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Adventurist
Channel Surfer

Channel Monitization via Ad Manager creating Ad Server URL

I am using Google Ads Manager to advertise on a Direct Publishing account. My VAST publisher tag works but only 1 video is playing at the beginning of each video. I want the ads to play every 5 minutes. I used "vpos=midroll&videoad_start_delay=300000" , but this has no effect. I am thinking there may be other errors in my tag. Can someone assist as I don't see how to create this in Google Ad Manager.

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Baradanikto
Roku Guru

Re: Channel Monitization via Ad Manager creating Ad Server URL

If you're using Direct Publisher, and, you've developed a JSON feed file, you should be specifying ad breaks within the 'Content' object of the feed.

FREE Windows desktop software for converting Direct Publisher channels to SceneGraph (SDK), for creating BIF (Trick Play) files, Roku (MRSS, JSON) feed files, and FireTV feed files @ GitHub/rrirower.
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Adventurist
Channel Surfer

Re: Channel Monitization via Ad Manager creating Ad Server URL

Do you have a source for how to break up the json feed?

I assume that cannot be done right through the Vimeo feed, but I will have to redirect it to a website and do that there?

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37mediagroup
Roku Guru

Re: Channel Monitization via Ad Manager creating Ad Server URL

As stated the coding for the ad break times need to be included into the json feed, within the 'content' section, like so:

adBreaks: ["00:15:00", "00:30:00", "00:45:00"],

Otherwise by default I think Roku just makes pre-roll an ad break. Not sure if it can be added into a Vimeo feed or if you can manually adjust their feeds. Otherwise, could you just copy & paste the code and host it elsewhere, then simply add the code in.

 

 

You can read more about it here (also CTRL+F search for 'adbreaks' elsewhere) and yes they do need to be 7 minutes apart  https://developer.roku.com/docs/specs/direct-publisher-feed-specs/json-dp-spec.md#content-properties

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Adventurist
Channel Surfer

Re: Channel Monitization via Ad Manager creating Ad Server URL

Thank you - I assume this needs to be added to every video in the feed?

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Adventurist
Channel Surfer

Re: Channel Monitization via Ad Manager creating Ad Server URL

I think I will need to import the videos into the website from Vimeo:

https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-smart-tv/

This way I can alter the feed (I believe) and add custom categories (which Vimeo does not seem to offer anymore).

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sattun
Roku Guru

Re: Channel Monitization via Ad Manager creating Ad Server URL

Hi @Adventurist 

Our OTTfeed.com platform supports custom Ad breaks, and you can import your videos metadata from Vimeo pro account. Take a look at https://OTTfeed.com and let me know if you have any questions.

Cheers, 

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lidepeng139
Channel Surfer

Re: Channel Monitization via Ad Manager creating Ad Server URL

why my monetization settings is error state,

i can't set the right adserver url,can you give me a sample, ths

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sattun
Roku Guru

Re: Channel Monitization via Ad Manager creating Ad Server URL

Which ad server are you using? 

On SpotX page you will find "Example of a properly formatted and complete connected TV ad request to SpotX":

https://developer.spotxchange.com/content/local/docs/integrations/VASTIntegrations.md

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OTTfeed: Lease a custom Roku SDK for $99/month go to https://OTTfeed.com/lease
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lidepeng139
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