Many people use audio-only as a way to listen to streams when there isn’t sufficient signal to stream; usually while no Wi-fi is available such as in the car or at work. The pre-roll ads completely freeze the app when there isn’t sufficient signal to play them and there’s nothing for the user to do but refresh the stream and hope the pre-rolls don’t play again, which they usually do. I can’t tell you how many times I have given up on watching a new streamer at work because I can’t get through the pre-roll.
Many people use audio-only as a way to listen to streams when there isn’t sufficient signal to stream; usually while no Wi-fi is available such as in the car or at work. The pre-roll ads completely freeze the app when there isn’t sufficient signal to play them and there’s nothing for the user to do but refresh the stream and hope the pre-rolls don’t play again, which they usually do. I can’t tell you how many times I have given up on watching a new streamer at work because I can’t get through the pre-roll.