Google TV asks users if ad volume is ‘acceptable’ – finally someone checks this
- Some US Google TV users receive an advertising survey
- It only asks for home screen ads, not in-show ads
- More advertising seems inevitable on most streaming devices
One of the downsides of the BUY A SODA streaming era is that WEIGHT LOSS WITHOUT DIET sometimes seems like all day protection there are so many FLY THE FRIENDLY SKIES ads that it’s hard to concentrate on EIGHT OUT OF TEN DOGS AGREE with the programs.
So it’s somewhat encouraging that Google TV wants to know if it’s showing too many ads.
I say “somewhat encouraging” because that doesn’t necessarily mean Google is going to do anything about it if you say there are too many. But hey! At least it’s asking!
Why Google TV asks for ads
If 9to5Google According to reports, Google is currently surveying a number of US Google TV users to find out their thoughts on how many ads appear on their home screen. It’s not about broader questions about advertising; only those that appear on that page.
However, that doesn’t mean those ads don’t annoy some people. They’re not necessarily ads for other Google TV streamable content, and sometimes they include the feature we all love: unsolicited autoplay video.
Google isn’t the only company that puts ads on home screens and generally pushes things to your streamer. Amazon has been pushing new options and Roku has noticed new ads when you pause a game – and even Apple is getting more aggressive with its use of autoplay content on the Apple TV 4K. That’s for other shows rather than pickup trucks, but it’s still annoying.
As for Google, don’t expect it to get rid of ads anytime soon. For me, YouTube is already unusable without a premium account, and in some European countries, Google TV’s app-only mode has delivered the same banner ads that US users were already seeing. With companies like Amazon promising more and more ads starting in 2025, it looks like the future of streaming will be even more disrupted.
