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Commercials Are Streaming’s New Norm, and Creators Aren’t Happy: “It’s Almost Worse Than Broadcast” (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 21 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Wait... They add advertising in the middle of shows? I thought it would be at the beginning, between episodes, on the UI, etc.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 9 months ago

Nope, it's classic ad breaks, but since the shows weren't made expecting them the ads just appear suddenly every X minutes instead.