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Access ControlWeb Player
6 days ago

Web: 8.38.6

This release improves DRM playback handling and prevents focus issues with the "Keep Watching" button.

New Feature

  • The player disables the quality selector for DRM-protected streams using native HLS playback, preventing unusable quality options from appearing. 

Bug Fix

  • When the “Keep Watching” button appears, it no longer takes focus from active text fields.
AdvertisingWeb Player
a week ago

Web: 8.38.5

This release delivers smoother playback during ad loading and clearer on-player timestamps.

New Features

  • Player defaults have been updated to maintain playback responsiveness during ad loading.
  • Timestamps display with improved contrast to meet accessibility standards.
Web Player
a month ago

Web: 8.38.4

JWP 8.38.4 introduces a new configuration option for video thumbnails, adds support for unencoded Google PPS segment values and the HLS #EXT-X-SESSION-DATA tag, and includes player performance improvements to optimize preview image requests.

New Features

  • The player supports unencoded Google PPS (enablePPS) segment values in ad requests for compatibility with ad partners.
  • The enableVideoThumbnails config option allows disabling motion thumbnails to display static posters.
  • The player supports the HLS #EXT-X-SESSION-DATA tag, enabling access to SSAI session information in VOD playback.

Bug Fix

  • The player optimizes preview image requests, preventing redundant file downloads.
AdvertisingWeb Player
2 months ago

Web: 8.38.3

This release includes improved ad loading behavior on iOS and automatic preroll setup for Dynamic Ads.

New Features

  • iOS respects background ad loading settings providing smoother playback without interruptions.
  • Dynamic Ads automatically enables preroll support, ensuring compatibility across embed types.
Web Player
2 months ago

Web: 8.38.2

Service release: Hls.js has been updated to support HEVC HLS (M2TS) playback in the JWPC dashboard.

Web Player
3 months ago

Web: 8.38.1

This release includes accessibility improvements for player controls and timestamps, along with refinements to DASH livestream playback behavior.

New Features

  • Player controls and timestamps have been updated to meet accessibility contrast requirements.
  • Tooltips and screen reader labels have been added to improve control accessibility.

Bug Fix

  • MPEG-DASH livestreams without DVR now pause on the last frame, consistent with DVR and HLS streams.
Web Player
3 months ago

Web: 8.38.0

Service release. No new features.

AdvertisingWeb Player
4 months ago

Web: 8.37.1

Bug Fix

  • Resolved an issue affecting the Freewheel ad plug-in.
Web Player
4 months ago

Web: 8.37.0

This release includes accessibility enhancements and improvements to ad and metadata behavior.

New Features

  • The web player now supports direct VMAP XML input via the adschedule configuration.
  • Player controls and timestamps enhanced to meet accessibility contrast requirements.
  • MPEG-DASH livestreams now pause correctly on the last frame.

Bug Fix

  • Chapter metadata is now formatted correctly for Google indexing.
Web Player
5 months ago

Web: 8.36.7

Service release. No new features.