About channels

Channels are custom groups of related websites or apps (mobile or connected TV). You can use channels for the following reasons:

• Inclusion: Using a channel as a preset, targetable list of brand-appropriate publishers.

• Optimization: Using a channel as a preset, targetable list of particularly high-performing publishers.

• Exclusion: Using a channel as a preset, excludable list of publishers where you don't want your ads to serve.

Create a new channel

Follow these steps to add a new channel: 

1. Navigate to an advertiser or partner.

   • To create a new partner-level channel, click Channels in the left menu.

   • To create a new advertiser-level channel, click Resources > Channels & Keywords in the left menu. 

2. Click New channel, then enter all of the websites (by URL) or apps (by app store ID or the name of the app that appears in the App/URL dimension in reporting) you want to add to your new channel. Separate each item with a carriage return.

   • To include mobile apps, enter the app store ID. 

   • To include connected TV apps, enter one of the following:

     • The name of the app as it appears in the App/URL dimension in reporting.

     • The identifier for the app assigned by the connected TV app store. 

3.  When you're done adding websites or apps, click Save. 

   • You will be alerted to any problems with the URLs or App IDs you entered.

Target a channel

Once you'e added a new channel, use Apps & URLs to manually target your channel in line items or in default targeting for insertion orders.

You can now target both iOS and Apple TV inventory with the same app ID. If you select an iOS app from Apps & URL targeting or add an iOS app ID to a channel, you can target that app across all mobile and connected TV Apple inventory.  include device type targeting if you want to target just mobile or connected TV inventory.

Block a channel from your advertiser or partner

Once you've created a channel, you can block it from serving across your partner or advertiser. These channels are blocked automatically in all of your partner's advertisers, campaigns, insertion orders, and line items (or if set for an advertiser, all entities under that advertiser). 

1. Follow the steps above to create a new channel. 

2. Navigate to your advertiser's or partner's Settings  Targeting. 

3. In the Channels & URLs row, click  Edit.

4. Search for the name of your channel. Click  Block, then click Done.

5. Save your Settings. 

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Channel suggestions

See suggestions to improve your channel by clicking the light bulb icon next to your channel's name in the Channels list. Available channel suggestions also appear in the intelligence panel. 

Frequently asked questions

How many websites or apps can be in a single channel?

Each channel can contain up to 65,000 total websites, apps, or a combination of websites and apps.

How many channels can I have?

• Partners can have up to 1,000 channels for targeting, plus up to 10 additional channels for blocking.
• Advertisers can have up to 1,000 channels for targeting, plus up to 5 additional channels for blocking.

Can I remove a channel?

No. It’s not possible to remove a channel from your Display & Video 360 advertiser or partner.