Topic 'Verizon Cutting Live NFL Channel For Commercials!!!' in forum 'Verizon FIOS TV' - dslreports.com

Re: Verizon Cutting Live NFL Channel For Commercials!!!

Sun, 07 Oct 2012 09:14:42 EDT

madrhino posted : If it's happening only in NY and PA it's because God hates the Giants and the Iggles.
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Re: Verizon Cutting Live NFL Channel For Commercials!!!

Sun, 07 Oct 2012 08:40:37 EDT

MagScribe posted : Brick walls don't usually lie to you. :)

This is, without doubt, a Verizon issue. I've noticed a lot of issues with their local commercial inserts at least in VHO 8, so I assume like so many other issues (cough-VOD-cough), the software managing the inserts is poorly managed, poorly written and not monitored.
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Re: Verizon Cutting Live NFL Channel For Commercials!!!

Sun, 07 Oct 2012 07:52:07 EDT

djoropallo posted : Of course I did, it is like talking to a brick wall.

Re: Verizon Cutting Live NFL Channel For Commercials!!!

Sat, 06 Oct 2012 19:11:57 EDT

Andy from CA posted :

said by djoropallo:

I called and they claim it is the NFL doing it.

Did you ask them why the NFL isn't doing it to Comcast?

Re: Verizon Cutting Live NFL Channel For Commercials!!!

Sat, 06 Oct 2012 18:37:25 EDT

djoropallo posted : I called and they claim it is the NFL doing it.

Re: Verizon Cutting Live NFL Channel For Commercials!!!

Sat, 06 Oct 2012 09:55:20 EDT

knarf829 posted :

said by djoropallo:

said by knarf829:

said by djoropallo:

They blacked out an entire series of downs last night, and the ads are all local, not national so they can't blame the NFL.

As was stated earlier, the network sends an inaudible audio signal that tells Verizon's computers when it is clear to insert the local commercials. It's not like it some dude is sitting around pressing the "commercial button."

The question is whether NFL was sending the signal incorrectly or whether Verizon was reading a signal when one was not really sent.

Well, since my neighbor that has Comcast doesn't have the problem I'd guess it is Verizon's fault.

Sounds like it. Have you reported it?

Re: Verizon Cutting Live NFL Channel For Commercials!!!

Sat, 06 Oct 2012 08:43:15 EDT

MagScribe posted : Verizon has been having this issue periodically in VHO 8 at least — random inserts, errors, mistimed commercials and so on. No one complains much, so it seems to be tolerated.
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Re: Verizon Cutting Live NFL Channel For Commercials!!!

Sat, 06 Oct 2012 07:02:50 EDT

djoropallo posted :

said by knarf829:

said by djoropallo:

They blacked out an entire series of downs last night, and the ads are all local, not national so they can't blame the NFL.

Well, since my neighbor that has Comcast doesn't have the problem I'd guess it is Verizon's fault.

Re: Verizon Cutting Live NFL Channel For Commercials!!!

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 18:51:00 EDT

knarf829 posted :

said by djoropallo:

They blacked out an entire series of downs last night, and the ads are all local, not national so they can't blame the NFL.

Re: Verizon Cutting Live NFL Channel For Commercials!!!

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 17:22:08 EDT

Onedollar posted : Sounds like local vho issue if the commercial is local. Local commercials are usually inserted at vho level

Re: Verizon Cutting Live NFL Channel For Commercials!!!

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 17:15:48 EDT

djoropallo posted : They blacked out an entire series of downs last night, and the ads are all local, not national so they can't blame the NFL.

Re: Verizon Cutting Live NFL Channel For Commercials!!!

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 16:17:56 EDT

ScrawnyB posted : I've seen it happen a few times across various channels, not just live events. It's rare enough that it's not bothering me though. But I could see it annoying people who watch a lot of sports and it keeps happening.

Re: Verizon Cutting Live NFL Channel For Commercials!!!

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 16:14:16 EDT

anon posted : I'm pretty sure these are all locally installed (all of the commercials I'm seeing are either local political/car dealer ads or direct response spots). Nobody I talk to with Comcast or TimeWarner has this issue, so it has to be a FIOS thing.

Also, unless I'm wrong, most of these posts are from people in NJ or PA.

Re: Verizon Cutting Live NFL Channel For Commercials!!!

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 07:21:02 EDT

kes601 posted : Commercials are inserted via an inaudible tone (to the human ears), couldn't tell you whose fault it is though -- could be NFLN for putting in the tone in the wrong place or it could be Vz's equipment detecting the tone when there is no tone.

Re: Verizon Cutting Live NFL Channel For Commercials!!!

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 00:59:44 EDT

knarf829 posted : I think this is automated and the fact that the automated process remained during a live event is probably the fault of NFLN. It most likely happened across providers.

If I'm wrong, someone will jump in and explain the process.

Re: Verizon Cutting Live NFL Channel For Commercials!!!

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 22:03:00 EDT

anon posted : Make that 4 times now!

Re: Verizon Cutting Live NFL Channel For Commercials!!!

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 21:49:59 EDT

anon posted : I noticed it about 3 times now.

Re: Verizon Cutting Live NFL Channel For Commercials!!!

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 21:02:30 EDT

djoropallo posted : They just cut out another couple of plays for Pat Boone!

Verizon Cutting Live NFL Channel For Commercials!!!

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 20:53:31 EDT

djoropallo posted : Twice already during tonight's game Verizon went to a commercial break cutting away from commentary and a set of downs. What a crappy service FIOS is turning out to be, how can they just cut a live NFL game for political ads?