Can I insert ads in exoplayer while playing video

[RadhikaBalla]

How to insert ads while playing video in exoplayer? Can I insert my own custom ads? Please help me out with a solution.

[andrewlewis]

• If you want to play VAST ads please have a look at the IMA extension.
• If you want to load ad media URIs yourself you can implement your own AdsLoader to replace the ImaAdsLoader. This is quite a bit of work but there is some information in IMA extension: Ads playback without internet connection #3664 and Creating Custom Media Source, to Mimic the performance of AdMediaSource with Custom Ad Servers #3967. I'm afraid we don't have a detailed tutorial on doing this. Please have a look at the implementation of ImaAdsLoader and read the documentation of AdsLoader and AdPlaybackState.
• If you just want to play ads before/after some content like a normal playlist you can use ConcatenatingMediaSource. To insert midrolls you can join ClippingMediaSources (for content clips) with media sources for your ads in a ConcatenatingMediaSource.