Video: Rovio runs with video ads for Angry Birds

Few mobile software titles see the success that Rovio’s Angry Birds has seen, and the ad-supported free version for Android has seen over 7 million downloads already. With in-app purchase power called Bad Piggy Bank on the way, Rovio should be raking in the dough. If virtual must-have accessories don’t do the trick for you (pig scarves?), perhaps an ad-free premium version will draw you into Rovio’s carrier billing plan. Even if you never spend a dime on Angry Birds, Rovio will be pocketing some serious change, thanks to those ad banners. But that’s not the end of it.

Rovio now has AdMob’s pre-roll (or play) videos queued up, as seen in the Android and Me video below. Peter Vesterbacka’s claim that Rovio will be making a million a month by the end of the year is starting to come into focus.

Via Android and Me

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Hi Rocio, please have you solve the problem of capture frames from a video file or camera, if yes please send some tuto please, :)

Angry Birds has been running those video ads since the first major update. I don't mind it too bad at start, but its quite annoying when the screen goes black in between levels then finally loads a video, which of course isn't muted, and you have to find the skip button to go back to the game.