Facebook users watch 100 million hours of video on the platform daily according to the social media giant, but its monetization strategy for video has been limited. Last year, Facebook allowed ...

The latest Ooyala Video Index, “The rise of the mid-roll,” found that mid-roll ads had a 90% average completion rate, compared to 78% for pre-roll and 65% for post-roll, and mid-roll impression growth ...

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YouTube is attempting to make mid-roll ads less disruptive and more lucrative for creators on its platform. Starting May 12, YouTube will show viewers more mid-roll ads at natural break points, “like ...

Twitch recently rolled out a new ad experiment where it placed mid-roll ads in people’s streams. The ads would show up for some viewers during streams and would support the creators that people were ...

Don’t be surprised if you soon start noticing publishers’ YouTube videos getting shorter. By the end of July, YouTube will reduce videos’ required length to carry mid-roll ads from 10 minutes to eight ...

YouTube is rolling out its mid-roll ad placements, aiming to improve the viewing experience while helping creators maximise their ad revenue. Starting May 12, 2025, YouTube will introduce more refined ...

“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Nadav Dray, VP Operations at AnyClip. As ...