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The video assets section is now actively populating in the Merchant Center

Written by Paid Media Collective
IN BRIEF

The Video Assets section in Google Merchant Centre, first announced at Google Marketing Live 2025, is now actively populating with content from external sources, such as YouTube. Previously appearing empty in many accounts since its September launch, videos are now being automatically pulled in.

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What changed

This confirms Google is progressing with its plan to centralise video assets from websites, social channels, and AI-generated sources inside Merchant Centre.

THE COLLECTIVE PERSPECTIVE

Why it matters for advertisers

For you, this means checking your Merchant Centre Video Assets section to verify which videos have been imported and how they're being used.

Perspective from the original PMC newsletter.

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The video assets section is now actively populating in the Merchant Center

The Video Assets section in Google Merchant Centre, first announced at Google Marketing Live 2025, is now actively populating with content from external sources, such as YouTube. Previously appearing empty in many accounts since its September launch, videos are now being automatically pulled in. This confirms Google is progressing with its plan to centralise video assets from websites, social channels, and AI-generated sources inside Merchant Centre.

For you, this means checking your Merchant Centre Video Assets section to verify which videos have been imported and how they're being used.

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