Ads are about to get annoying

[R-Rated]

It is coming folks - no choice for you to not cram a non-skippable ad down your audiences throat.

 

[Hippo-Drones]

Will be interesting to see how it pans out. I don't get any ads on what I watch because I use YouTube Premium, so thankfully I have not had to put up with some of the crazy amounts of midroll ads in the past. I do recommend anyone who has a monetised channel does the same once the ad revenue you make becomes more than the cost of YouTube Premium as it makes watching videos a much nicer experience, and still lets creators earn money from your view which doesn't happen when viewers use ad-blockers.

 

[R-Rated]

Will be interesting to see how it pans out. I don't get any ads on what I watch because I use YouTube Premium, so thankfully I have not had to put up with some of the crazy amounts of midroll ads in the past. I do recommend anyone who has a monetised channel does the same once the ad revenue you make becomes more than the cost of YouTube Premium as it makes watching videos a much nicer experience, and still lets creators earn money from your view which doesn't happen when viewers use ad-blockers.

With you and premium - maybe you will have some insight into the stats for geeks and bitrate?

 

[Theodor]

Only about to get annoying?
Does anyone still remember when unskippable ads were only 5 seconds?
And when did youtube learn, which channels you don't skip the ads on and started putting long ones, as first in double ads?

 

[Hippo-Drones]

With you and premium - maybe you will have some insight into the stats for geeks and bitrate?

Only what we have already discussed in the past... by upscaling 1080 to get the VP9 codec... I wonder if that is all they mean by their high bitrate? They just automatically get the VP9 codec on their 1080 uploads, so don't need to upscale?

 

[scooterwuf]

Will YT take notice when, or if viewership drops drastically with the heavy wave of intrusive ads? Or if there is a high level of anger from monetize channel owners?

- Wolf

 

[R-Rated]

Will YT take notice when, or if viewership drops drastically with the heavy wave of intrusive ads? Or if there is a high level of anger from monetize channel owners?

- Wolf

I wondered that too because I tried to avoid non skippable ads on my stuff.

 

[Theodor]

... by upscaling 1080 to get the VP9 codec... I wonder if that is all they mean by their high bitrate?...

I believe high bitrate is on the viewer side, not on the uploader side. Also, to actually use it, you would need to pay for premium

 

[MotoWolfUK]

Also use YT premium(it’s like £1.40/month w VPN) so no clue what ad changes are happening. I think Yourube need to play it safe and not scare viewers away, what with competitors like kick etc starting to become a bit more of a threat with time ‍