12 posts and columns on pre-roll

Want to Skip a Pre-Roll Ad on Your Free Video? Pay Up.

in Media on April 2 at 8:07 am PT

Would you pay 10 cents to skip an annoying video ad?
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Now On YouTube: More Ads!

in Media on May 24, 2011 at 1:18 pm PT

Google’s video giant used to have a problem with ads that ran before its clips. But that was then–now it’s promising to get them in front of millions of eyeballs a day.
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YouTube Brings More Ads to Your Phone, Next to Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga

in Media on January 12, 2011 at 2:00 pm PT

Going, Going…Most of What’s Left of Joost Goes to Adconion Ad Network

in Media on November 24, 2009 at 5:57 am PT

The tale of Joost, the would-be online video heavyweight, is almost at an end. Most of the company’s remaining assets have been sold off to Adconion Media Group, the two companies announced today.
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YouTube’s Newest Ads: Ones You Don’t Have to Watch

in Media on November 11, 2009 at 10:52 am PT

The newest twist in Google’s quest to wring more more money out of YouTube: Ads you don’t have to look at. That’s a refreshing change of pace, no?
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Former CBS DJ Adam Carolla Gets a New Gig: CBS Podcast Host

in Media on September 15, 2009 at 12:45 pm PT

Adam Carolla, the former CBS radio host who started a podcast once he lost his job, has figured out how to turn his talent and Internet audience into money. He’s going back to work for CBS.
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Gates Logs Off

in News on June 30, 2008 at 11:00 am PT

Death to the Preroll? One Can Dream.

in News on August 22, 2007 at 2:37 am PT

Well, it is about time, I’d say. That would be that ads will start to be put into YouTube videos rather than nearby on the site. Called InVideo ads, they will be semi-see-through “overlays” that will go over part of professionally made content (and in some user-generated videos). There will, of course, be ad-revenue sharing [...]