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What is StreamAds?
StreamAds is an advertisement scheduling, delivery, tracking and reporting platform developed for internet radio streaming.
This all-in-one solution provides a central administration point where a sales representative can schedule advertising for a single station or a whole network of stations.
StreamAds also allows you to maximize your revenue - use external advertisement providers to fill your unsold inventory; or even sell your premium inventory for you.
(View the StreamAds initiatives here).
StreamAds supports multiple advertisement types - Gateway, In-stream, Banner & Text - as well as Synchronized Banner & Text advertisements.
StreamAds is a hosted solution - meaning the majority of the resources required ro run StreamAds are managed directly by SpacialAudio -
thus you do not have to make a huge investment in resources and staff to start using StreamAds.
| Which software does StreamAds require? |
| Option 1: |
SAM Broadcaster
SAM Broadcaster is a complete automation solution developed specifically with the internet broadcaster in mind.
Now with direct integrated support for StreamAds, making revenue for your online station has never been this easy!
Read more about SAM Broadcaster here. |
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| Option 2: |
StreamAds enable your existing automation system
If you are using another automation system (AudioVault, NextGen, Scotts, etc.) then you will need our adaptor application called SOS (Stream Overlay System).
SOS is especially suited for terrestrial broadcasters as it will take the over-the-air commercial and replace it with an internet-only version provided by StreamAds.
SOS works with your existing automation system - so no change required in the way you run your station.
This is just one of the many reasons why StreamAds has been adopted by hundreds of radio stations to monetize on their internet streaming.
Read more about SOS here. |
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| Option 3: |
Custom StreamAds interface
If you have a system that requires ad-insertion or ad-replacement technologies, please talk to us
- we can develop a custom interface to StreamAds for you.
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| Advertisement types supported |
| In-stream: |
In-stream advertisements are placed between your normal content, i.e.
traditionally what people think of if they talk about radio advertising.
At the same time the in-stream advertisement is playing, synchronized banners and text can be displayed, allowing listeners to instantly respond to the advertisements. |
| Gateways: |
Gateway advertisements, also known as pre-roll advertisements, are video or audio advertisements which are delivered to your listeners when they initially tune into the station.
At the same time synchronized banners and text can be displayed, allowing listeners to instantly respond to gateway advertisements. |
| Banner & Text: |
Place traditional Banner & Text advertisements on your website and popup player. |
Synchronized
Banner & Text: |
Synchronized Banner & Text advertisements are shown on the popup player at the same time as a gateway or in-stream advertisement is being delivered,
allowing listeners with a more compelling message and the ability to instantly respond to the advertisement. |
| Enhanced listener experience |
Popup player - enhanced listener experience
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| Popup player: |
StreamAds works best if used with our StreamAds popup player. Just place some simple HTML web code
on your website and it will launch the StreamAds popup player which provides your listeners with an enhanced
experience while improving your brand name. |
| Branding: |
The popup player displays your station logo and can also be customized in various ways to improve your station branding. |
| Information: |
Listeners are provided with instant information about the track currently being played.
Artist, Title, Album, Duration are common fields displayed in a popup player. They can also click a Buy link,
allowing the listener to purchase the track or album and earn you even more revenue. |
| Advertising: |
The popup player creates new opportunities for advertising which includes Gateways, Synchronized banner & text, and normal rotation banners and text.
Also sponsored popup players, where a popup player is co-branded with an advertiser, are becoming a popular way for advertisers to reach their intended audience. |
| Surveys: |
The popup player allows us to survey your listener base, collecting vital data which can be used to more effectively sell advertising for your station.
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| Fun elements: |
We are working on adding fun, interactive elements like games, news, quizes, etc. to the popup players to make your site more "sticky" -
giving listeners a reason to come back every day and stay for longer.
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View the StreamAds overview,
read about StreamAds initiatives or Contact us for pricing information.
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