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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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[–] BlackPenguins 94 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 24 points 8 months ago

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

Rewind…Play…

“Ahh there it is”…Pause…Starbucks ad.