After kicking off an unpopular pilot test last month, Samsung made the practice of having its expensive smart fridges display […]
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DirecTV screensavers will show AI-generated ads with your face in 2026
According to a March blog post from Glance’s VP of AI, Ian Anderson, Glance’s avatars “analyze customer behavior, preferences, and […]
People regret buying Amazon smart displays after being bombarded with ads
Amazon Echo Show owners are reporting an uptick in advertisements on their smart displays. The company’s Echo Show smart displays […]
Roku gets frugal with the content and price of its new streaming service
At a time when subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) streaming services keep getting more expensive and their ads more extensive, Roku’s new […]
Amazon is considering shoving ads into Alexa+ conversations
Since 2023, Amazon has been framing Alexa+ as a monumental evolution of Amazon’s voice assistant that will make it more […]
Dictionary.com “devastated” paid users by abruptly deleting saved words lists
Logophiles are “devastated” after Dictionary.com deleted their logs of favorited words that they carefully crafted for years. The company deleted […]
Longer commercial breaks lower the value of ad-based streaming subscriptions
But that old promise to HBO Max subscribers hasn’t carried over to Max, even though WBD is renaming Max to […]
Smart TV OS owners face “constant conflict” between privacy, advertiser demands
DENVER—Most smart TV operating system (OS) owners are in the ad sales business now. Software providers for budget and premium […]
Ads are “rolling out gradually” to WhatsApp
For the first time since launching in 2009, WhatsApp will now show users advertisements. The ads are “rolling out gradually,” […]
Inside the firm turning eerie blank streaming ads into useful nonprofit messages
AdGood’s offerings also include a managed service for ad campaign management for nonprofits. AdGood doesn’t yet offer pixels, but Johns […]