Monetization is getting paid for the broadcasts you publish online. The more people that watch, the grater your earnings. Broadcasters can generate revenue from their broadcasts by inserting ads at the beginning of the broadcast (pre-roll) and during the broadcast (mid-roll).
You can integrate a wide variety of ad servers and ad networks directly with your Cloud Video platform.
Advertisements are displayed Client Side only when using the Cloud Video Player. Advertisements are not published to Publishers such as Facebook or Youtube.
Example VMAP for Testing
You can use the following sample VMAP URL for testing Advertising features in the Cloud Video Platform. Simply copy and paste the URL into the Channel -> Engagement -> Advertising -> Ad URL field.
https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ads?iu=/21775744923/external/vmap_ad_samples&sz=640x480&cust_params=sample_ar%3Dpreonly&ciu_szs=300x250%2C728x90&gdfp_req=1&ad_rule=1&output=vmap&unviewed_position_start=1&env=vp&impl=s&correlator=
Advertising Networks
Here is a starter list of advertising networks that you can register to as a Publisher to generate revenue on your broadcasts.
Adblock
Will adblock stop the advertisements being displayed to users?
Adblock CAN stop videos from being played back however your Advertising Network can often provide a special ad URL to prevent this. Typically most users consume video on mobile devices or tablets which do not contain AdBlock features.
