In October 2014 Apple announced pre-roll video as a new ad format for iAd
https://developer.apple.com/iad/resources/Implementing-iAd-in-Your-iOS-Apps.PDF
How
Check my example for a working implementation of iAd's prerolled video ads:
#import "ViewController.h"
@import iAd;
@import MediaPlayer;
@interface ViewController () {
MPMoviePlayerController *moviePlayer;
}
@end
@implementation ViewController
-(void)viewDidLoad {
[super viewDidLoad];
// Preload ad
[MPMoviePlayerController preparePrerollAds];
// Create our MPMoviePlayerController
moviePlayer =[[MPMoviePlayerController alloc]init];
[moviePlayer.view setFrame: self.view.bounds];
[moviePlayer setFullscreen:YES animated:YES];
}
-(IBAction)playButton:(id)sender {
// Add MPMoviePlayerController to our view
[self.view addSubview:moviePlayer.view];
// Path of movie you want to play
NSString *moviePath = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"someVideo" ofType:@"MOV"];
// Set the contents of our MPMoviePlayerController to our path
[moviePlayer setContentURL:[NSURL fileURLWithPath:moviePath]];
// Prepare our movie for playback
[moviePlayer prepareToPlay];
// Play our movie with a prerolled ad
[moviePlayer playPrerollAdWithCompletionHandler:^(NSError *error) {
if (error) {
NSLog(@"%@",error);
}
[moviePlayer play];
}];
}