My Crunchyroll subscription just gave me a 15 minute food commercial instead of the new episode

So last night I finally had time to watch the latest episode of that mecha anime I've been following. I hit play on my Roku and got a full on ad for some instant ramen brand that was like 15 minutes long. I sat there confused for a solid 3 minutes thinking it was some weird product placement bit until I realized the app just glitched out. Had to restart the whole TV and it finally worked. Has anyone else's streaming app ever pulled something this bizarre on you?

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the_robin8d agoMost Upvoted

15 minute food commercial" oh man I felt that in my bones. When I saw that I literally said "what in the world" out loud to my cat. That's such a bummer especially when you finally have time to relax and watch your show.

alext528d ago

@"15 minute food commercial" - seriously, that's wild. It's like they're just testing how much we'll put up with before we cancel our subs. I saw @martinez.paul mention that streaming services are testing longer breaks, and I bet Crunchyroll is trying to see if people will actually sit through a whole block of ads without just walking away.

martinez.paul8d ago

15 minute food commercial" bro that is WILD. I actually read an article a week ago about how streaming apps are testing longer ad breaks to see if people will sit through them. Guess Crunchyroll is taking that to the extreme lol. @the_robin your cat probably had the same confused look I had when I imagined this. Honestly if a ramen brand paid for a whole 15 minute slot I kind of respect the hustle even if it ruined your mecha night.