Support KB Category: Video Ad Specs

TrueView in-stream ads

How TrueView in-stream ads work

TrueView in-stream ads run on videos served on YouTube or within Google Display Network videos, games and apps. These ads may also run on YouTube videos that are embedded on other sites. They can also appear on Android and iOS YouTube apps, as well as m.youtube.com (on iPad and Android)

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Video Ads

Download a one sheeter for different video ads execution, creative asset information and more (in English only). Video ads on YouTube were formerly known as in-stream video ads. How Video Ads Work

Video ads (formerly in-stream video ads) can run in video players appearing on YouTube watch pages and channel pages with featured videos. These …

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Mobile Video Mastheads

To customize and preview the mobile and desktop Video Mastheads with your own YouTube video, please see our Video Masthead Preview Tool. How the Mobile Video Masthead Works

The mobile video Masthead is a homepage ad similar to the desktop video Masthead in that the format is based off of a YouTube video. It will …

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Desktop Video Mastheads

To customize and preview the mobile and desktop Video Mastheads with your own YouTube video, please see our Video Masthead Preview Tool. If you are buying a cross-screen desktop video Masthead, please also see mobile video Masthead specs. How the Desktop Video Masthead Works

The desktop video Masthead is a 850×250 video ad unit that …

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TrueView in-display ads

How TrueView in-display ads work

In-display ads can run across YouTube and Google Display Network. On YouTube they can run on the search and watch pages for both desktop and m.youtube.com, as well as the home pages for desktop and YouTube mobile apps. The ad unit consists of an image thumbnail and up to three …

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Rich Media Layouts Mastheads

In light of the recent announcement of the Chrome Plugin Power Saver feature that may become the default as early as September 2015, we highly recommend that you build your Masthead creatives using HTML5 rather than Flash. Building in HTML5 will prevent your ads from being automatically paused as well as avoid negative impact to …

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Rich Media Custom Mastheads

Rich Media Custom Mastheads In light of the recent announcement of the Chrome Plugin Power Saver feature that may become the default as early as September 2015, we highly recommend that you build your Masthead creatives using HTML5 rather than Flash. Building in HTML5 will prevent your ads from being automatically paused as well as …

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YouTube

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