{"id":852467,"date":"2025-05-31T19:12:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T00:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/31\/youtube-wants-to-place-ads-at-the-most-exciting-moments-of-its-videos\/"},"modified":"2025-05-31T19:12:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T00:12:11","slug":"youtube-wants-to-place-ads-at-the-most-exciting-moments-of-its-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/31\/youtube-wants-to-place-ads-at-the-most-exciting-moments-of-its-videos\/","title":{"rendered":"YouTube wants to place ads at the \u2018most exciting\u2019 moments of its videos"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"primary\">\n<article id=\"post-2784193\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><img width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/shutterstock_2290358085-1.jpg?quality=50&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1024\" alt=\"Das Logo von YouTube auf dem Bildschirm eines Smartphones, das \u00fcber einer Tastatur eines Gaming-Laptops steht.\" data-hero decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  ><\/p>\n<p><span>Image: rafastockbr \/ Shutterstock.com<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"link_wrapped_content\">\n<body><\/p>\n<p>At its own Brandcast 2025 event, YouTube presented a new way of inserting advertisements in particularly exciting places, which was recapped <a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com?id=111346X1569483&#038;xs=1&#038;url=https:\/\/blog.youtube\/news-and-events\/brandcast-2025\/&#038;xcust=2-1-2784193-1-0-0-0-0&#038;sref=https:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/2784193\/youtube-wants-to-place-ads-at-the-most-exciting-moments-of-a-video.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-subtag=\"2-1-2784193-1-0-0-0-0\" data-domain-name=\"blog\">in this official YouTube blog post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The new feature, called \u201cPeak Points,\u201d uses Gemini AI to analyze videos to find the most important, meaningful, and engaging moments that viewers are watching. Content creators are then able to place their ads at these exact moments to maximize viewership and engagement.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{\"uploadedSrc\":false,\"figureClassNames\":\"wp-block-image size-large\",\"figureStyles\":null,\"imgClassNames\":\"wp-image-2783647\",\"imgStyles\":null,\"targetWidth\":\"none\",\"targetHeight\":\"none\",\"scaleAttr\":false,\"ariaLabel\":\"Enlarge image: Youtube: Peak Moments\",\"alt\":\"Youtube: Peak Moments\"}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/b2c-contenthub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Peak-Moments.jpg?quality=50&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1200\" alt=\"Youtube: Peak Moments\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<p>Google \/ Youtube<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In one example, YouTube shows a marriage proposal, which it considered to be a \u201cpeak\u201d moment in the video. The advertisement would play directly after that moment. The concept is clear: ads should play at high-viewership and high-engagement moments to maximize impact.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"peak-points-are-only-peak-for-creators\">\u201cPeak points\u201d are only peak for creators<\/h2>\n<p>This new way to wring every last dollar out of monetized videos is, of course, great news for content creators who want more cash in their pockets. But it\u2019s less exciting for viewers. One point of contention is that an ad break directly after an exciting or engaging moment diminishes the experience of that moment.<\/p>\n<p>An alternative to that could be for creators to place ads directly <em>before<\/em> these peak moments, perhaps as a way to spark curiosity and anticipation in the viewer, amping up interest in what\u2019s about to happen. Then again, that could also backfire by increasing viewer frustration.<\/p>\n<p id=\"gpar3\">YouTube hasn\u2019t yet announced an official date when Peak Points will be made available to content creators.<\/p>\n<p id=\"gpar3\">Alongside Peak Points, YouTube also wants to bring so-called \u201cedge-to-edge\u201d ads on connected TVs (when watching YouTube on your large-screen living room TV, for example) as well as shopping ads where viewers can browse and engage with products on TVs.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Further reading:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/2561680\/fed-up-with-youtube-tvs-latest-price-hike-try-this.html\">Fed up with YouTube TV\u2019s price hikes? Try this<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/body><\/div>\n<p>This article originally appeared on our sister publication <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcwelt.de\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PC-WELT<\/a> and was translated and localized from German.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> Thomas Redner<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/2784193\/youtube-wants-to-place-ads-at-the-most-exciting-moments-of-a-video.html\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: rafastockbr \/ Shutterstock.com At its own Brandcast 2025 event, YouTube presented a new way of inserting advertisements in particularly exciting places, which was recapped in this official YouTube blog post. 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