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YouTube advertising formats

There are several types of ads that may appear next to your videos when you've enabled video monetization.

Display  ads Display ads (banners) run across all areas of the site except the Homepage. They are available as a 300x250 ad that appears to the right of the feature video and above the video suggestions list. Learn more.
Overlay in-video  ads Overlay in-video ads are transparent overlay ads that appear on the lower portion of your video. Learn more.
TrueView in-stream ads TrueView in-stream ads are skippable video ads that are inserted before, during or after the main video. Learn more.
Standard in-stream ads Standard in-stream ads are video ads that are inserted before, during, or after the main video and must be watched before the video selected can be viewed. Learn more.

 

updated 03/15/2013

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