> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.ascendott.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Advertisements

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  <Accordion title="Local Advertisements" icon="tv">
    ### Local Advertisements — How to Create

    Follow these steps to create and configure a **Local Advertisement** for your platform:

    1. **Upload Video** — Click the **“Add New”** button to upload your advertisement video file.
    2. **Copy Video URL** — After uploading, click the **Copy** action button to copy the video URL.
    3. **Open Ad Server** — Click the **“Open Ad Server”** link below to access the Ad Server.
    4. **Ad Server Manual** — Click the **“Ad Server Manual”** link to view detailed instructions on how to generate your **VAST tag URL** using the Ad Server workflow.
    5. **Copy VAST Tag URL** — Once generated, copy the VAST tag URL from the Ad Server.
    6. **Create Advertisement** — Switch to the **Advertisement** tab above, paste the VAST tag URL, and create an advertisement to be displayed on the subscriber side.

           <img src="https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/ascendeongroupinc/images/sizese.png" alt="" />
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Advertisements" icon="paintbrush">
    ### Advertisements

    In the **Advertisements** section, you can configure ads in two ways:

    1. **3rd Party VAST Tags**

       * Use VAST 2.0 or VAST 3.0 tags provided by third-party ad networks (e.g., Google Ad Manager, SpotX, etc.).
       * Simply paste the tag into the system to serve ads to your subscribers.

    2. **In-House VAST Tags**
       * You can also create your own VAST 2.0 tags using the built-in **Ad Server**.
       * Upload your ad video, generate a VAST 2.0 tag, and apply it within the platform.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Ad Arrangements" icon="rocket">
    ### Ad Arrangements — Workflow

    To display ads in your content, follow this workflow:

    1. **Create Advertisement**

       * Upload your ad (video file or VAST tag).
       * Save it in the **Advertisements** section.

    2. **Create Ad Arrangement**

       * Go to the **Ad Arrangements** section.
       * Link the advertisement you created earlier.
       * Configure placement options (choose where the ad will appear).

    3. **Place Ad Type**
       * Select the type of ad placement:
         * **Pre-Roll** — Before the content starts.
         * **Mid-Roll** — During the content (set percentage).
           Setting a percentage position (e.g., at 25%, 50% of total content length).
         * **Post-Roll** — After the content ends.
       * Save the arrangement and assign it to the content.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Banner Ads" icon="layout-dashboard">
    Banner Ads are **interactive advertisements** that appear as visual banners
    inside the platform. Users can click them to be redirected to a specified URL.

    **Ad Types:**

    **Standard Banner Ad** — A static image banner.
    **Interactive Banner Ad** — A clickable banner that redirects users to a target URL.

    **Required Fields:**
    **Title** — Name of the banner ad.\
    **Description** — Short text describing the banner ad.\
    **Images** — Upload banner images in required formats:\
    **32:9**\
    **16:9**\
    **4:3**\
    **Redirect URL** — The link where users will be redirected after clicking the banner.
  </Accordion>
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