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1. A method for handling broadcast television commercials, the method comprising:
receiving, by a television receiver, from a television service provider, metadata that indicates a commencement of a television commercial break and an expected duration; based on the metadata, initiating, by the television receiver, a countdown timer such that the countdown timer is based on the expected duration of the television commercial break and counts down; outputting, by the television receiver, for presentation, a remaining duration based on the countdown timer as the countdown timer counts down; identifying, by the television receiver, a piece of content equal to or less than the remaining duration to request from a streaming content provider from a playlist of preselected pieces of content, wherein:
the playlist was set by a user of the television receiver;positions of the preselected pieces of content on the playlist are used in identifying the piece of content; andthe television service provider is distinct from the streaming content provider; requesting, by the television receiver, the identified piece of content; receiving, by the television receiver, the requested piece of content; and outputting, by the television receiver, the received piece of content during the remaining duration. |
