‘Pause Ads’ Creep Onto Hulu, Peacock and Max as Streamers Seek New Revenue
‘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
‘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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Pause ads seem much less annoying than regular ads so sure, do that, don't care when the show is paused
I was subscribed to paramount+ for Star Trek, and occasionally I'd pause to catch Easter eggs or read something on the screen, get a better look at a ship, etc - but all I could see was a shirtless man selling me old spice. It was actually really frustrating.
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.
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.
There is no mouse unless you're watching on a PC
They seem less annoying now. Just wait until you have pause ads coupled with regular ads!
Just wait until Apple's headset becomes mainstream.
"You must keep looking at the ad for at least 30 seconds to proceed - do not look away from the ad".
People forget it now, but Steve really thought their iAds platform on iOS would be disruptive and win against Google - their ads were "interactive" in the sense that they could use a lot of the phones sensors and APIs to take over what the user was doing and force interactions.
That reminds me of that one episode of black mirror where he can't turn away from the ad: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifteen_Million_Merits