As of August 24th 2022, Premium Service/Automatic Commercial Skip was sunset for new users and is no longer available for purchase. Premium Service and the Automatic Commercial Skip feature will be discontinued for all grandfathered users on December 31, 2026.
Please note this article only refers to legacy Tablo products, as the 4th Generation Tablo does not require a subscription and does not support Automatic Commercial Skip.
Tablo's Premium Service is an optional paid add-on for legacy Tablo owners with active Tablo TV Guide Data service subscriptions that provides access to the Automatic Commercial Skip feature.
When Automatic Commercial Skip is enabled, the majority of completed recordings will play back without ads on our most popular legacy apps used with network-connected Tablo DVRs and in the interface of TV-connected Tablo DVRs like the Tablo DUAL HDMI and Tablo QUAD HDMI.
Like Tablo TV Guide Data Service subscriptions, Tablo Premium Service is tied to your account, not a specific device. This means you can change or upgrade to a new legacy Tablo DVR and easily transfer your existing Premium Service subscription to your new legacy device. Each DVR on your account that will be using Premium Service must have its own subscription.
As of August 23rd 2022, customers can not re-subscribe to Premium Service once it's been canceled.
As of December 31st, 2026 Automatic Commercial Skip will be discontinued. Existing Premium Service subscribers can continue using Automatic Commercial Skip through legacy Tablo apps until that time. On that date, however, new recordings will no longer be uploaded for commercial skip processing and previously processed recordings will play without automatic skips.
Automatic Commercial Skip is Supported on the Following Legacy Tablo Apps/Devices:
- Roku
- Amazon Fire TV
- Android TV
- Apple TV
- PC/MAC & Mobile
- Legacy Tablo HDMI
- Legacy Tablo Network-Connected DVRs
Premium Service Pricing & Billing Information
USA |
CANADA | |
| Monthly | $2.00 USD | $3.00 CAD |
| Annual | $20.00 USD | $30.00 CAD |
If you are a monthly Premium Service subscriber, you will be billed monthly on your current TV guide service billing date. The first month's charge for Premium Service will be prorated.
If you are an annual subscriber, you will be billed immediately for the Premium Service add-on, prorated according to your current TV guide data billing date. It will renew at the full amount on an annual basis.
If you have a Lifetime Tablo TV Guide Data Service subscription, you will be billed immediately for the full amount of the annual Premium Service add-on and it will renew on an annual basis.
If your subscription payment fails, please ensure your Tablo account zip/postal and credit card zip/postal match and/or that your bank does not automatically block international transactions.
In regard to Automatic Commercial Skip being discontinued on December 31st, 2026:
- In advance of the shutdown, all automatic renewals of Premium Service subscription plans will end on November 30th, 2026.
- Yearly Premium Service subscribers who do not proactively cancel their service before November 30th will be issued pro-rated refunds for any unused portion of their subscription extending beyond December 31st, 2026.
- Monthly Premium Service subscribers who do not proactively cancel their service before November 30th will not receive pro-rated refunds. Instead, their service will end on their next scheduled billing date.
Learn More
- For more details on the commercial skip feature and how it works, please click here.
- For more information on how to enable the commercial Skip feature, please click here.
- For more information on potential commercial skip error messages, please click here.
- For commercial skip troubleshooting tips, please click here.
- For a full list of programs & networks ineligible (filtered) for automatic commercial skip, please click here.