Comment Re:In the beginning (Score 2) 81
> Nobody seems to be willing to route both the original video and the ads through the same server
The only ads I ever see on youtube are the ones the content creators insert themselves into their own video. So this is already being done and gives content creators control over the ads being served while receiving the ad revenue they need to maintain their channel.
I don't know anyone who complains about ads served this way. The creators themselves are incentivized to make the ads tasteful and short and they understand that a view has the power to skip past it manually if they are inclined. This seems to be the proper way to handle it.