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GlossaryCTV, Video & AudioPod Bidding

CTV, Video & Audio

Pod Bidding

Programmatic auctions, supported in OpenRTB 2.6, where buyers bid on multiple slots in an ad break at once, enabling competitive separation and deduplication.

By Brandon MinaCEO, BrandPilot AIUpdated November 2026

Short answer

Pod bidding is a programmatic auction method, supported in OpenRTB 2.6, where buyers bid on multiple ad slots within a single ad break at once. It lets streaming publishers fill commercial pods more efficiently. Pod bidding also enables competitive separation and creative deduplication, so viewers avoid seeing rival brands or the same ad twice.