Predictable, by design.
A set, predictable schedule, hit exactly — every play, every day. Here’s the whole system, start to finish.
One cable in, one cable out.
Your streaming box plugs into the pod. The pod plugs into your TV. That’s the whole install — usually a few minutes per screen. Your everyday content runs through it untouched, so the wall looks exactly like it did yesterday. The pod is a small, low-power computer with an HDMI capture board; we ship it ready to run.
Ads run on the clock, not on a hunch.
Astrove runs ads on a set schedule, within limits you set — pause anytime or block hours for a special event. The pod stores that schedule locally and follows it to the second. When an ad’s slot arrives, it switches the screen to the ad with a frame-perfect cut, plays it through, and switches back to your live content automatically. No one in the room has to do anything.
An example 15-second spot — cut at 7:00:00, back at 7:00:15. No black flash, no app to babysit; the schedule lives on the device.
Every play is counted, and you see the receipts.
Each time an ad plays, the pod reports it back to us — what played, where, and when. You earn a share of every play, and you get clear proof-of-play records instead of a vague monthly summary. Transparency is the point. Opt into measurement and you also see who your audience was — and earn a higher share.
| Time | Spot | Duration | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07:00:00.00 | Northside Coffee | 15.0s | ✓ delivered |
| 07:30:00.00 | Cedar & Co. | 15.0s | ✓ delivered |
| 08:00:00.00 | Lumen Fitness | 10.0s | ✓ delivered |
| 08:30:00.00 | Northside Coffee | 15.0s | ✓ delivered |
Why schedule-based, not AI-magic.
Computer-vision systems try to detect a commercial break by watching the picture, then jump in. It’s clever, and it’s also a guess — and a wrong guess means an ad in the wrong moment. Astrove takes the guessing out. The schedule is fixed; the pod executes it precisely and identically every time. That predictability is what makes the experience calm for your customers and dependable for the advertisers paying for the slot.
A set schedule; the pod hits it exactly.
- ✓ A set schedule; the pod hits it exactly
- ✓ Same result every day, no surprises
- ✓ Calm for customers, dependable for advertisers
- ✓ Timing never left to a guess
A model guesses when a break is happening.
- ✕ Guesses when a commercial break is happening
- ✕ A wrong guess means an ad in the wrong moment
- ✕ Unpredictable from one play to the next
- ✕ Reads the picture to guess the timing
Engineered to be boring in the best way.
Frame-perfect switch.
The hand-off between your content and an ad happens in about 16 milliseconds — one screen refresh. No black flash, no stutter.
Silent ads.
Ads carry no audio, so your music and game sound never cut out.
Offline-resilient.
The schedule runs from the device. A flaky connection can’t take your screen down.
Unencrypted sources only.
We work with everyday streaming inputs and never touch protected or encrypted feeds.
See if it fits.
A 15-minute demo is the fastest way to get it. We’ll walk you through how it works and answer your setup and legal questions.