YouTube Running Ads Under Videos

YouTube has started running ads underneath certain partner videos. The ads take the form of those same annoying ads that appear onscreen during many cable programs, though thankfully without the audio that sometimes accompanies the worst of them (I’m looking at you FX). You can see them right now during this Kellie Pickeler music video. Above is a slideshow showing you the ads.
At first, when watching the video, two gold areas appear within the YouTube progress bar, one a little bit into the video, and one at the end. When the video reaches that part, the ad swings in, animates and overlays the bottom portion of the screen. After it is done, it goes away, but a little button lets you call it back up. Click the ad, and a new video overlays the first one (the first one pauses) and plays a full […]

Original post by Nathan Weinberg