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YouTube Bumpers

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Short video ad format. Bumper video ads are mobile-first, 6-second, in-stream units designed to drive awareness and reach. ​

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  • Available on 100% of monetisable impressions​

  • Achieves high viewability and completion rates​

  • Has been proven to deliver 90% success in driving ad recall, according to a global survey of 500 bumper ads​

  • A user-friendly format

Detailed Info

Platform

Youtube

Device

CTV, Desktop Web, Mobile App, Mobile Web, Tablet App, Tablet Web

Targeting

Age, Gender, Geo

Deal Type

100% SOV (excl. News), Direct IO, PG

Ad Format

480x360v & 480x361v (max 6")

Technical Specifications

Market Availability

Global

Device Availability

Desktop, Mobile, Tablet, CTV ​

Dimensions (WxH)

Recommended video spec: 1080p full HD - 1920x1080​

Accepted ad formats

Client's YouTube Video URL ​
Vast 2.0 tag for Non-skippable / 3.0 for Skippable ​
VPAID is not allowed on YouTube ​
MP4, MOV ​
Aspect Ratios: 16:9 (horizontal), 1:1 (square), 9:16 (vertical)

BBC approved 3rd party vendor list

3rd party vendor must be on BBC's approved vendor list​

3rd party ad serving creatives

Vast 2.0 for Non-skippable / 3.0 for Skippable​

3rd party tracking

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Thumbnails

Resolution: ​1280 x 720px ​
Aspect ratio: ​16:9 ​
Format: ​.JPG, .GIF or .PNG ​
File size: ​<2MB for videos; <10MB for podcasts

Companion Banner

Dimensions: ​300 x 60 ​
Format: ​JPEG, GIF, PNG ​
File size: ​150kb (maximum)

Video guidelines

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Video duration

Non-skippable (480x360) ​
- Ads can be maximum of 20-seconds in EMEA ​
- 15-seconds everywhere else ​
- Non-skippable ads for CTV ‘Living Room’ can’t exceed 31 seconds ​

Skippable (480x361) ​
-Ads can be 12-seconds (minimum) to 6-minutes (maximum)

Max file size

≤256 GB ​

YouTube technical specs

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VAST tags specs guide

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Audio guidelines

Sound should play automatically

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