How to show ads on TVOS using AVInterstitialTimeRange?

Question

When playing a movie, I would like to show some ads using AVInterstitialTimeRange. I was able to create the "dots" on the progress bar when playing the movie, but how do I actually present the ads?

so far this is my code to present the ads.

 NSArray *adBreaks = result.adBreaks;

  _player.player.currentItem.interstitialTimeRanges = adBreaks;
  NSMutableArray *adBreaksCMTime = [[NSMutableArray alloc]init];
  for(AdBreak *brk in adBreaks) {
  CMTime seekingCM = CMTimeMake([brk adBreakTime], 1);
  CMTime durationCM = CMTimeMake([brk adBreakDuration], 1);

  AVInterstitialTimeRange *adTimeRange = [[AVInterstitialTimeRange alloc]initWithTimeRange:CMTimeRangeMake(seekingCM, durationCM)];
                    [adBreaksCMTime addObject:adTimeRange];
                }
 _player.player.currentItem.interstitialTimeRanges = adBreaksCMTime;

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 29 '16 at 18:29

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Quoth the docs (emphasis added):

An AVInterstitialTimeRange object identifies a time range in an audiovisual presentation as interstitial content, such as advertisements or legal notices. By associating interstitial time ranges with an AVPlayerItem object you present with the AVPlayerViewController class, you can customize or restrict the presentation of interstitial content. For example, you can allow the user to easily skip advertisements or prohibit skipping of a legal notice.

Translation: you don't use this API to present ads. You present ads as part of the same media stream as your content, or perhaps through a composition of several sources played through one AVPlayerItem.

If, once you're already presenting interstitial content, you want the time ranges corresponding to such content to be clearly marked in the UI (for easy skipping or to prohibit skipping), you can use AVInterstitialTimeRange to mark them.

answered Mar 29 '16 at 18:29

rickster

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Do you have an example of how I could toggle between the ad and the movie using one av player item? – Jenel Ejercito Myers Mar 30 '16 at 05:57
That's what `AVVideoComposition` and friends are for. See the [programming guide](https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/AudioVideo/Conceptual/AVFoundationPG/Articles/03_Editing.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40010188-CH8-SW1) to get started. – rickster Mar 30 '16 at 14:09
Hey I am struggling with that too. My ads are stitched in the stream so if content length was 50 minutes after adding 10 minutes of ads the length will be 60 minutes. But when I add these ranges they don't appear on proper places do you have any idea ? – Waqas Jul 14 '23 at 19:58

How to show ads on TVOS using AVInterstitialTimeRange?

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