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YT Companion Banner
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Display ad format that appears alongside four video ad formats: Skippable, Non-Skippable, Bumper and Living Room CTV.
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
300x60
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