Variety13d
NBA Cash Grab: Four Media Giants Set to Scramble for Ad Dollars as Games Leave Warner Bros. Discovery
Disney, which is staying in business with the NBA even as it sheds some of the games it previously showed, is seen capturing $1.25 billion in annual ad revenue from NBA games, according to Fishman ...
New York Post14d
Roku slammed over automatic ads playing at startup: ‘Considering jumping ship now’
In a r/Roku subreddit, one user wrote, “Hello! I just turned on my Roku and got an unskippable ad for a movie, before I got to the regular Roku home screen. Has anyone else experienced this?” ...
HDTVTest14d
Roku users decry 'awful' unskippable ads that show up before the home screen
Online forums such as Reddit are full of complaints from disgruntled Roku customers who have made it quite clear they don’t appreciate the latest intrusion, which involves showing a full-screen, ...
Roku is testing a new type of ad and users are very, very unhappy about it
"Hello! I just turned on my Roku and got an unskippable ad for a movie, before I got to the regular Roku homescreen. Has ...
9to5Mac16d
In ‘garbage’ move, Roku testing auto-playing video ads before loading the home screen
“I just turned on my Roku and got an unskippable ad for a movie, before I got to the regular Roku homescreen. Has anyone else experienced this?” “I also had that happen today. If it keeps up ...
Gizmodo16d
Roku Tests Putting Ads In the Worst Place
Users on Reddit have posted their experience randomly receiving an “unskippable” ad before accessing the home screen. Most people said the ad was for Disney’s Moana 2. A Roku spokesperson ...
Dexerto16d
YouTube users demand platform take action against inappropriate ads
the platform has also waged war against ad blockers, hitting users with hour-long unskippable commercials in the process. While the total number of ads have been controversial, their content has ...
Pocket-lint16d
Roku is testing unskippable video ads, and users are pushing back
Users on Reddit shared their experiences, with many seeing a startup ad featuring the trailer for Moana 2. "I just turned on my Roku and got an unskippable ad for a movie, before I got to the ...
Lifehacker16d
Roku Is Experimenting With a New Way to Force You to Watch Ads
Ads are an unavoidable part of modern life. They support both free and discounted services, for better or for worse, and unless you pay for premium services like YouTube Premium or expensive ...
TechRadar16d
Roku fans are furious with a new ad shown before you even see the home screen – it's a test for now, but it's not a good sign of things to come
As one poster to r/Roku explained, "I just turned on my Roku and got an unskippable ad for a movie before I got to the regular Roku homescreen." Other Redditors confirmed that they too were ...
BGR16d
Roku is pissing users off with auto-playing video ads at startup
In recent days, Roku users started complaining about ads playing before they even reached the home screen. Roku has long had ads on its home screen, but these users couldn’t even reach those ads ...
Roku's new ads are egregious even by smart TV standards
Roku is testing unskippable ad videos that play on TV startup, before the homescreen loads. Users are furious and threatening to leave if Roku continues this practice. Roku is one of the more ...