Directv Stream cutting away from NASCAR split screen for stupid ‘local’ commercials

[Mr Tony]

Directv stream making me angry
Trying to watch the NASCAR race and when TNT 'goes to commercials' they overlay some stupid 'local' commercials. Yes all I have to do is switch channels and go back to the regular feed but the issue is Directv isn't 'going to commercials'.
Yes they are showing commercials but they are doing the split screen so you can still see the race just not hear the audio.

I get they (TNT) like to give you 'local commercial crap' but don't do it during the race when it's a split screen!!!

 

[KyL416]

TNT's C-Band feed usually stops the side by side and has full screen ads and promos during the designated local ad breaks. They are also the ones who trigger the local ad breaks via cue tones that are sent to the C-Band receivers at every provider's headend, so it's also happening at the same time on Comcast, Spectrum, Dish, FiOS, YouTubeTV, etc.

The commercial break at 7:53pm ET was all full screen, with national ads for Arby's and Harbor Freight, promos for some HBO shows and TNT Sports when the local break was triggered, and then a national ad for Breztri after the local ad break ended before they returned to the race at around 7:56pm ET.

If local ads were being triggered at other times and covering up the side by side, that's likely a screwup by Turner/WBD as the avail notice for NASCAR they sent out says that the local breaks are only supposed to trigger between stages.

 

[Mr Tony]

They had some full commercial breaks between stages which is fine (they didn't switch to local ads during that…..interesting)
But during stage 1 every break was the side by side that got interrupted by the local crap.
It's rain delayed now

 

[Mr Tony]

New week same sh*t
Hey Directv!!! DONT insert local commercials when they still show the race during commercials. I want to see the race….not some 'local' commercial. If they show a full screen commercial then insert one if you wish.

…..and another cut in with a political ad….ugh! Channel up, channel down and back to the race on half the screen during the commercial

 

[KyL416]

You need to complain to TNT, they are the ones who send the Digital Program Insertion/SCTE-35 triggers over their C-Band feed that tells providers when to insert local ads. Select "Cable/Satellite on TV", "Advertising" as the reason for contacting them, and specify that you are watching on DIRECTV Stream.

 

[Mr Tony]

well now that TNT is done lets see if USA does it too
last night I think TNT had the local commercial options "arse backwards" because 3 times they did a full screen commercial break and didn't flip me to some "oh vote for me" commercial or "hey such and such in Mankato wants your business" commercial.

 

[navychop]

Err. Ummm. What did you miss? It's NASCAR! They're going to make another left turn!



JK!

 

[Jimbo]

Err. Ummm. What did you miss? It's NASCAR! They're going to make another left turn!



JK!

But Of Course ... Unless they don't, or Can't !

Have they Quit doing STAGE Racing ?

I pretty much quit watching when they started that sh*t.

 

[Willh699]

But Of Course ... Unless they don't, or Can't !

Have they Quit doing STAGE Racing ?

I pretty much quit watching when they started that sh*t.

nope, Stage racing is still a thing in NASCAR.

 

[Rosco1966]

If you can, watch it on HBO Max. During the race, when there's a commercial break, you get the full screen of what they are showing on side by side with no talking or commercials.

 

[Willh699]

If you can, watch it on HBO Max. During the race, when there's a commercial break, you get the full screen of what they are showing on side by side with no talking or commercials.

it's now a moot point, Sunday was TNT Sports last race of the season (outside of practice/qualifying and the in car cameras) as this weekend is NASCAR's last off weekend before the final stretch of the season, also starting with Iowa, USA/NBC takes over for the remainder of the season.

 

[Jimbo]

it's now a moot point, Sunday was TNT Sports last race of the season (outside of practice/qualifying and the in car cameras) as this weekend is NASCAR's last off weekend before the final stretch of the season, also starting with Iowa, USA/NBC takes over for the remainder of the season.

Does USA /NBC also do Split Screen for commercials, or do they make you watch commercial with no option to continue seeing whats going on.

I think the Split screen thing is a Great Idea, for the most part.
Only wish they allowed you to flip the Volume back to the race

 

[Willh699]

pretty much every tv partner NASCAR has now does split screen, split screen ad breaks in NASCAR has become the norm ever since ESPN started Side by Side back in the early 2010s during their 2007-2014 tv deal with NASCAR.

 

[Jimbo]

pretty much every tv partner NASCAR has now does split screen, split screen ad breaks in NASCAR has become the norm ever since ESPN started Side by Side back in the early 2010s during their 2007-2014 tv deal with NASCAR.

It took them long enough.

Now if they would do away with Stage Racing and bring back racing to the line on a Caution.

 

[Willh699]

It took them long enough.

Now if they would do away with Stage Racing and bring back racing to the line on a Caution.

i agree with the Stage Racing needing to be gone, but they stopped racing the line to the caution for safety reasons after a wreck Dale Jarrett had in 2003 where his already wrecked car was almost further wrecked by other drivers racing back to the start/finish line at a race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

 

[Jimbo]

i agree with the Stage Racing needing to be gone, but they stopped racing the line to the caution for safety reasons after a wreck Dale Jarrett had in 2003 where his already wrecked car was almost further wrecked by other drivers racing back to the start/finish line at a race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

I remember when that change happened.
I don't like it, but they probably won't be going back ... ever.

NASCAR likes it when they can incorparate .0005 inches finishes

 

[Mr Tony]

well lets see tomorrow (Sunday) if USA can get it right. First race on USA

 

[Mr Tony]

USA so far.....so good with their commercial breaks. Doesn't break away to dumb local commercial when they do a split screen

 

[Mr Tony]

USA got it figured out
Split commercial-stay
Full screen commercial-option to send you to local commercial

They did give me a couple local breaks…..but that was during a full screen commercial break