State Sen. Tom Umberg (D-Santa Ana) wrote Senate Bill 576 to lower the volume on streaming-service ads. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) Richael Keller has always been sensitive to loud commercials, ...

“Thousands” of complaints about the volume of TV commercials have flooded the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in recent years. Despite the FCC requiring TV stations, cable operators, and ...

In the United States, it’s illegal for commercials to blast the volume louder than regular programming. But as any casual glance at the news will tell you, laws don’t apply if no one is enforcing them ...

The television industry’s annual “upfront” is usually a place where advertisers get to preview new series and specials, not blockbuster movies, so NBC raised eyebrows Monday when one of the first ...

As Amazon becomes the latest platform to push an ad-supported tier, TV writers greet this retro model with frustration and, in some cases, disdain: “I thought 'Nine Perfect Strangers' with commercials ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A new law that could prohibit exceedingly loud commercials on streaming services is awaiting Gov. Newsom’s ...