Post by account_disabled on Feb 18, 2024 10:37:53 GMT
The next time you sit down to watch YouTube on your TV, you may notice fewer ads interrupting the video you're watching. This is because YouTube is making ads on TVs appear less frequently, but in exchange, you will have to watch longer ads. YouTube began testing longer but less frequent ad breaks in September, and they are now rolling out to all TVs. The change means you'll see an updated countdown timer in the bottom right corner of the screen that will now show how much time you have left until the entire ad break ends or when you can skip it. Previously, YouTube showed how many ads were included in the break in the top left corner of the screen, along with a countdown timer for each individual ad.
Along with the new ad frequency, YouTube is Europe Mobile Number List expanding short-form ads to TVs. Just like on mobile and the web, you'll now see ads between Shorts that you can skip using your remote. While I can't say I'm very happy about watching ads between shorts on TVs, I'm kind of happy with the switch to ad breaks on normal videos, as I'm hoping I won't have as many little interruptions while I'm watching two-hour long deep dives. . YouTube has mainly focused on ads and getting people to watch them this year. The company added 30-second, non-skippable ads to its TV app and even went so far as to impose restrictions on ad blockers.
Israel suspends hostage negotiations and vows to continue fighting in Gaza despite ambush on soldiers and international pressureIn the third month of war in Gaza against Hamas, and still with some 135 hostages in the hands of the terrorist group, Israel this Thursday suspended negotiations for the release of the captives and promised to continue fighting in the Strip despite the ambush of 10 soldiers. the day before, and the international pressure for the massacre of the Gazan civilian population, with no place to take refuge from the constant bombings or water, food and medicine.