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, ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom this week signed a bipartisan bill into law that bans video streaming services that serve ...

Turn it down. It’s too loud. Where’s the remote? You have it. I don’t have it. Why is it so loud? We’ve all been there—streaming a show when a commercial suddenly blares at an ear-splitting volume.

At a time of deep partisanship, at least there's one thing California Republicans and Democrats can agree on: Ads on streaming platforms can be way too loud. On Monday California Gov. Gavin Newsom ...

No one looks forward to commercial breaks while they are watching their favorite show, and certainly no one wants them blasting louder than the show itself. A 2010 federal law — known as the CALM Act ...

LATEST Oct. 7, 11:40 a.m. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation this week that will hold streaming platforms including Netflix and Hulu accountable to lower their commercial volume. The governor ...

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 ...

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