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, ...

SAG-AFTRA and the Joint Policy Committee (JPC) have reached agreement on a new Commercials Contract, which is now officially in effect. Notably, the deal was reached without a strike — a rare outcome ...

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 ...

The California State Legislature has passed a new law that extends federal TV-commercial volume rules to cover streaming. On Tuesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 576 by Sen. Thomas Umberg (D-Santa Ana ...

In an effort to cut down on noise pollution from suddenly blaring advertisements on, say, Netflix or Disney+, California legislators have passed a law to mandate that the noise level of commercials is ...

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 ...