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by londons_explore 1081 days ago
Video ads pay far more than audio-only ads. Brand advertisers want to get their logo in front of you.

I bet the economics don't add up for running a video hosting site, yet only getting revenue from audio ads.

Even spotify hasn't managed to survive on audio-only with ads - they have to put in other arbitrary restrictions like 'you can't play the song you want to play' to dissuade people from using the lossmaking plan.