News & Reviews:   youtube ads

YouTube is reportedly testing 90-second unskippable ads on its TV app, significantly increasing ad duration compared to the usual 15 to 30-second limit. While there is no direct pricing involved, the move reflects the platform’s ongoing push to strengthen ad-based monetisation, especially for users who are not subscribed to Premium.

Google, through its video platform YouTube, has reportedly begun introducing 30-second non -skippable ads specifically for viewing on smart televisions. This new ad format is now available to advertisers worldwide. So, what should you know about it?

To generate revenue, YouTube channel owners will take sponsorship from various companies in the form of advertisements. These sponsored video ads will remain forever unless they are cut by the channel owners themselves. According to Semafor, YouTube has begun testing where these sponsored video ad segments can be swapped out more easily.

Yesterday, we reported that YouTube could be finding more ways to make you watch more advertisements. We are talking about the missing skip button that was spotted by several users, but YouTube recently denied removing it.

Until today, YouTube is still experimenting with ways to force you to watch advertisements while streaming. We have reported the many various ways before but perhaps this is one of the eye-rolling methods, which is hiding the Skip button.

If you frequently use YouTube, this news might upset you. Recently, YouTube released an update that allows it to play ads alongside paused videos. So, what should you know about it?

Do you like watching YouTube on your smart TV? Well, bad news for you because the company is planning to put longer unskippable ads, even when your video is paused. Well, starting with the Americans first.

If you frequently watch YouTube videos on your desktop computer, then the annoying overlay ads covering a small portion of the video should be familiar to you. Well, even the Google-owned video platform agrees that the overlay ads are intrusive and has announced that it will be removing them beginning next month.

Just when you thought YouTube is done with two unskippable ads for the video platform, it seems that the company is bumping up to five for a foreseeable future. Do note that nothing is final as YouTube just recently started testing five unskippable ads before the video starts playing.

Are you tired of seeing some categories of ads on YouTube? If you are, Google has rolled out a new option for you to disable ads that belong to certain categories, including alcohol, dating, gambling, pregnancy and parenting, and weight loss.