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Re:Streaming video has surpassed cable subscriptions worldwide by matz1 on Saturday March 23, 2019 @09:15PM (#19473436)
I have red, still plenty of ads.
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Re:Streaming video has surpassed cable subscriptions worldwide by totoglazer on Saturday March 23, 2019 @10:42PM (#19473847)
What? I’ve had YouTube premium for well over a year and literally never seen an ad that wasn’t part of the actual video I was watching, added by the creator.
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Re:Streaming video has surpassed cable subscriptions worldwide by matz1 on Saturday March 23, 2019 @11:21PM (#19474025)
Ad thats part of the actual video is an ad too.
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Re:Streaming video has surpassed cable subscriptions worldwide by teddyfrozevelt on Saturday March 23, 2019 @11:42PM (#19474130)
That obviously doesn’t count, as there really isn’t anything YouTube can do about that.
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Re:Streaming video has surpassed cable subscriptions worldwide by anticensor on Sunday March 24, 2019 @01:53AM (#19474663)
Google could respond by forcing them into an AdWords-like program and making embedded ads unskippable.
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Re:Streaming video has surpassed cable subscriptions worldwide by matz1 on Sunday March 24, 2019 @08:46AM (#19476027)
That absolutely count. Youtube can ban this kind of video.
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Re:Streaming video has surpassed cable subscriptions worldwide by spudlyo on Sunday March 24, 2019 @12:21AM (#19474290)
... which you can pretty easily fast forward through.
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