OptiView Ads SDK on iOS

On iOS and tvOS, the OptiView Ads SDK is a native Swift library that works with the OptiView Player (THEOplayer) and AVPlayer through player adapters, and with any other player through a custom adapter.

Prerequisites

1. Retrieve the channel's Break Manifest URL. See Retrieving the required values.
2. For Google Pod Serving, have your Google Ad Manager networkCode and the channel's customAssetKey at hand.
3. Add the OptiView Ads SDK for iOS to your project. Contact us for access to the SDK artifacts.

Integration

Create the SDK with an adapter around your player, then start a session with the channel's Break Manifest URL. The example below uses the OptiView Player (THEOplayer) adapter; the other adapters work the same way:

let sdk = OptiViewAds(
    config: OptiViewAdsConfig(player: THEOplayerAdapter(player: theoplayer)),
    renderer: OverlayAdRenderer(container: adContainer)
)

try await sdk.startSession(
    SessionConfig(
        manifestUrl: "https://us.markers.optiview.dolby.com/manifest/v1/ORG-ID/channels/CHANNEL-ID"
    )
)

From this point the SDK polls the Break Manifest, schedules the breaks against your player's timeline, plays the ads, and reports the impressions. To verify the integration, schedule a break through the API or dashboard and confirm that it plays out.

Supported players

OptiView Player (THEOplayer)

The THEOplayerAdapter wraps a THEOplayer instance. Ads are rendered in an overlay view stacked above your content player view.

Limitations:

• Requires a valid THEOplayer license.

AVPlayer

The AVPlayerAdapter wraps an AVPlayer instance. Ads are rendered in an overlay view stacked above your content player view.

Limitations:

• Requires iOS 15 / tvOS 15 or later.

Custom players

Any other player can be integrated by implementing the SDK's PlayerAdapter protocol, which exposes playback position, timing information, and basic playback controls.