Google is abandoning a program that let users embed YouTube videos and advertisements on their web sites.
In a blog post Monday, Google AdSense team member Arlene Lee said the AdSense video feature would be discontinued at the end of April.
After the program is discontinued, publishers still will be able to display YouTube videos by embedding code or creating a YouTube playlist, she said.
“If you're currently displaying video units, we recommend that you start removing the video unit code from your pages as soon as possible…” Ms. Lee added, noting that prior earnings will be credited to users’ AdSense accounts.