11.04 and previous Ubuntu versions: ads streamed from BBC news website don't download and play

[Colin Law]

On 14 June 2011 11:33, David Nelson <commerce at traduction.biz> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> When I try to play Flash videos on the BBC news website, there is
> frequently an ad played before the content I want to see.
>
> But the ads don't play. They seem to stop downloading - usually at
> mid-way during the downloading process before they would actually
> start playing back.
>
> It is happening whether I use Firefox or Chromium.
>
> An example of an ad that doesn't work is the Qatar Foundation
> apparently ad served by doubleclick.net (although the problem seems to
> be the same with ads from other sources, too). See:
>
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13759411

I see no ads there, and I find it odd (or even unbelievable) that the
bbc would put ads on their website.  Are you sure it is not your ISP
or someone else forcing the ads on you?  Perhaps you could paste a
screenshot somewhere showing where the ad appears.

Colin