Yospace, a privately owned company headquartered in the United Kingdom, operates under the parent company RTL Group. Founded in 1999, with approximately 60 employees, it reported $27.3M in revenue as of 2024. The company's main product involves video processing and playout, specializing in Dynamic Ad Insertion solutions for live OTT streams. Yospace launched a SaaS version of its video platform, yospaceCDS, in 2008, initially aimed at publishers and news agencies entering the online video market, later expanding to reach television broadcasters, networks, and service providers. The company now specializes in live stream manipulation, management, and monetization. Yospace was acquired by RTL Group in 2019.
On September 11, 2026, Yospace presented its new Ad Presentation solution at IBC 2026, which supports non-linear ad formats, including pause ads, overlays, squeezebacks, and L-banners. These formats are being standardized by the IAB Tech Lab’s Ad Format Hero initiative and aim to create new ad inventory for broadcasters while offering advertisers increased flexibility for contextual placements and attribution. Earlier, on September 7, Yospace and Castlabs announced their continued collaboration to advance Server-Guided Ad Insertion (SGAI) ahead of IBC 2026. Their joint efforts focus on evolving standards such as HLS Interstitials, Alternative MPD Events, and extended DVR windows, combining their expertise in Dynamic Ad Insertion and video playback. Yospace initially announced the release of its Ad Presentation solution on August 28, stating it enables broadcasters to apply non-linear ad formats at scale and would demonstrate these capabilities at IBC 2026. The company reiterated the solution's release on September 3, emphasizing its potential to unlock revenue opportunities with non-linear ad formats and confirming its attendance at IBC from September 11-14. On August 31, Yospace further detailed the solution's support for the IAB Tech Lab’s Ad Format Hero initiatives.
Yospace's customers primarily consist of telecoms companies. Examples of Yospace's customers include Deutsche Telekom, Telenor and Rogers Communications. Yospace has commercial and technical partners like Google, Accenture and Amazon Web Services (AWS).