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Yospace surpasses 10 billion ads stitched in a single month, as ad-supported streaming surges

09/04/2026

Staines-upon-Thames, UK, 09, April, 2026 - Yospace, the trusted leader in Dynamic Ad Insertion (DAI), has surpassed 10 billion one-to-one addressable advertisements stitched in a calendar month, a significant milestone driven by multiple sporting events around the world. The total figure was 11.6 billion, significantly up on recent monthly traffic of around 9 billion and a 35% increase YOY.



The surge is attributable to a busy global sporting calendar rather than to a single tournament or event. Multiple events across Europe, APAC, and the Americas, including Six Nations Championship rugby, the 2026 Winter Paralympics, basketball, the start of the 2026 FIA Formula One World Championship and 2026 Australian Rules Football (AFL) seasons, all contributed to the record-breaking figure.



The data is representative of a familiar pattern of growth over the last three to four years, where sports-led peaks become normal traffic within a matter of months. The company expects to hit 11.5 billion ads stitched as standard monthly traffic by the end of the summer. In the meantime, the FIFA World Cup 2026 will undoubtedly drive new records as at least 14 Yospace customers worldwide will carry matches.





With ad loads generally remaining consistent across Yospace's broadcaster customers, the increase in traffic is mainly attributable to changing viewing behaviors as more and more consumers stream to the main screen in the living room. This change in viewer behaviour is in turn enabling broadcasters and media owners to increase the amount of their inventory that is addressable. As OTT advertising revenues come into sharp focus for many broadcasters, the reliability and scalability of their entire adtech ecosystem, including dynamic ad-insertion (DAI), becomes increasingly mission critical.



There is significant room for further growth, too. On top of the viewer trend towards streaming, new advertising opportunities are emerging through renewed industry collaboration and emerging specifications. The efficiency of Server-Guided Ad Insertion (SGAI) enables longer DVR windows in live streams, which opens up historic ad breaks for dynamic ad replacement. Meanwhile, the IAB Tech Labs' Ad Format Hero initiative is bringing new ad formats to SSAI and SGAI streams.



Surpassing 11.6 billion ads stitched in a single month is a real milestone for Yospace, and it points to the importance of advertising in the streaming landscape today, said Tim Sewell, CEO of Yospace. Where once the challenge was simply stitching ads into streams, the focus is now shifting toward maximising the value of each impression, and doing it at a massive scale. Only the most robust ad insertion technologies will be able to meet that demand.



Meet Yospace at NAB Show, Las Vegas, from 19th-22nd April. Visit yospace.com/nab to find out more and request a meeting.

About YospaceYospace has been at the forefront of the digital video revolution for 25 years. From the early days of mobile delivery, to the mass consumption and monetisation of premium streaming, we have a history of driving business success for the world's biggest telcos, broadcasters, and media companies.



Our pioneering dynamic ad insertion technology has helped monetise six Olympic Games, five FIFA World Cups, forty Grand Slam tennis tournaments. We have over 2,000 live channels under management and stitch over 8 billion advertisements per month.



Customers include DIRECTV, FOX, and Tubi in the USA; Allente, Channel 4, ITV, M6, RTL, Telenor, Telia and TV4 in Europe; Nine, and Seven West Media in APAC.

Yospace sits under RTL Group's adtech unit.

www.yospace.com

Media contactPaul Davies

Yospace

marketing@yospace.com+44 1784 466 388

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