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Below, you will find instructions for a ScanScout integration with Brightcove using the ScanScout/Brightcove AdSWF


  1. From the "Advertising" section of your Brightcove Studio, select the player on which you want to use ScanScout and select "Edit"
  2. In "Request ads from this player"
    • select "Yes"
    • Select "Edit" for the "Player-Level Key/Value Pairs" and enter ss_partnerId=YOUR_SCANSCOUT_PARTNER_ID;
      You can get your partnerId from your ScanScout account manager (publishersupport@scanscout.com)
  3. In "Ad Source" dropdown, select "Custom Ad Translator SWF URL"
  4. Enter http://media.scanscout.com/ads/Scanscout_Brightcove_AdTranslator.swf for the URL
  5. Select "Video Based" for "Ad Policy for Videos in this Player"
  6. Select "No" for "Player Load Ad Insertion"
  7. Select "Yes" for "Pre-roll Ad Insertion"
  1. From the "Advertising" section of your Brightcove Studio, select the player on which you want to use ScanScout and select "Edit"
  2. In "Request ads from this player"
    • select "Yes"
    • Select "Edit" for the "Player-Level Key/Value Pairs" and enter ss_partnerId=YOUR_SCANSCOUT_PARTNER_ID;
      You can get your partnerId from your ScanScout account manager (publishersupport@scanscout.com)
    • To withold overlay ads from your player add the following parameter:
      ss_useOverlay=false;
    • To make your player available to ScanScout's pre-roll ad inventory, add the following parameters
      • ss_usePreroll=true;
      • ss_companionId=[ID_OF_COMPANION_DIV];
      • ss_maxPrerollDuration=[DURATION_IN_SECONDS_OF_MAXIMUM_PREROLL_LENGTH_ACCEPTED]; (NOTE: This is optional)
      Please check with your ScanScout account manager (publishersupport@scanscout.com) in order to have pre-roll campaigns mapped to your account
  3. In "Ad Source" dropdown, select "Custom Ad Translator SWF URL"
  4. Enter http://media.scanscout.com/ads/Scanscout_Brightcove_AdTranslator.swf for the URL
  5. Select "Video Based" for "Ad Policy for Videos in this Player"
  6. Select "No" for "Player Load Ad Insertion"
  7. Select "Yes" for "Pre-roll Ad Insertion"
  8. Select "No" for "Mid-roll Ad Insertion"
  1. From the "Advertising" section of your Brightcove Studio, select the player on which you want to use ScanScout and select "Edit"
  2. In "Request ads from this player"
    • select "Yes"
    • Select "Edit" for the "Player-Level Key/Value Pairs" and enter ss_partnerId=YOUR_SCANSCOUT_PARTNER_ID;
      You can get your partnerId from your ScanScout account manager (publishersupport@scanscout.com)
    • To make your player available to ScanScout's overlay ad inventory, add the following parameter:
      ss_useOverlay=true;
    • To make your player available to ScanScout's pre-roll ad inventory, add the following parameters
      • ss_usePreroll=true;
      • ss_compId=[ID_OF_COMPANION_DIV];
      • ss_compWidth=[WIDTH_OF_COMPANION_DIV];
      • ss_compHeight=[HEIGHT_OF_COMPANION_DIV];
      • ss_maxPrerollDuration=[DURATION_IN_SECONDS_OF_MAXIMUM_PREROLL_LENGTH_ACCEPTED]; (NOTE: This is optional)
      Please check with your ScanScout account manager (publishersupport@scanscout.com) in order to have pre-roll campaigns mapped to your account
  3. In "Ad Source" dropdown, select "Custom Ad Translator SWF URL"
  4. Enter http://media.scanscout.com/ads/Scanscout_Brightcove_AdTranslator.swf for the URL
  5. Select "Video Based" for "Ad Policy for Videos in this Player"
  6. Select "Yes" for "Player Load Ad Insertion"
  7. Select "No" for "Pre-roll Ad Insertion"
  8. Select "No" for "Mid-roll Ad Insertion"
  • There are dozens of publishers using ScanScout on BC3 thru their 3rd party ad server
  • ScanScout has publishers using the following 3rd party ad servers:
    • DoubleClick DFP
    • 24/7 OAS
    • LigtningCast
    • Others...
  • Work with your ScanScout account manager to set up ScanScout to be served on BC3 through your 3rd party ad server
  • ScanScout will supply you with the XML that you'll traffic in your server and will help you take advantage of ScanScout as an ad source in your server