react-native-video: Exoplayer - Unable to connect to VIDEO_URL, Unrecognized media format

Current behavior

onError callback throws the following error:

{"error":{"":"Unable to connect to https://www.sample-videos.com/video/mp4/720/big_buck_bunny_720p_1mb.mp4","errorString":"Unrecognized media format"}}

Reproduction steps

Component:

<Video
              source={{
                uri:
                  "https://www.sample-videos.com/video/mp4/720/big_buck_bunny_720p_1mb.mp4"
              }}
              ref={ref => {
                this.player = ref;
              }}
              style={styles.player}
              paused={this.state.moviePaused}
              onError={e => console.log(e)}
              onPlaybackStalled={this.pauseMovie}
            />

using Exoplayer

Platform

Which player are you experiencing the problem on:

• Android ExoPlayer

Video sample

https://www.sample-videos.com/video/mp4/720/big_buck_bunny_720p_1mb.mp4