There are few things less enjoyable while watching a TV show or sports event than to immediately get hit in the eardrums with an excessively loud commercial. If you live in California, those days are ...

California’s Legislature has passed a new law aimed at stopping advertisements from raising the volume on streaming services. The new law, SB576, which was signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom this week, said ...

Starting July 1 of next year, Netflix and Co. will need to keep the audio levels consistent from movie and TV shows to advertisements. By Erik Hayden Executive Editor, Business In an effort to cut ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Streaming services are now required to turn the dial down on commercial advertisements that blare louder than ...

Ear-splitting ads on Netflix and Hulu are no more—at least if you live in California. California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Monday that requires streaming services to prevent commercials from ...

California has passed a law to ban loud commercials on streaming platforms like Netflix and Hulu. This is great news for people who don't want to wake the neighborhood up when a streaming show ...

Julie Watts is a national-award-winning investigative correspondent for CBS News, covering California. Her investigations, Capitol accountability reports, and solutions-oriented journalism air weekly ...

The California law is patterned after federal law, extending the rules of the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation ...