Apple might be preparing to offer new fullscreen, video iAds that play automatically. Described as TV commercial-like "interstitials," the ads would interrupt whatever a user was doing in an app at the time. Given Apple's emphasis on user experience, it's more likely that the ads will appear after something is completed in an app, for instance when a user reaches the end of a level in a game. Apple has had trouble attracting advertisers to its iAd program, and these new ads may be an effort to grab their attention, according to Ad Age:
The in-app video ads may be a way for Apple to rekindle advertisers' interests in its fancy-but-flawed iAds. The ad product line was unveiled in 2010 with all the pomp and circumstance of a new iPhone, but they've struggled to gain traction in the market.
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Source: Ad Age
