Marker Defaults let you add pre-roll and post-roll ad insertion points that are automatically applied to every episode in your series. This saves you from manually adding markers to each episode.
Step 1: Find the Marker Defaults card
Go to your Series Details page and scroll down to the Marker Defaults card. Click New Marker to add one (or click the + icon if you already have markers defined).
Step 2: Configure your marker
Type
Choose Pre-Roll or Post-Roll. You can add one of each.
Maximum Total Time
The maximum duration of the entire ad break in seconds. If ads finish before this time, playback returns to your episode content immediately - there's no silence.
Maximum Number of Ad Positions
How many ads can play in this ad break.
Priorities
Which types of ads can serve in this marker. In most cases, leave this as "All Live Reads and Spots". You can optionally define start and end dates for specific priorities.
Click Update & Close when done.
Step 3: Cascade to existing episodes
After saving, you'll be asked: "Do you want to apply these changes to all existing Episodes?" Choose Yes to add these markers to your back catalogue, or No to only apply to future episodes. If you tick "Overwrite existing markers at identical locations", any existing pre/post-roll markers will be replaced with these new settings.
Note: Marker Defaults only support pre-roll and post-roll positions. Mid-roll markers need to be added manually to each episode. See: Adding Ad Insertion Points Into an Episode.