YouTube to ditch 30-second unskippable adverts
YouTube plans to drop 30-second unskippable ads to focus on snappier formats.
YouTube’s parent company, Google, has announced it will stop featuring 30-second unskippable ads on the video sharing website as of next year.
Google said that it is concentrating on giving YouTube users a better advertising experience.
A spokesperson for the company said: “As part of that, we’ve decided to stop supporting 30-second unskippable ads as of 2018 and focus instead on formats that work well for both users and advertisers.”
Adverts briefer than 30-seconds can currently be made unskippable.
In April 2015, YouTube introduced the six-second unskippable bumper ad format. It is expected to promote this format more intensely in the coming year.
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