Netflix News: Are There Now Commercials on Streaming Video Service?
Not having to deal with commercials is likely the reason that many subscribe to streaming services Netflix and Amazon Prime. Actually, according to Fortune, commercial avoidance, content control and time management were the top three considerations for subscribing to these streaming platforms.
But that might be changing soon on Netflix, according to Motherboard. Netflix is now in the "experimenting," phase of running advertisements before and after a streamer's content selection.
News of this happening was originally reported by Cord Cutter News, which reported that users on Xbox One were getting the ads after their shows ended. Then reports came in that users of Roku and Tivo streaming players were getting ads both before and after their program.
Cord Cutter reached out to Netflix for comment on the matter and received a statement in response.
"We are always testing new things via the service, many of which never see a rollout. We have nothing more to add at this point," the statement read.
The article also details that some users were able to skip the ads while others were not.
Motherboard's article details that the ads are for Netflix Original Programming, which is typically what HBO does with its own programming. The ads are basically promos or trailers for shows like "House of Cards" and "Orange Is the New Black."
Although the article suggests it is unclear whether it will be selling to third-party advertisers, Netflix's Reed Hastings has said otherwise.
In a Facebook post regarding this matter, Hastings has claimed the company is not running ads.
"No advertising coming onto Netflix. Period. Just adding relevant cool trailers for other Netflix content you are likely to love," Hastings wrote in the post.
This post follows outrage that has been addressed by several people on social media sites Twitter, Facebook and others.
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