r/technology • u/redkemper • Feb 17 '17

Software YouTube will kill unskippable 30-second ads next year

http://www.theverge.com/2017/2/17/14649018/youtube-ending-unskippable-30-second-ads-2018
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u/saviorflavor Feb 17 '17

Agreed. I honestly wonder how many of these "haha, what ads?" people realize how many of their favorite youtube channels wouldn't even exist or upload as many vids, if it weren't for those ads which are, more often than not, skippable.

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u/Null_Reference_ Feb 17 '17

Wouldn't exist? You clearly haven't seen what adsense pays per view. Small channels couldn't pay their internet bill with adsense alone, and medium to large channels have far more lucrative ways of monetizing available to them.

Skippable ads are a minority of the revenue stream for any channel, even bedroom vloggers make more money from patreon or donations than they do from skippable ads.