I don’t know when this started but I noticed it for the first time a few months ago. Some podcasts will have preroll ads that are obviously tailored to me since they are not in the same language as the podcast, instead they are in my native language and if I connect to a VPN in another country the ad will change to one from that country. They also seem to appear regardless of podcast app. I have used both AntennaPod and Spotify. AntennaPod is free so I guess they source their podcasts from some third party website that could be adding in the ads. But since I am paying for Spotify I am expecting not to have to listen to any ads. So who is adding in these ads? Can I get rid of them or am I just stuck with them?
i hit the skip button like 8 times and listen for the podcast, if i hear it i back up once until i hear the end of the ads.
You could also add telemetry. If >50% of your users all skip in the same spot, its an ad break
Well, someone could. I’m just some schlub listening to podcasts.
damn, 8 times? Are your ads too long or is your skip too short?
the skip is 15 seconds and theres usually 2-3 adds on the ad breaks
ah my skip is 30s and I’ve only seen 2 ads in a row, max