Dish Injecting Ads

[bowens]

I know I had read about this on Satelliteguys in the past but I can't find it now. I've noticed at least 3 times in the last few days, Dish injecting ads over the top of what was actually there on my recordings. Once was during the show. We thought it was a weird place for a commercial but we skipped ahead a couple times to get past it and it went right back to the show. We skipped back and the commercial was not there. I noticed a couple other times during commercial breaks on shows. You can skip back and the ad disappears. Anybody else notice this?

 

[Tampa8]

Been discussed several times, so yes.

Here's one thread
http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/332238-Dish-Add-Placing-in-Programming?highlight=commercials

 

[dare2be]

Is this just a Hopper thing? I don't recall ever seeing an injected ad in the middle of a show during a non-commercial break.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

I believe it works on the 622/722 and 922 as well.

I have yet to see one myself.

 

[chuckster_dude]

Yes, it works on my 722k. I've seen it a few times when rewinding live TV......the commercial you saw live is no longer there. Nice to know we're not crazy!

 

[Tampa8]

No, we are crazy, just not about this.....

 

[bowens]

Sorry, I couldn't find the other threads. I don't mind the commercials during the commercial break, but I don't want them popping up during a show like I've had happen.

 

[tonare1]

What I have found recently that is weird is I have found LOCAL commercials appearing on NATIONAL channel feeds not locally produced... like Comedy Central, History Channel, Etc... How do they do that.. ? Is it lying in waiting on my hard drive on my 622 and just "appears" when it needs to when I play back a DVR event or a show is playing live ?

 

[Hall]

The most common one that Dish injects is the "Refer a friend" to receive an iPad if you get (5) to sign up. I see it a lot.

 

[dwarren2]

Last night while watching Dangerous Catch, they injected an ad during the actual show. I had to rewind to see what was actually playing. Very irritating.
Can we get DIRT to pass on the complaints about this?

 

[Hall]

I suspect that was nothing more than a mistake. Dish (or Directv or a cableco) wouldn't do that on purpose - I'm sure it would get them in trouble with the network.

 

[bowens]

It's not always the same ad as some have suggested or is it always over the top of another dish ad. I just had an ad for subscribing to Epix over the top of a Hungry Jack syrup ad.


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[whatchel1]

It's not always the same ad as some have suggested or is it always over the top of another dish ad. I just had an ad for subscribing to Epix over the top of a Hungry Jack syrup ad.


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So you're complaining about a Dish ad covering up a syrup ad. Sounds like you like hot, sweet, and sticky to me.

 

[bowens]

Hey I'm not complaining. Just pointing out that they are covering up other ads as well. I wonder if they have the right to do that? And I do like it hot but not so much sticky.


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[JM42]

Hey I'm not complaining. Just pointing out that they are covering up other ads as well. I wonder if they have the right to do that? And I do like it hot but not so much sticky.

They should - not withstanding bugs or incompetance. As has been said, cable co's have been doing it for decades - certain slots are available for "local" ads.

 

[darrengs]

Just had my first ad, it was for 50% of Epix. It just cut in, I actually thought I accidentally changed the channel. I must say I am not a big fan of them placing ads right over the show I am watching. If I hadn't read about it here I probably wouldn't have known to rewind to watch what I had missed.