Ad Breaks

Overview

Backstage allows users to schedule advertising breaks into VOD content at any point in the asset.

Creating an Ad Break

To create a new ad break, navigate to the piece of media that need advertisements scheduled. Once there navigate to the "Ad Breaks" section below the content preview player

Ad Break Section

Any number of ad breaks and slots for those breaks can be added to an asset. To do so, enter in the time that the ads should be inserted using the following format: number of seconds into the asset

Next, enter the amount of Ad slots that will be requested during the break. The length of the break is dependent on how long each slot is, and how many slots are added to the break. For example, if your ad slots are 30 seconds, a Pre-Roll playing at 30 seconds, with 2 Slots, would play 1 minute of advertisements 30 seconds into the asset.

The table below breaks down how long an ad break will be based on Ad Slots requested:

Ad Slots Requested	Length of Ad Break (in seconds)
1	30
2	60
3	90
4+	120

NOTE: Backstage currently has a maximum limit of 4 Ad slots in total. Any requested number exceeding 4 slots will automatically be capped at 4. For instance, if you request 6 Ad slots to appear 45 seconds into the asset, the system will only display 4 Ad slots with a combined duration of 2 minutes.

Ad Break Example

AI-Assisted Ad Breaks

This upcoming feature will automatically insert ad breaks into the asset. Currently, it is not available for use.