iQIYI Basic Members Can't Skip 120-Second Ads at Video Beginning, Topic Tops Weibo Hot Search
TapTechNews July 16th news, recently, many netizens complained that the basic members of iQIYI cannot skip the 120-second advertisement at the beginning of the video, and the related topic topped the No. 1 on the Weibo hot search list. As of the TapTechNews dispatch, the reading volume of the related topic is 110 million and ranks fifth in real-time heat.
TapTechNews learned from the topic that iQIYI recently launched a basic member, which only supports watching member content and cannot skip the advertisement at the beginning of the video. Many netizens commented that iQIYI is ugly in eating, why do you have to watch the advertisement after charging for membership. Even more netizens said directly If the basic member of iQIYI cannot skip the advertisement, what's the point of opening the membership?
The media Oriental Finance asked the official customer service of iQIYI, and the other party said that the basic member can watch the member content normally and only supports single-device use and does not include the right to skip the advertisements at the beginning and end of the video, while the gold member can directly skip the advertisements at the beginning and end of the video. The basic member is to adapt to different user groups, and it is recommended to choose according to needs.
TapTechNews queried and sorted out the membership system of iQIYI as follows:
Basic member: Can watch VIP content, with built-in advertisement
Monthly card: $2.67 (18 yuan)
Consecutive monthly subscription: $2.25 (15 yuan)
Annual card: $17.7 (118 yuan)
Gold member: Can watch VIP content, no forced advertisement
Monthly card: $4.5 (30 yuan)
Consecutive monthly subscription: $3.75 (25 yuan)
Annual card: $23.7 (158 yuan)
Platinum member: Can watch VIP content, no forced advertisement, available on TV end
Monthly card: $7.5 (50 yuan)
Consecutive monthly subscription: first month $4.5 (30 yuan), the next month $5.25 (35 yuan)
Annual card: $43.35 (289 yuan)
Regarding whether opening the gold member can skip all advertisements, iQIYI claims that the gold member will reduce some of the贴片 advertisement duration before playback for users, but users may still encounter some other ways to display some commercial advertisements during the use of membership, users can click the close or skip button on the advertisement page to skip the advertisement playback.