watch.shout-tv.com: ads

wblamkin commented 3 months ago

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URL address of the web page

https://watch.shout-tv.com/video/639142?seasonId=21722

Description

Shout TV's video web player recently updated, and now a series of unskippable ads plays before the video.

Other extensions used

none

Screenshot(s)

Configuration

```yaml uBlock Origin: 1.58.0 Chromium: 126 filterset (summary): network: 137179 cosmetic: 47059 scriptlet: 21368 html: 0 listset (total-discarded, last-updated): default: user-filters: 2-0, never easylist: 86275-573, 5m easyprivacy: 51106-638, 5m plowe-0: 3543-0, 5m ublock-badware: 9011-0, 5m ublock-filters: 38896-276, 5m ublock-privacy: 938-0, 5m ublock-quick-fixes: 108-0, 25m Δ ublock-unbreak: 2364-0, 5m urlhaus-1: 15005-0, 6m filterset (user): [array of 2 redacted] userSettings: [none] hiddenSettings: [none] supportStats: allReadyAfter: 1481 ms maxAssetCacheWait: 1001 ms cacheBackend: indexedDB popupPanel: blocked: 7 network: googletagmanager.com: 2 litix.io: 1 sentry.io: 2 springserve.com: 2 ```

stephenhawk8054 commented 3 months ago

Which country are you when accessing the site?

wblamkin commented 3 months ago

I'm accessing from the United States; I've attempted accessing the site with a VPN to see if other countries would work but that produces an error that prevents video playback.

stephenhawk8054 commented 3 months ago

Can you test this filter?

watch.shout-tv.com##+js(json-prune-fetch-response, adsConfiguration, , propsToMatch, /vod)

Click on uBO icon > ⚙ Dashboard button > Add the filter(s) in "My filters" pane > ✓ Apply changes > Open new tab and test again.

wblamkin commented 3 months ago

This worked! Tried it on multiple videos and it worked on all of them. Thank you.

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