Hi staff,

My issue is that the videos play automatically instead of waiting for a user to click play. Since the playlist plays one after the other, if you browse to autosport.com and wander off for a coffee or some such, you get hit for bandwidth use you are not actually using.

I know it's probably not that much (several hundred mb at most?) but over time this adds up, and as someone who visits autosport multiple times per week I'm sure it's affecting my internet bill.

Is it possible to have the videos static on first load and only playing at the click of the play button please.

Thanks.

Also, if you're in an office and perhaps viewing webpages when you should be doing something else, the loud sound kind of gives the game away... :-)

I would like to second the request of the OP. I actually meant to send something on the subject myself. While I had unlimited access I didn't give it a second thought, but not that I access the internet with a rather tight package, it can be a problem.

Cheers,
C.

I think they don't autoplay if you are logged in (just checked it in my computer with Firefox & IE).

Just to clarify, the video autoplays muted if you are not logged in. If you are logged, the TV player doesn't autoplay, nor does it contain any ads when you do play it.

If you use Firefox, do yourself a favour and install the Flashblock add-on. This replaces Flash objects on pages with the flash logo. You can then click on the logo if you want to actually view the thing instead the browser downloading everything as soon as you hit the page. You can "whitelist" pages and sites where you don't want to have to click every time like youtube.

I don't advocate blocking adverts, but with so much video embedded in web pages these days (often with sound enabled by default) you need flashblock or something like it to avoid constant annoyance.

You're right, however at work the group policies wipe cookies so it makes it annoying to log in every time I check the news. Request still stands.

thanks, I've been using adblock to block autosport.tv out. i'll give flashblock a chance.

edit: works like a charm!