bravotv.com

[daleylife]

Just today, Bravotv updated their player along with making so ads and the main content can't load with ublock enabled.

[smed79]

No ad for me here :

- http://player.theplatform.com/p/HNK2IC/aO3boJhesuo7/select/media/guid/2140479951/3113274?autoPlay=false
- http://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-orange-county/season-11/episode-16/videos/next-on-rhoc-youre-a-drunk

[intense]

try

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@@||adm.fwmrm.net/p/nbcu_live/Video2AdRenderer.swf$object,domain=player.theplatform.com

@@||ads-pd.nbcuni.com/tvn/$object,domain=player.theplatform.com

[daleylife]

Alright, just to be clear--- when I made my post, Ublock was blocking ads AND the main content.

I added the code by intense, and now ads play "as they should" as does the content.

Smed mentions they don't get ads, but I do.. so, not sure what's up.

I only have one custom filter added aside from the one by intense which is

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@@||mylifetime.com^$generichide

@@*$image,domain=mylifetime.com

@@||budgetedbauer.com$domain=mylifetime.com

[intense]

probably the video ads cant be stopped (trying ...the main video is also stopped)

[daleylife]

Alright, well... hopefully you can fix it?

Something's up if I'm getting ads and others aren't.

[sabastianc5]

Hey, I added the two filters by Intense and the full episodes on BravoTV.com still stutter when they play - meaning they just don't work with AdBlock (and EasyList) enabled.

[intense]

try

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@@||budgetedbauer.com$domain=bravotv.com

@@||rtr.innovid.com$domain=player.theplatform.com

@@/crossdomain.xml$domain=player.theplatform.com

@@||static.innovid.com^$object-subrequest,domain=player.theplatform.com

[sabastianc5]

Hi intense,

Thanks! I tried those, but the same thing is occurring on Bravo's website.

I deleted your prior two filters when I tried these.

[intense]

I tested
http://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-orange-county/season-11/episode-16/videos/next-on-rhoc-youre-a-drunk

I have no access to other videos
Did you try keeping only the adblocker and disable all other addons / extensions ?

[sabastianc5]

UPDATE: Actually, those four filters seem actually to allow the video to play, but the ads are included.

[daleylife]

Alright, so, are we saying that currently, there's no way to block ads from Bravotv?

Just tried to watch something on NBC.COM, they own Bravo and same thing. The ads get through.

EDIT: Tried the new filters from Intense. sabastianc5 reports the episodes play with ads, but with me, the episode skipped, played the show for about a second, then stopped.

[fanboy]

Cant stop the ads without stopping the video.

[daleylife]

Well, crap!

[ABP User]

Is it worth periodically checking this thread for updates/filters? I'm just interested in nbc.com, but it seems they're related. If not here, then where?
I'm assuming appropriate filters will be added to EasyList. How often do the subscriptions update (approx)?
Thanks,

[fanboy]

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http://www.nbc.com/this-is-us/video/kyle/3111821

Worked fine here, minus the annoying in-advert video.

[rhanajoy]

Confirming, the filters @intense suggested allow the videos on NBC.com to play in both Chrome and Edge, but in-video ads are getting through in Chrome (AdBlock 3.4, Chrome and filter lists up-to-date). However, the ads are blocked properly in Edge.

Example:

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http://www.nbc.com/timeless/video/party-at-castle-varlar/3142497

[daleylife88]

BRAVOTV suddenly started working properly again (no ads) around the start of November. But, in just the past few days, with UBLOCK enabled, the video starts and stops and skips around very fast for a brief moment until it stops playing.

[rhanajoy]

We just got a report from a user of the same thing happening with AdBlock in Chrome. Info from the ticket:

Repro Steps:
1. I click on a video to watch on Bravotv.com
2.The video began to play, but ran through several scripts, the video refreshed
3. The video stopped altogether.
There's no notice, as there is with CBS or FX (saying disable adblocker)

Expected Results:
Usually, the videos play without issue. Now, they are trying to load a commercial and instead of blocking the commercial and playing the next segment, the video stops.

Any ideas?

[intense]

add

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@@||adm.fwmrm.net/p/nbcu_live/VPAIDAdRenderer.swf$domain=player.theplatform.com

@@||innovid.com^$domain=player.theplatform.com

[rhanajoy]

Thanks @intense. Those filters don't seem to be helping. I'm getting the same behavior our user reported. When I watch a "full episode" video, everything is fine and there are no ads. But when I try to watch a "highlight" video, the video runs through a sequence of "start, stop, black screen, start, show play button, play button doesn't work." The only way to get the video to play is to click the full-screen button at just the right moment, then click the play button in full-screen mode...and even then, an ad is shown first. It's hard to describe. I'm not sure how to take or attach a video here.

Note, you have to have an account with a video provider such as Comcast, Verizon, Time Warner, etc., etc., to watch full episodes on Bravotv.com.

Here's the "highlight" video I was testing:

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http://www.bravotv.com/ladies-of-london/season-3/episode-5/videos/did-marissa-start-rumors-about-carolines-legal-issues

[intense]

no issue here for the highlight video (ABP + chrome + easylist, no custom filter / ABP + firefox)