{"id":1140747,"date":"2023-05-18T08:10:51","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T12:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1140747"},"modified":"2023-05-18T08:10:51","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T12:10:51","slug":"youtube-is-bringing-30-second-unskippable-ads-to-its-tv-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1140747","title":{"rendered":"YouTube is bringing 30-second unskippable ads to its TV apps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you watch YouTube videos primarily on your TV, you may soon come across <a data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2017-02-17-youtube-ending-30-second-unskippable-ads-2018.html\">30-second ads<\/a> you won&#8217;t be able to skip, just like commercials on traditional TV channels. The video platform has <a data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.youtube\/news-and-events\/brandcast-2023-highlights-trends\/\">announced<\/a> during its Brandcast event for advertisers that it&#8217;s <a data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2023\/digital\/news\/youtube-upfront-2023-unskippable-30-second-ads-tvs-sunday-ticket-1235616175\/\">bringing<\/a> 30-second unskippable ads to connected TVs. It will make the option available through YouTube Select, which is a targeting option open to eligible clients who want to reach the audiences of the website&#8217;s most popular channels.<\/p>\n<p>YouTube says 70 percent of Select impressions land on TVs, so the new format will give advertisers the chance to show more of their services or products in a way that allows &#8220;for richer storytelling.&#8221; If you already regularly see two 15-second ads consecutively, then the new format wouldn&#8217;t make that much of a difference for you \u2014 unless they show up more frequently, of course. The format is now generally available in the US and Canada and will expand worldwide later this year.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"end-legacy-contents\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In addition to introducing longer non-skips, YouTube is also bringing &#8220;pause experiences&#8221; to connected TVs as an experiment. Pause experiences are ads that show up when you hit pause on what you&#8217;re watching, similar to the promos <a data-i13n=\"cpos:4;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2019-01-31-hulu-ads-pause-break-spring.html\">Hulu launched<\/a> in 2019. They&#8217;re expected to be highly visual and even interactive, and they could include QR codes you can scan to perhaps visit the brands&#8217; website or social media channels. In the image below, for instance, you&#8217;ll see an ad encouraging you to scan a QR code to get a 15 percent discount.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" style=\"height:900px;width:1600px\" alt=\"A screenshot of what YouTube's Pause experiences will look like.\" data-uuid=\"0a28e86e-ebd1-3013-a232-45f245c27fb7\" \/><figcaption \/>\n<div class=\"photo-credit\">YouTube<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p \/>This article originally appeared on Engadget at https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/youtube-is-bringing-30-second-unskippable-ads-to-its-tv-apps-121051897.html?src=rss&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource: Engadget &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/youtube-is-bringing-30-second-unskippable-ads-to-its-tv-apps-121051897.html?src=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube is bringing 30-second unskippable ads to its TV apps<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you watch YouTube videos primarily on your TV, you may soon come across 30-second ads you won&#8217;t be able to skip, just like commercials on traditional TV channels. 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