To be fair, it most likely refers to live streams, considering more steamers are offering them.
That being said, I cancelled in favour of the high seas and never looked back
The new Hulu Subscriber agreement just dropped - Don't like ads too bad.
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cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
SPRUNT@lemmy.world 1 day ago
It’s not just live streams. On-demand of Comcast networks will have ads because it’s fucking Comcast and they are gonna force you to watch them as much as possible. At least you can use the live tv dvr feature to record the things you want and skip commercials then.
Comcast continues providing ample evidence as to why they are one of the most hated companies in the US. They used to be THE most hated company, but the founder of an extremely popular battery company, that also makes cars, recently outed himself as a mask-off nazi, so Comcast is gonna have to step it up to keep their hold on #1. I imagine it’s only a matter of time before all ICE vehicles have vinyl wraps on them that boast “Powered by Comcast”, and
concentration campsdetention centers acting as free (fully tracked and monitored) wifi hotspots.
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
Hasn’t Hulu had ads on their paid tiers for a long time now? I remember that being a big deal way back, so I never bothered with a subscription.
SolidShake@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Yes! Hulu originally was 100% free because it had ads. The it became a monthly sub but never removed the ads. Then it split into what it is today with an ad option and an ad free option.
missandry351@lemmings.world 12 hours ago
I love my torrent subscription
IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
By Lemmy Social Contract that You’ve implicitly agreed to, you must now sail the high seas !piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com (blocked by lemmy.world instance btw)
Live Free on the High Seas! 🏴☠️
MrGeekman@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
By “high seas”, you’re referring to torrenting, right? Not ripping DVDs and Blu-Rays?
EarthlingHazard@lemm.ee 11 hours ago
I want to believe that all this is really saying is that if Hulu ever does a live event there will be ads but only time will tell
Rooty@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Looks at UTorrent happily leeching away Looks at camera
UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 13 hours ago
Yet another example of how paying for something doesn’t prevent enshitification.
adarza@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
some titles always have had ads on hulu, regardless of a viewer’s plan. they frame it as being ‘required’ by the content provider… which, iirc, is usually them–a disney-owned entity for these titles.
scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 1 day ago
Vertical integration!
pennomi@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I assume they mean the live TV offerings, and technically the Hulu splash at the start of every episode is marked as an ad.
But it’s still scummy.
Empricorn@feddit.nl 1 day ago
They’re modifying a legal document, one of the most detail-focused creations enter. If they only wanted it to apply to live TV programs, they absolutely could have. When people (or corporations) show you who they are, believe them…
subtext@lemmy.world 1 day ago
This is the TL;DR of what was updated. This is not the actual ToS.
Not defending, just pointing that out.
YarHarSuperstar@lemmy.world 1 day ago
They’ve been showing ads on content from certain sources on supposedly “ad-free” tiers for years.
deur@feddit.nl 1 day ago
The Hulu logo interstitial isnt an ad but it uses the same system. I imagine they only mean ads in live TV offerings.
olympicyes@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
Often times the ads are included in live streamed content like sports. Sports that don’t have ads like older MLB streams just show a weird “we will be back soon” title card because they are just simulcasting the cable broadcast.
A_Very_Big_Fan@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Jesus fucking christ.
solsangraal@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
what the fuck are people actually paying for at this point
Empricorn@feddit.nl 1 day ago
“No ads” and “ad-free” apparently mean whatever they want it to! Man, I’m so tired of these giant, greedy corporations and modern enshittification…
cheesymoonshadow@lemmings.world 1 day ago
I just cancelled my subscription and got a refund too. Good riddance.
Ep1cFac3pa1m@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I just assumed this disclaimer was for live sports, which include ads whether you want them to or not. It’s not like you can just leave out the commercial breaks in a live broadcast.
ThatGuy46475@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Show us the challenge review, show us the mascot relay race, show us the kiss cam.
desktop_user@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
yes, you can, and I would expect an “ad-free” service to do so, at minimum replace it with a “commercial break” sign and preferably adding extra commentary.
_carmin@lemm.ee 14 hours ago
muh series
kSPvhmTOlwvMd7Y7E@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Beating will continue until morale improves
dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 1 day ago
This isn’t new. They’ve been doing that since Agents of SHIELD was on the air. They would start with “this is not included in the no ads plan.”
nalinna@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Yep. Worked there for a bit. They’re contractually obligated to show ads on certain content. Doesn’t matter what tier you’re on. As a paying customer (a rather long time ago), my partner became so incensed at the ads that played even though he paid for ad-free that he rage-cancelled his membership.
LostWanderer@lemmynsfw.com 1 day ago
LMAO I’m glad I stopped using Hulu’s service as they are a corpo dumpster fire; streaming was always doomed to become shitty because corporations can’t help but screw up good things. They intentionally waited for the shift in Administration to be as bullshit as possible.
ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
If you can prove a contradiction then you can prove anything, and here we have
no ads = ads. BRB there’s some stuff I want to prove that I have.Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 1 day ago
let p = ads, thus p = np. Where is my prize money?
ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Sorry bro, but you’re too late. I already proved p ~= np in the same manner.
CidVicious@sh.itjust.works 17 hours ago
This might be meant to cover things like paid sponsorships.
dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 15 hours ago
So an ad for a product that the sponsor of the content makes?
tmcgh@lemm.ee 1 day ago
Someone get Louis on the phone. There is another article for the Consumer Action Taskforce database waiting to be written.
JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
Surely the FTC will have some to say about this oh wait
YarHarSuperstar@lemmy.world 1 day ago
But the CEO of proton assures me that this administration will stand up for the little guy and nominate someone who will do good antitrust work!
inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Yup, just another reason to call the seas, which is sad because I liked streaming while it lasted.
But become your own streaming service:
normalexit@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
Hulu was my Netflix alternative. If they start showing me ads I’m done with them too. Hopefully this was added for live events, sports, etc, but I don’t know if they deserve the benefit of the doubt.