Just to clarify, Troy has never “gone away” from IPVanish. Being #2 in a list over so many VPNs is pretty darn good, and it is still very highly thought of. The good deals on it are still here: Black Friday Deals for Cord-Cutters in 2022 (troypoint.com)
I can’t speak on the ads in the install video, as I don’t remember ever seeing any.
Most of our tutorials in the past have ads in them inserted by YouTube. If you don’t want to see ads, I would suggest using SmartTubeNext on your streaming device.