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Back to Blog • It’s no secret that we are huge proponents of video at Mediavine. Publishers who embrace video can earn much higher advertising revenue, reap the SEO benefits and even offer a great experience for users if they take the right steps. However, we’re also aware that video presents challenges. Creating videos worth…

Back to Blog • Editor’s Note: this post mentions autoplay settings in the Mediavine Dashboard. Autoplay options have been retired as of February 2023. See this article for more information. The video adhesion unit is back! Everything that’s old becomes new again, even ad technology. Many Mediavine publishers may remember our original video adhesion —…

Back to Blog • The Mediavine Outstream Player, which runs inside in-content ad slots, is the latest addition to our “decade of video.” As you’ve heard us say a few thousand times, video ads pay more than traditional display advertisements. It’s why we’ve pushed Mediavine publishers to produce video for years now. When you think…

Back to Blog • If you know Mediavine, then you’re probably already aware that we’re constantly looking for ways to revamp and improve our video offerings. In Q4 of 2019, we introduced Featured Video, which allows publishers to easily dip into those video earnings. Back in August 2020, we launched the ability to make Custom…

Back to Blog • In this Year, Decade, Century of Video, Mediavine is forever committed to supporting publishers’ various — and evolving — video needs. Whether it’s adding more header bidding partners, or introducing new ad experiences such as video overlays, our Universal Player and the mid-roll feature we’re unveiling today, we’re always exploring new…

Back to Blog • We’re excited to announce that as of today, we’ve built custom video playlists into the Up Next feature of the Mediavine Video Player. That means Mediavine publishers can create video playlists directly inside the new Mediavine Dashboard. Publishers can embed these in posts, as well as set them as a featured…

Back to Blog • This is a sponsored conversation with Jumprope. One of the things we love doing here at Mediavine is introducing publishers to new and exciting apps that make content creation even easier. We recently chatted with Jumprope founder Jake Poses during a publisher Facebook Live, and we’re continuing this conversation here on…

Back to Blog • It’s been a while since Mediavine last introduced a new ad unit. We typically spend our time optimizing existing ad units for top viewability and performance for publishers, increasing revenue without the need for additional ads on page. It’s been a while since Mediavine last introduced a new ad unit. We…

Back to Blog • Dec. 6, 2023: This blog post has been updated to reflect the sale of Grow Social and Grow Social Pro to NerdPress. The plugin is now called Hubbub; more information about the sale can be found on our Hubbub landing page. Our industry evolves so rapidly that providing a concise roadmap…

Back to Blog • It’s no secret here at Mediavine that we’re obsessed with video. After all, we’ve dubbed this the year/decade/century of video. Hyperbole aside, we can’t overstate the incredible potential video has for publishers. With its ability to engage users and show off your content, video can earn you much higher CPMs than…

Back to Blog • So, you want to jump on board the video train, but don’t know where to start? No worries. We’ve got you. First, let’s answer the most basic question:  What do you need, right now, to get started with Mediavine video? A website that is monetized with Mediavine ads That’s it.  Note…

Back to Blog • On Monday, Google added two pretty big video features to Google Search Console. Under Enhancements, you’ll now get a report on any videos marked up in Schema.org and parsed by Google, as well as the ability to see how your videos are helping your search appearances. What does that mean and…