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AgentNan
Reel Rookie
3 years ago
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Banner and side ads covering movies through Paid subscription to Netflix and Disney Plus

I use a Roku stick on an older LG tv.

I have paid subscriptions to both Netflix and Disney Plus. Tonight ads showed up for the first time ever on both platforms - a side bar and a banner at the top. These 2 large ads basically cover a third of the movies as they are streaming. They pop on and off about every 5 minutes or so. It's awful - we missed action parts and it's very distracting.

I have gone into the Roku "secret" settings and changed them to disabled, but they still appear.

Since I am paying for these streaming services, why is Roku putting ads across them?

How can I disable them from showing up when the movie is streaming?

I will have to switch from Roku if I cannot find a solution. Please help!

 

 

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    • AgentNan's avatar
      AgentNan
      Reel Rookie

      Thank you @AvsGunnar for the weblink...and thanks Strega2 for your input - I was about to look it up when I saw the link that was provided. It was absolutely the issue that my dog changed the setting (yep! He likes to sit on the remote to turn the tv on when I am out).

    • makaiguy's avatar
      makaiguy
      Community Streaming Expert

      I've had 6 different Rokus over the last 10 years or so, and I have never seen anything like you are describing.  I agree, a screen shot would be very helpful. 

    • AgentNan's avatar
      AgentNan
      Reel Rookie

      Photos uploaded - thanks for looking at this for me!