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Re:Will cable TV be invaded by commercials? (1981) by artificial on Saturday April 25, 2020 @11:12PM (#22984040)
If it runs client side there’s an ability somewhere to control it.
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Re:Will cable TV be invaded by commercials? (1981) by adrianN on Sunday April 26, 2020 @01:22AM (#22984721)
Until ads run in a trusted enclave. DRM for streaming paves the technological path.
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Re:Will cable TV be invaded by commercials? (1981) by Symbiote on Sunday April 26, 2020 @06:58AM (#22986223)
DVDs had unskippable content sections, usually used for ads (i.e. trailers for other films).
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