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Roku explores taking over HDMI feeds with ads (www.lowpass.cc)

submitted 7 months ago by Stopthatgirl7@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Roku is exploring ways to show consumers ads on its TVs even when they are not using its streaming platform: The company has been looking into injecting ads into the video feeds of third-party devices connected to its TVs, according to a recent patent filing.

This way, when an owner of a Roku TV takes a short break from playing a game on their Xbox, or streaming something on an Apple TV device connected to the TV set, Roku would use that break to show ads. Roku engineers have even explored ways to figure out what the consumer is doing with their TV-connected device in order to display relevant advertising.

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[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 55 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Boards only understand "line go up" or "line go down." If something turns off a few weirdos like us but it lets them sell access to millions of eyeballs they'll do it.

They'd step over their own dying mother to make a buck.

[–] digdug@kbin.social 16 points 7 months ago

I mean, if she's already dying, what's the issue here? I'm losing money if I have to stop and call 911, when she has a perfectly good phone to do it herself.

[–] andyburke@fedia.io 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

History is littered with companies that decided they should "milk" their customers instead of providing new and innovative products. They usually don't last all that long, but you're right that the current board members might not gaf about any kind of longer term existence.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

That may have been true in the past, but we're in a corporate fuedal system now, with a bunch of little fiefdoms we can't escape ruled by people who wish they had the rizz of Henry VIII or Louis XVI

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Damage private property, destroy the chains that bind us.