YouTube puts third-party clients on notice: Show ads or get blocked

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YouTube puts third-party clients on notice: Show ads or get blocked
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Revenue is not profit

Yeah, unfortunately I couldn't find revenue numbers. It seems unlikely to be costing that much to host. I'd be really surprised to learn it isn't cash positive at this point.

Best I could find is the entire division makes about 35% profit and you’d have to assume some of that was YouTube