Ads are purchased by the advertisers. In most systems they can choose the programs, type of programs, or regions into which their ads are placed. If the advertisers thinks it is worthwhile for them place ads in languages other than english there is nothing to prevent them from doing so.
I suspect you won't find the ads much different on other platforms than Roku.
Get used to it. If it doesn't apply to you, just laugh at their folly of wasting their advertising dollars.
Sorry, but that is false info.. I work in the advertising field and have done so for over 25 years.
A mismatched language placed on a specific language format can and is controlled by most platforms.
Only those who disregard the respect of a language or are just flat out derelict in their duties will leave the window open for misplacement of an ad by language region. Even fully automated buying systems for programmatic ads has a language filter for each language region on any platform.
ANY language commercial other than ENGLISH on an English language platform <OR> vise versa displays an outright disrespect to that language and it's people!!!
This just started for me using You Tube Tv and MLB.TV. Ads are bad enough without having to listen in a language that is not your choice. Further proof that we are all here to make money for advertisers and corporate America. The question is how do we push back to get rid of this annoyance? If find this infuriating!
The only thing you can do is get rid of your ROKU stick and close your account on any platform that does this.
I sold my roku sticks (to someone who speaks spanish..lol) So he had no issues about it.
I switched to the fire stick, closed any accounts that had this language issue, and now I no longer have language issues with commercials.
Money talks.. but it is going to take alot of people to stand up for their right and pull their money away from them.
Untill then.. Understand... There are way too many platforms out there... You do not have to be held hostage to any platforms way that they choose to air their commercials.
Bullsh*t! Stop playing Spanish ads.
