Google Outstream Video Ads Launched Outside Of YouTube

Ad Industry News
Last updated: June 1, 2026 | by Pierre Kazanowski
Google Outstream Video Ads Launched Outside Of YouTube

Google announced a new video ad format called the Outstream video ad that will be utilized by a group of publishers outside of YouTube. In this weeks video, we take a closer look at this new ad unit. Find out more by watching the video below.

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Video transcription

Recently Google launched the Outstream video ad format for mobile web, apps, and websites other than YouTube.

The ad unit does not need a YouTube video to display in-stream video ads.

With these Outstream ads, publishers can monetize with video.

For mobile web, the ad unit is placed in banners and for apps in banners, interstitials, and in-feed.

Only websites and apps from Google video partners are allowed to display the ad unit.

The ad unit is sold on a viewable CPM basis.

As the user scrolls down a page and the Outstream video ads come into view, it automatically plays without sound.

Once tapped on the Outstream ad, the sound will turn on, and the video will restart.

Source: https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/317844/google-launches-outstream-video-ads-to-play-on-sit.html?edition=

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