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It would be really nice if YouTube could give uploaders the ability to schedule ad slots, rather than them appearing randomly. Unless they do this already and

It would be really nice if YouTube could give uploaders the ability to schedule ad slots, rather than them appearing randomly. Unless they do this already and stuff I watch just does it badly, of course.

meithecatte 2y ago
I'm pretty sure this is a feature that's available at least to big creators – I remember a Tom Scott video doing a bit involving scheduling an ad at a particularly fitting moment. You might have to be a YouTube partner or something like that to make use of this stuff, though.
- jonas21 2y ago
  You need to be in the YouTube partner program, but that's not just available to big creators. You need at least 1000 subscribers and a certain amount of video watch time per year to qualify, but even fairly small channels can meet this bar. When people talk about getting monetized on YouTube, this is what they mean.
slongfield 2y ago
Yeah, YouTube's UI lets you set where the ads go. The creator tools let you set how many, and where midroll ads will play. However, most creators just click the "insert automatically" button. https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6175006 https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6175006
- mrandish 2y ago
  > However, most creators just click the "insert automatically" button. That seems like a good opportunity for a neural net feature that's smarter than simple scene cut detection. While most theatrical films lack many good spots for commercial breaks, there are certainly a lot of "less bad" spots. Sadly, I doubt YT will bother since they no longer seem to care about viewer experience in recent years.
  - not2b 2y ago
    YouTube doesn't even bother with scene cut detection; they'll insert ads mid-sentence. A lot.
    - heywire 2y ago
      That’s one way to keep you watching, you’ve at least gotta hear the rest of the sentence! /s
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not2b 2y ago
It appears that the intent of the ad scheduling is to be so annoying that it motivates people on the fence to pay for premium.
- genewitch 2y ago
  Would ABC make more if everyone switched to premium, or if everyone was ad-suppported? Be thorough, include ad sales people, telephone lines, lawyers, etc.
paulddraper 2y ago
They do.
rezonant 2y ago
This is absolutely already a feature of YouTube for creators.

meithecatte 2y ago

I'm pretty sure this is a feature that's available at least to big creators – I remember a Tom Scott video doing a bit involving scheduling an ad at a particularly fitting moment. You might have to be a YouTube partner or something like that to make use of this stuff, though.

jonas21 2y ago
You need to be in the YouTube partner program, but that's not just available to big creators. You need at least 1000 subscribers and a certain amount of video watch time per year to qualify, but even fairly small channels can meet this bar. When people talk about getting monetized on YouTube, this is what they mean.

slongfield 2y ago

Yeah, YouTube's UI lets you set where the ads go. The creator tools let you set how many, and where midroll ads will play. However, most creators just click the "insert automatically" button. https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6175006 https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6175006

mrandish 2y ago
> However, most creators just click the "insert automatically" button. That seems like a good opportunity for a neural net feature that's smarter than simple scene cut detection. While most theatrical films lack many good spots for commercial breaks, there are certainly a lot of "less bad" spots. Sadly, I doubt YT will bother since they no longer seem to care about viewer experience in recent years.
- not2b 2y ago
  YouTube doesn't even bother with scene cut detection; they'll insert ads mid-sentence. A lot.
  - heywire 2y ago
    That’s one way to keep you watching, you’ve at least gotta hear the rest of the sentence! /s

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not2b 2y ago

It appears that the intent of the ad scheduling is to be so annoying that it motivates people on the fence to pay for premium.

genewitch 2y ago
Would ABC make more if everyone switched to premium, or if everyone was ad-suppported? Be thorough, include ad sales people, telephone lines, lawyers, etc.

paulddraper 2y ago

They do.

rezonant 2y ago

This is absolutely already a feature of YouTube for creators.