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Re:Launch HN: Taiv (YC W20) – Replace TV commercials with co... by guiomie on Tuesday March 24, 2020 @12:27AM (#22671930)
Why not look at in-band/SCTE markers to see when the ads start/end instead of going thru the whole ML/CV thing?
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Re:Launch HN: Taiv (YC W20) – Replace TV commercials with co... by npalansky on Tuesday March 24, 2020 @11:55AM (#22675625)
SCTE markers are encrypted & sometimes removed at the cable head-end. Even if they weren't stripped, it would be illegal to decrypt and look at them.
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