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The mediation of these different parties that interact through ads, as well as the YouTube platform itself is done by online ad auction algorithms. In this paper, we study the aforementioned ecosystem through the use of advertisements in the form of video (video-ads). Online video-ads are a novel medium that is gaining significant t raction on social media platforms like YouTube. Our study p resents insights on (1) the behavior of users when exposed to video-ads; (2) the popularity of the video-ads over time; (3) the relation between contextual advertising and the effectiveness of ads; (4) the success of ads in generating revenue; and, (5) the success of channels in attracting revenue as exposers of ads. 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