid part of the fun of going to the movies was the previews before, finding out about upcoming movies and what not.

    I do agree that you shouldn’t see the same preview every episode cause that’s super annoying. But I’d be totally fine with one per session or something. Again, as long as it’s skippable right from the start.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It's not skippable as far as I can tell. It also frequently advertises shows I've already watched. Sometimes it advertises the show I'm trying to watch.

    I'm pretty sure it also has the "ad counter" showing on the screen during this as well.

    Here's what they call it in their docs:

    You'll also see a quick preview only once per day before any show to keep you up-to-date on our original programming.

    It's not an ad, it's a "preview." /s

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    They advertise as extra $ for ad free, but then they put ads in it. That's dishonest.

    What I have to do whenever I watch a show is start the show, get the pre-roll, exit out, then start the show again. It's annoying and a stupid hoop to jump through just to not have to watch the same pre-roll over and over.

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