Apple is bringing its iAd mobile advertising platform to Europe. It will available first in the U.K and France in December and will come to Germany in January, Apple announced Thursday.

"We're thrilled to add leading global brands to the iAd Network in Europe and create even more great opportunities for developers," Andy Miller, Apple's vice president for iAds, said in a statement. "In just four months we've doubled the number of advertisers on the network and thousands of developers now have a valuable new source of revenue."

Apple iAds allows third-party developers to monetize by embedding ads in their apps. It works on the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad and was launched along with iOS 4 in July. Apple said more than half of the top 25 major advertisers on Advertising Age's list of "100 Leading National Advertisers" participate in iAds.

The launch of iAds in Europe will include ads from L'Oreal, Renault, Louis Vuitton, Nespresso, Perrier, Unilever, Citi, Evian, LG Display, AB InBev, Turkish, Airlines, and Absolute Radio.

"As the world leader in the beauty business, L'Oreal aims to create the most meaningful connections between its brands and its customers, so iAds was a natural choice," said Mac Menesguen, head of strategic marketing for L'Oreal. "We're thrilled by the quality, the interactivity and the depth of iAd's user ecperience, giving us an unparalleled opportunity to reach and serve the most engaged and discerning customers at the digital forefront of beauty."