There are few things less enjoyable while watching a TV show or sports event than to immediately get hit in the eardrums with ...

If you’ve ever been startled while watching a show on a streaming service that was interrupted by an unreasonably loud commercial and thought to yourself, that should be illegal, soon it will be. At ...

If you've ever used a major streaming platform like Hulu, Netflix, or Prime Video, you've probably been jolted by an ...

California’s new law banning loud commercials could set a new standard for how Netflix, Hulu, and Disney+ handle sound.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law legislation that will prohibit commercials louder than TV and film content on streaming ...

When Congress passed the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act in 2010, the law only applied to broadcast ...

If a bill is approved by Gov. Gavin Newsom, California could be the first state to prohibit exceedingly loud commercials on ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a new law on Monday that will change the way subscribers view streaming services.

Believe it or not, an 8-month-old's sleep schedule is what led to a face-off between California lawmakers and the entertainment industry over loud commercials on streaming services.

California has passed a law to ban loud commercials on streaming platforms like Netflix and Hulu. The ban goes into effect on July 1, 2026.