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Commercials Are Streaming’s New Norm, and Creators Aren’t Happy: “It’s Almost Worse Than Broadcast”
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It's not skippable as far as I can tell. It also frequently advertises shows I've already watched. Sometimes it advertises the show I'm trying to watch.
I'm pretty sure it also has the "ad counter" showing on the screen during this as well.
Here's what they call it in their docs:
It's not an ad, it's a "preview." /s
If you exit out and then start the show again, it skips the pre-roll. It's annoying, but slightly faster than waiting and watching the 30 second pre-roll.