The biggest enabler of these are those bundles you get with cable / Internet providers. Do yourself a favor and buy these individually if at all so you can stop the subscriptions at any time without worries.
The new Hulu Subscriber agreement just dropped - Don't like ads too bad.
Submitted 2 months ago by GoofSchmoofer@lemmy.world to mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
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TheObviousSolution@lemm.ee 2 months ago
dzervas@lemmy.world 2 months ago
in Greece at least nobody gives you the option - unless it’s a very pricey service that you can pay as a package
SolidShake@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Yo ho yo ho
Jimmycakes@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Damn today sucks eztv gotta work a little harder removing those ads for me now
icedterminal@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Even if you do get a copy with ads, it’s trivial to remove it yourself. You can use Handbrake and specify chapter times. Chapter start at open credits. Chapter end just before the ad roll. Chapter start after ad roll. Chapter end at the end of the video.
Dorkyd68@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Ok. But the first one i see and im canceling
Ep1cFac3pa1m@lemmy.world 2 months 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 2 months ago
Show us the challenge review, show us the mascot relay race, show us the kiss cam.
desktop_user@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months 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.
kSPvhmTOlwvMd7Y7E@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Beating will continue until morale improves
letsgo@lemm.ee 2 months ago
And I am clarifying that as I continue to subscribe to this service, circumstances may require that my payments will exclude currency, and include regular visits to The Pirate Bay.
cheesymoonshadow@lemmings.world 2 months ago
I just cancelled my subscription and got a refund too. Good riddance.
dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 2 months 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 2 months 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.
Critical_Thinker@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Good thing I pirate all their shit already if I want it.
I stopped paying for Amazon Prime over a year ago once they announced similar bullshit with their video service.
Once Disney dropped subscription sharing… I started downloading their shit too.
Now i’m left with Netflix and Crunchyroll. I’m this close to axing netflix. Crunchyroll is kinda shit but at least it’s cheap.
AgentGrimstone@lemmy.world 2 months ago
If those titles require ads, don’t include them in my feed. I don’t want to know they exist.
MrGeekman@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Paramount Plus is the same way.
LostWanderer@lemmynsfw.com 2 months 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.
JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
Surely the FTC will have some to say about this oh wait
YarHarSuperstar@lemmy.world 2 months 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!
ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 2 months 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 2 months ago
let p = ads, thus p = np. Where is my prize money?
ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Sorry bro, but you’re too late. I already proved p ~= np in the same manner.
Punchshark@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
So happy I can exist with no subscriptions!
normalexit@lemmy.world 2 months 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.
tmcgh@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Someone get Louis on the phone. There is another article for the Consumer Action Taskforce database waiting to be written.
missandry351@lemmings.world 2 months ago
I love my torrent subscription
UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
Yet another example of how paying for something doesn’t prevent enshitification.
inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 2 months 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:
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 2 months 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 2 months 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.
EarthlingHazard@lemm.ee 2 months 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
olympicyes@lemmy.world 2 months 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.
_carmin@lemm.ee 2 months ago
muh series
CidVicious@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
This might be meant to cover things like paid sponsorships.
dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
So an ad for a product that the sponsor of the content makes?
westyvw@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Hulu did this shit in 2014. Never used them again. Hulu is crap, you are kinda getting what you deserve.
JackAttack@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
I would argue all streaming services have gone to shit. I’m not saying I encourage anyone to pirate that doesn’t want to. But I am saying i don’t blame a single soul that does.
As far as I’m concerned all those companies can go fuck themselves. They know that the less technical people will willingly keep paying so the ones they lose won’t matter.