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Web Player
2 weeks ago

Web: 8.36.7

Service release. No new features.

Web Player
a month ago

Web: 8.36.6

In v8.36.6, an ad macro replacement issue has been addressed.

Bug Fix

All ad macros in tag URLs are correctly replaced, even when the same macro appears multiple times.

Web Player
a month ago

Web: 8.36.5

Our v8.36.5 release resolves several issues to improve ad handling, performance, and gallery display.

Bug Fixes

  • Consent data passes correctly for Freewheel ad requests without overwriting values.
  • HLS.js debug mode defaults to disabled to prevent excessive console logging.
  • Thumbnails load correctly across all pages in gallery view.


Web Player
4 months ago

Web: 8.36.4

JWP 8.36.4 introduces multiple player improvements.

New Features

  • Keyboard and UI accessibility features have been improved.
  • AirPlay and Casting support on iOS 18 has been enabled.
Dynamic Strategy RulesWeb Player
5 months ago

The Dynamic Strategy Rules Partnership Experience is Here!

We're excited to introduce the Dynamic Strategy Rules partnership experience. This new feature simplifies player and content management for JWP and Connatix customers.

New Feature

With support for Connatix in the partnership experience, you can create user experiences with the following benefits:

  • Seamlessly deliver both JWP and Connatix players
  • Use your JWP content and playlists with Connatix players

In your strategies, you can now add a partnership experience directly or use the experience as a trigger.

Contact your JWPC representative today to explore how Connatix players can enhance your strategies.


Web Player
6 months ago

Web: 8.36.3

JWP 8.36.3 introduces accessibility improvements.

New Features

  • Keyboard focus in UI and menu elements has been improved.
  • Screen readers now correctly interact with subtitle and caption elements.
Web Player
8 months ago

Web: 8.36.2

JWP 8.36.2 introduces a new captions appearance feature, support for Common Media Client Data (CMCD), updates to social sharing, and several important bug fixes to enhance the user experience and functionality.

New Features

  • You can now set the edge color (edgeColor) of captions through setCaptions().
  • The player now supports Common Media Client Data (CMCD)
  • The Twitter share menu option has been renamed to X.

Bug Fixes

  • Undefined and double-lined SRT captions display with correct styling.
  • When showUIWhen is set to onContent, the player correctly returns dimensions.
  • HLS streams no longer impact iPadOS playback.
  • Player iframe embeds load correctly.



Web Player
10 months ago

Web: 8.34.5

Player v8.34.5 introduces two new UI/UX features and addresses a player behavior bug.

New Features

  • New methods for converting color names and creating DOM elements have been implemented, which improve player performance.
  • The player now supports localization for the following language: Chinese (Taiwan) (code: zh-tw).

Bug Fix

  • Autopause and pause behaviors are now respected when the player is not viewable.
Web Player
10 months ago

Web: 8.34.3

In this release, several FreeWheel and Google PPS fixes have been released.

Bug Fixes

  • The FreeWheel Plugin correctly sets the mode to ad request when the stream is live.
  • Mute and unmute behavior in FreeWheel ad pods is now reflected correctly.
  • Google Publisher Provided Signals (PPS) values are sent and encoded properly.


Web Player
a year ago

Web: 8.34.0

In this release, a new property has been added to the beforePlay event.

New Feature

The beforePlay event now contains the state property that indicates the play state.