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Netflix denies it is adding advertisements to streaming service

Following reports that Netflix was preparing to add ads to its streaming service, CEO Reed Hastings shut down the rumors with a simple Facebook post.

"No advertising coming onto Netflix. Period," read the post, followed by "Just adding relevant cool trailers for other Netflix content you are likely to love."

Netflix whipped the media into a frenzy when it began adding promo trailers in front of some of its original content, ads that advertised other Netflix content.

Hasting's comments should hopefully quell the fire, and Netflix fans will just have to get used to some trailers in front of their content, just like you see on HBO Go.



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Written by: Andre Yoskowitz @ 2 Jun 2015 19:18

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• 2 comments

• Bozobub

  Admittedly it's quibbling, but trailers are ads, just a specialized type ^^' ...

  3.6.2015 11:34 #1

• Jemborg

  The BBC and ABC (Australia) will advertise their own products, it's to be expected.
  

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