尺しゃく稼かせぎ

noun

padding out a video or show to reach a desired length

Used in media production contexts when content is stretched to fill a time slot. The cross-reference to 尺 (sense 3) indicates the 'length' or 'running time' meaning of 尺.

See also: 尺

• 尺しゃく稼かせぎのために、番ばん組ぐみの最さい後ごに長ながいエンドロールを流ながした。

  To pad out the running time, they ran a long end credits sequence at the end of the program.

• あのシーンは明あきらかに尺しゃく稼かせぎだ。

  That scene is clearly just padding.