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WWDC23 · 20 min · Audio & Video

Explore AirPlay with interstitials

Learn how you can use HLS Interstitials with AirPlay to create seamless transitions for your video content between advertisements. We’ll share best practices and tips for creating a great experience when sharing content from Apple devices to popular smart TVs.

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Example: Navigation restriction client driven swift · at 9:19 ↗ 
let player = AVPlayer(url: movieURL) //no ads in primary
let controller = AVPlayerInterstitialEventController( primaryPlayer: player )

let ad1Item = [AVPlayerItem(url: ad1Url)]
let ad1event = AVPlayerInterstitialEvent( primaryItem: player.currentItem,
										  time: CMTime(seconds: 5, preferredTimescale: 1) )
ad1event.identifier = "ad1"
ad1event.templateItems = ad1Item

//set SKIP restriction on ad1 
ad1event.restrictions = [.requiresPlaybackAtPreferredRateForAdvancement]
		
controller.events = [ad1event]

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Plan C: Sample code to override the restrictions swift · at 15:44 ↗ 
let player = AVPlayer( url: movieURL )
let controller = AVPlayerInterstitialEventController( primaryPlayer: player )
			
let ad1Event = controller.events[0]
let ad2Event = controller.events[1]
			
let newEvent  = ad2Event.copy() as! AVPlayerInterstitialEvent
//clear the restrictions on ad2 event
newEvent.restrictions = []

//set the original ad1 Event and modified ad2 Event on controller
controller.events = [ad1Event, newEvent]

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