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BUZZR on Pluto TV?
aaron sica:
--- Quote from: aaron sica on November 13, 2018, 07:53:04 AM ---I was able to get BUZZR on the Pluto TV app for my Samsung TV when I tried last night.
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Quoting myself to add that yesterday, while it still appeared on the app, i just got the blue spinning circle and it would not load.
cmjb13:
--- Quote from: aaron sica on November 14, 2018, 11:17:28 AM ---
--- Quote from: aaron sica on November 13, 2018, 07:53:04 AM ---I was able to get BUZZR on the Pluto TV app for my Samsung TV when I tried last night.
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Quoting myself to add that yesterday, while it still appeared on the app, i just got the blue spinning circle and it would not load.
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Not available on my Samsung. I believe my TV is from 2012-2013
aaron sica:
It has begun working on my Samsung again; Mine is a 2017. I noticed something interesting - Pluto tosses in their own commercials. Most of them play two or sometimes three times in a row. I'm not sure what I would rather have....Theirs, or the small set of ones Buzzr plays. :)
BrandonFG:
I noticed that on the MST3K channel as well. I’m guessing the commercial log is automated, because it cuts to break at random moments, or just before the title bumper. So instead of going to break after the rotating MST3K moon or marquee logo, they’ll cut to break, then show a snippet of the logo after the commercials.
tvmitch:
--- Quote from: aaron sica on November 16, 2018, 10:13:44 AM ---It has begun working on my Samsung again; Mine is a 2017. I noticed something interesting - Pluto tosses in their own commercials. Most of them play two or sometimes three times in a row. I'm not sure what I would rather have....Theirs, or the small set of ones Buzzr plays. :)
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Ah, so this is how Pluto makes its money. I hadn't watched it long enough to take notice of that, but it makes sense. It may be possible that the commercials are targeted to the specific viewer, also.
Dynamically inserting commercials this way may explain some of the delays in Buzzr being released at different times on different platforms. Samsung TVs might not have the technology to allow Pluto to insert commercials during the local breaks, which would affect the revenue model. This also means that Buzzr is sharing its rundown with Pluto.
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