Video Ads

Updated

Free + Pro. Everything on this page is in Free. Pro only adds a choice of which ads play on which video, described in Video Ads (Pro).

MediaShield can play ad breaks inside the protected player. It does not supply ads. The ads come from video creatives you make in the WB Ad Manager plugin. Without that plugin and at least one video creative, no break plays and these settings have no effect.

Why use it#

If you sell sponsorship or show house promotions, ads can play inside the same protected player as the video, so they cannot be skipped past by scrolling and they are counted in your ad plugin's statistics. You decide how many breaks there are and whether viewers may skip.

Before you start#

  • Install and activate WB Ad Manager and create at least one video ad creative.
  • The video must play in the MediaShield player. A video in a platform's own embedded player (YouTube, or Bunny without Pro direct playback) cannot carry in-video ads.
  • Mid-roll breaks need a known video length. Set Duration on the video, or let the player report it.

Steps#

  1. Go to MediaShield > Settings > Video Ads.
  2. Leave Enable In-Video Ads on. Turning it off stops all ads everywhere.
  3. Choose Pre-roll to play one ad before the video.
  4. Set Mid-roll Count, 0 to 10. Breaks are spaced evenly across the middle of the video, between the 10 and 90 percent points. The help text shows example times for a 46-minute video.
  5. Choose how viewers may leave an ad:
    • Require Full View on: no Skip button, the ad must finish. Use it for compliance viewing.
    • Require Full View off: set Skip Delay (seconds), 0 to 60. 0 lets viewers skip at once.
  6. Leave Show Break Markers on to show ad positions on the seek bar.

Settings and defaults#

Setting Default What it does
Enable In-Video Ads On Master switch. Off means no ads anywhere
Pre-roll On One ad before the video
Mid-roll Count 3 Breaks spread across the middle of the video (0 to 10)
Require Full View Off Viewer must watch each ad to the end. No Skip button
Skip Delay (seconds) 5 Seconds before Skip appears (0 to 60). Ignored when Require Full View is on
Show Break Markers On Marks on the seek bar for upcoming ad breaks

How many breaks you get#

MediaShield plans one slot for the pre-roll and one for each mid-roll. If you have fewer creatives than slots, the remaining slots stay empty. There is no post-roll control in the screen.

What viewers see#

"Advertisement", an "Ad - Ns" countdown and a Skip Ad button (or "Skip in Ns") on the player. Ads count through WB Ad Manager's own tracking.

Per-video overrides#

Pro adds a "Video Ads" box on the video edit screen, so one video can use its own ads, no ads, or its own break pattern. See Video Ads (Pro).

Check it worked#

Watch a video as a member. A pre-roll should play before the video, and markers should appear on the seek bar.

Next steps#

If no ads appear, see Troubleshooting.