Not really a Linux question but more of a XBMC and video ads.

After watching the episode about setting up a XBMC box I decided I would give it a try. Currently I have just a Kubuntu box running and I would open Firefox and navigate to various websites (Youtube, Blip, Crackle, etc.) to get my entertainment instead of watching tradition TV/cable.

So with XBMC working (great by the way) I noticed something that was an issue for me. None of the ads would play before the content. I appreciate that ads are needed for many of the people who have made it a career to post videos on-line. I feel torn at this point. One hand I really love the interface for XBMC and was about to work on my media server to tie everything together. One the other hand I wish to support the people who make the content. Is there anything I can do to get both? Thank you again for your help and time.

Edit: I posted this question at r/xbmc and they seemed to think the answer was no. Help me r/LinuxActionShow, your my only hope.

Posted Jul 1, 2013, 4:25 AM UTC

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theredbaron1834•

For some of them, I know for Hulu anyways, you go into the addon settings to change when/where/how many ads you want. Personally I have no ads upon start up, 2 in the middle, and 4 at the end.

I don't know about the rest though, sorry.

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lbruiserOP•

I'll pop into the youtube addon and see if there was anything there. Thank you.

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