Overlay, pause and linear ads for short-drama and other video-first apps. Documentation is on its way.
Kontext Video Ads put ads into your video player at the moments that fit: a strip over the content while it plays, a card while it is paused, or a full-screen spot between episodes. Built for short-drama and other video-first apps, on the same ad server and demand as our conversational ads.
We are preparing the documentation
The Video Ads SDKs and their guides are in the final stretch. This section will cover the formats, the ad lifecycle, running your own auction against other networks, tracking, and the iOS and Android SDKs.
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