Cable & Satellite TV → Re: Hooper commercial on DirecTV?

You're logic of it being "on" Directv is flawed. Directv is just a provider - they have little control over what is shown, including commercials. I see the "Get rid of cable" ads from D* all the time ... on Dish.

DirecTV does local inserts all the time.

Yes but the Hopper ad in question was not one of them

the Hooper add was specifically for the channel or network, not the provider, think about it, if lets say you saw the ad on ESPN or Fox Sports right? does that channel exist on direct tv and both dish? yes. thats a flawed arguement

Unless you work in traffic at DirecTV, how do you know that?

Because as the OP wondered why would DTV advertise for DISH.... they wouldn't. However they have no control on the adds their program suppliers sell.
Also having worked in television, just from placement I can tell when the are local/provider inserts. They are at fixed times and positions in the hour. Also often miss by a bit and you see snippets of the fill content they are covering. These are also the times you will hear a news channel cut someone of saying sorry but we have a hard break coming up, meaning a local insert is coming at a fixed time, and they have to sync with it or loose some of their ad before it. Also why a channel promo often comes after their ads into the local insert.