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YouTube documents Watch-While Ads
YouTube has documented Watch-While Ads, an image-led format shown alongside active mobile video playback without pausing the content. The format is associated with eligible Demand Gen, Performance Max, and App campaigns.
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For you, this means a new in-view surface may appear without a dedicated campaign build, so inspect placement and asset reporting before attributing performance shifts to existing formats.
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YouTube documents Watch-While Ads
YouTube has documented Watch-While Ads, an image-led format shown alongside active mobile video playback without pausing the content. The format is associated with eligible Demand Gen, Performance Max, and App campaigns. For you, this means a new in-view surface may appear without a dedicated campaign build, so inspect placement and asset reporting before attributing performance shifts to existing formats.
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