Adverts with Boost?

[Sidd]

I started getting adverts a few months ago when Now announced you need a boost subscription to share logins, and see no adverts. 

I reluctantly paid for boost because I couldn't hack seeing that ridiculous McDonalds advert where they're all laughing for 30 seconds - pathetic. 

Anyway, a few days ago I started getting a 30 second advert before the show starts, an advert I can't skip. Does anyone know why this might be, or are Now just mugging me off? 

Thanks in advance. 

[gavs82008 · Accepted solution]

@Sidd 

Is this a promo for NOW content? Or is it third party?

If it’s the former then that’s what we have to put up with.

[Sidd]

it's not third party - it's for Now TV shows. Extremely annoying! 

[gavs82008]

@Sidd 

Annoyingly this is what the streaming world seems to be aiming to. Paramount+ do unskippable promos for its content at the start.

Even Amazon as promos too, at least however they can be skipped!

[Sidd]

exactly! you should at least be able to skip them. iPlayer has skippable adverts, and Amazon like you say. ridiculous 

[Ferrari2718]

I think it's despicable that they are showing adverts when we pay extra to NOT SEE ADVERTS.  We should all complain about this. 

[gavs82008]

@Ferrari2718 

If it’s promos for NOW content at the start of the show there is nothing that can be done.

Paramount+ and other services operate the same way in the US.