Why do Streaming-Services only let you "Skip Intro" Sometimes?

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@mythociate (21432)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
August 14, 2020 7:29am CST
I watch a lot of television-series on streaming-services (SUPERGIRL, LEGENDS OF TOMORROW, MONK etc. on hulu, Amazon Prime & NETFLIX). Those shows feature introductory footage at the beginning of every episode, and the streaming-services often let the watcher "skip intro" (indicating you can 'press the select-button on your remote' and the streaming-video will instantly fast-forward to the end of the intro). But quite often--even when the intro-footage is still the same as always--the service doesn't give us the "skip intro"-option Why not?
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@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
14 Aug 20
Yeah, I noticed that as well. They only offer it when they want to.
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@mythociate (21432)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
14 Aug 20
And I searched for 'what THEY say about it,' but all I found was a NETFLIX-page about 'the types of devices that can use the "skip intro"-button.'