MPMoviePlayerController not playing video

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Here is my code

NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:@"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mcjR3TsK4s&feature=g-logo&context=G2e376ceFOAAAAAAAAAA"];
MPMoviePlayerController *mp = [[MPMoviePlayerController alloc] initWithContentURL:url];
[self.view addSubview:mp.view];
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self selector:@selector(myMovieFinished:) name:MPMoviePlayerPlaybackDidFinishNotification object:mp];
[mp play];

So video shoul play when I starts the app but it is not playing. Can anybody see what is wrong in code? I included MediaPlayer framework and import Mediaplayer.h Thanks!

You can't just put a direct YouTube URL into a MPMoviePlayer. The URL you defined represents a web page, not video data. — Richard J. Ross III, Jan 15 '12 at 19:54
You could use `[UIApplication openURL:youtubeURL]` which should launch the youtube.app that ships with your device, or you can do some fancy stuff to get a .mp4 link to the video itself. I can help you with some of that, just let me know. — Richard J. Ross III, Jan 15 '12 at 20:04
Check out this link, if you have a server you can use t hat has PHP available. http://www.ngcoders.com/php/php-youtube-video-downloader-script — Richard J. Ross III, Jan 15 '12 at 20:08
@RichardJ.RossIII please help me with that stuff "to get a .mp4 link to the video itself" — Dmitriy Kalachniuk, Jan 15 '12 at 20:10

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:17

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You cannot play YouTube video via MPMoviePlayerController. Use UIWebView or default app with custom URL scheme for this aim

See also Play YouTube videos with MPMoviePlayerController instead of UIWebView

edited May 23 '17 at 12:17

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answered Jan 15 '12 at 20:05

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