- Streamers are now included in the ATSC's loudness guidance for advertising
- Ads should not be louder than the programs before or after them
- Californian legislation is driving US-wide changes
For almost as long as there have been ads on TV, advertisers have tried to make those ads as loud as possible through various technological tricks. After many years of increasingly loud ads, the US introduced loudness limits for cable, satellite and broadcast TV, but legislation didn't apply to streamers — until now.