The new Hulu Subscriber agreement just dropped - "circumstances may require that certain titles and types of content include ads, even in our 'no ads' or 'ad free' subscription tiers"
Lotta quality streaming sites out there that you can use at leisure with just uBlock Origin (don't use without an adblocker unless you really like adult themed pop up ads)
I'm in awe of how uBlock is reporting to me that the amount of ads that it's blocked is in the 8 figures.
Between that and sponsorblock I have moments where I'm super out of touch because people are talking about artists, movies, and sometimes specific commercials that I haven't the faintest idea about. It's only when I interact with the public that I'm introduced to ads and they feel suffocating. If I ever have to (or if I'm so lucky as to get to) fly somewhere and stay at a hotel it's a torrent. If I go to a concert that I'm invited to it's a torrent. Not to mention all the "rate your experience!" emails that come with it and how I have to opt to unsubscribe and sometimes unsubscribe to MULTIPLE TYPES OF MARKETING.
My local grocery store has an aisle of the fridges with electronic ads on them. The gas station nearest to my BJJ gym has pumps that autoplay ads. Highways are littered with ads. It's a disgusting, disgusting practice.
This is the kind of garbage that discourages people. This reminds me of the “unlimited” data phone plan that is in fact limited in the fine print.
As things get harder for working class it’s dangerous to the republic to take away cheap entertainment. That’s how bored people are encouraged to gather and potentially turn into mobs. And yet, they keep doing just that, eroding entertainment with garbage practices like this.
It’s as if they’ve all forgotten the 2020 experiment. What happens when America as a whole is angsty, bored, and looking for justice?
This one thing doesn’t do it, no. But there’s a death by bug bites happening at an exponential rate.
bread and circuses*
*now with ads
Damn, if corpos want to advertise to me so much, how about they PAY ME to be pestered by their ads?
If there’s one thing I would pass to make capitalism a tad more tolerable, is to tax advertising.
Setting up a personal media server is the best thing I ever did
So "ad-free" in the same sense as "full self-driving."
Even the treats are starting to suck.
I bet there is an incredible amount of proprietary research about how sticky subscriptions are with respect to how much crappy, revenue generating shit you can inject into the service over time without hemorrhaging subscribers at a rate that undermines the added revenue from enshittification.
when all these added streamers came online, I made a rule that I would never have more than 3 of them. then I whittled it down to 2, because they are really starting to be garbage while simultaneously ratcheting up their fees.
the HBO value proposition is still pretty decent, because there is almost always something new out that is engaging and their back catalog is strong. but their merge with discovery content is horrendous. so much reality slop and no way to hide/block it from recommendations.
prime was the first to insert advertising into their paid tier and they have purchased so much content it's insane. but +90% of it is straight to the dumpster, unwatchable garbage. their last remaining feature is their connection to specialty add-ons like PBS/Masterpiece and other, smaller digital channels with more specialized, curated content for $3-5/mo. its almost reasonable until you add it all up and realize they are really sticking it to you with all the fragmenting.
the value proposition of a premium VPN service has never been more obvious.
Hulu has always been at the cutting edge of cucking.
My assumption is this is to accommodate companies that will only license to Hulu with the stipulation that there are ads in the show. Most likely for other content that company produces.
They tested the water on that a few months back. I was actually fuming, considering how they raised the price three times in a year and still pulled that shit.
This is like tech bros constantly re-inventing the city bus, but here it's cable TV.
Gee why did all the people leave cable TV?
That’s hilarious. They can put it in their terms and conditions if they want, but that’ll never stand in court. This is a class action suit waiting to happen
Some good debrid services out there that don't require a VPN as well...
Seriously, just search the show you want to watch on yandex and you will find various services.
If I were to give them the benefit of the doubt, this would be about movies and shows that come with built-in ads (characters holding cokes, too much focus and glaze on a specific car, ect).
But they don't deserve that so expect the worst. I heard there's a certain bay online that's always open to visitors.
time to get a second-hand fire stick
pepino nooooooo
Poob has it for you
are they referring to sponsored content here?
For now maybe? They are gonna screw everything over now that net neutrality is gone.
I don't think Hulu specifically are being sneaky or are alone to blame - Whatever entities license out shows seem to actually be including mandatory ad breaks when you license their media. No idea why or how, but I've seen other streaming services declare they have no choice but to put ad breaks in certain films (they usually just advertise their own stuff, so it's not even about the streaming service's revenue).
Grey's Anatomy has been doing that for a while memory serves
I already thought it was absurd that streaming services introduced tiers where you pay and still have to watch ads. When Hulu originally started, at least the content with ads was free.
This sounds like it's about product placements that they have no control over
I learned recently that most people dont care about this shit sadly. Treats rule all
just buy a vsee box off ebay
And to think, there was a good ten years or so there where I completely stopped pirating anything and just payed for subscriptions to stuff.
Right? How many times do we need to teach this lesson to them?