These features are only available to partners who use YouTube Studio Content Manager.
You can set ad format defaults to be applied consistently to all new uploads. When you do this, you don't have to change the settings every time you upload a video. It's best to set your default ad formats when creating a new channel.
Channel level
Follow the instructions to set your default ad formats.
Content Manager level
- Sign in to Studio Content Manager.
- From the left-hand menu, select Channels
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- In the Overview tab, hover over the channel that you want to manage.
- Click 'Upload defaults settings'
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- Select the Monetisation tab.
- Set the ad format(s) that you want to allow on the channel.
.Note: Bear in mind that video-level settings can override channel-level settings. Channel-level settings can override Content Manager-level settings.