iOS cannot play video - ios

Question

I am attempting to play a simple mp4 file full screen when a view loads. Here is the code:
I am NOT getting a video at all, but I know the viewDidLoad is being called and that there is a view present.
//
// FirstViewController.m
// WSTR Finale
//
// Created by Chris Muench on 10/6/14.
// Copyright (c) 2014 World Series of Team Roping. All rights reserved.
//
#import "WatchLiveViewController.h"
#import <MediaPlayer/MediaPlayer.h>
#interface WatchLiveViewController ()
#end
#implementation WatchLiveViewController
- (void)viewDidLoad {
[super viewDidLoad];
// Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.
NSURL *movieURL = [NSURL URLWithString:#"http://download.wavetlan.com/SVV/Media/HTTP/H264/Talkinghead_Media/H264_test1_Talkinghead_mp4_480x360.mp4"];
MPMoviePlayerController *moviePlayer = [[MPMoviePlayerController alloc] initWithContentURL:movieURL];
moviePlayer.controlStyle = MPMovieControlStyleFullscreen;
moviePlayer.view.transform = CGAffineTransformConcat(moviePlayer.view.transform, CGAffineTransformMakeRotation(M_PI_2));
UIWindow *backgroundWindow = [[UIApplication sharedApplication] keyWindow];
[moviePlayer.view setFrame:backgroundWindow.frame];
[backgroundWindow addSubview:moviePlayer.view];
[moviePlayer play];
}
- (void)didReceiveMemoryWarning {
[super didReceiveMemoryWarning];
// Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
}
#end

Answer 1

Try this code:
MPMoviePlayerViewController *mpvController = [[MPMoviePlayerViewController alloc] initWithContentURL:movieURL];
mpvController.moviePlayer.controlStyle = MPMovieControlStyleFullscreen;
mpvController.moviePlayer.scalingMode = MPMovieScalingModeFill;
mpvController.view.transform = CGAffineTransformConcat(mpvController.view.transform, CGAffineTransformMakeRotation(M_PI_2));
[self presentViewController:mpvController animated:NO completion:^{
[mpvController.moviePlayer play];
}];

Answer 2

I think you are missing prepareToPlay. Try something like this:
...
[moviePlayer prepareToPlay];
[moviePlayer play];