# Show Text/Image or Play Video Ads on running Stream

**URL:** <https://forum.developer.roku.com/t/show-text-image-or-play-video-ads-on-running-stream/1710>\
**Category:** Archived\
**Tags:** roku-developer-program\
**Created:** [June 3, 2011, 6:19am UTC](https://forum.developer.roku.com/t/show-text-image-or-play-video-ads-on-running-stream/1710 "2011-06-03T06:19:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![malik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@malik](https://forum.developer.roku.com/u/malik)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2011, 6:19am UTC](https://forum.developer.roku.com/t/show-text-image-or-play-video-ads-on-running-stream/1710/1 "2011-06-03T06:19:07Z")

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Hi,

Can someone guide me how would we **Show Text/Image or Play Video Ads on running Stream**?

Thanks  
Naeem

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**Author:** ![kbenson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@kbenson](https://forum.developer.roku.com/u/kbenson)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2011, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.developer.roku.com/t/show-text-image-or-play-video-ads-on-running-stream/1710/2 "2011-06-03T16:15:31Z")

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I believe the customvideoplayer example in the SDK does exactly what you are looking for, so that’s a good place to start.