Facebook Reveals 'Premium' Autoplay Video Ads

Wide array of brands on board for late April release

Those Facebook autoplay video ads—well, call them Premium Video Ads. That’s what the social network just announced it would label the long-anticipated marketing tool that delivers video right into users’ feeds and starts playing 15-second clips automatically.

The spots will start consistently rolling into view during late April, a Facebook rep told Adweek, adding that the digital giant "wanted to create a captive, but not interruptive experience."

To the rep's point, Facebook is testing every video before approving them more widely.

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