Release 8.57 17/08/2026

We’re pleased to release the 8.57 version of the Blue Billywig Online Video Platform.

Amazon TAM support through Prebid

Are you filling Ad slots with Amazon TAM? Then we have great news for you. We now support Amazon TAM through Prebid. This means you can auction it alongside other adapters to pick the highest bid from a multitude of platforms.

  • You can now add interactivity to a clip that doesn’t have it yet, right from the hover bar in the media library.
  • We added a date-range picker to the Usage (Traffic & Storage) statistics.
  • We improved the performance and scroll smoothness of channels with very large playlists.
  • Live streams now keep a longer rewind window.
  • Admins can now open the Modules screens and request modules directly from the dashboard.
  • Media clips now support separate audio- and video-language fields.
  • We rolled out several security enhancements across the platform.
  • We fixed several cases where the player could get stuck or silently fail to start.
  • We fixed playback not starting on some channel players in Safari, iOS and iPadOS.
  • We fixed Chromecast so playback progress updates correctly and casting is more stable.
  • We fixed a grey band that could linger at the bottom of the player after a video ad.
  • We improved how the player handles ad privacy (limit ad tracking) and consent signals.
  • We fixed third-party ad verification tracking (e.g. DoubleVerify) losing its identifier in some setups.
  • We fixed a crash on the Statistics and Reports screens when picking a custom date range in Safari.
  • We fixed date range presets producing inverted or shifted ranges on date pickers across the dashboard.
  • We fixed deleting an audio track or audio description on a media clip not sticking after saving.
  • We fixed non-sign-language tracks incorrectly offering sign languages as options.
  • We fixed the media library’s folder view showing ad creatives when the “show creatives” toggle was off.
  • We fixed Instagram publishing that could post to the wrong account after selecting a page.
  • We restored the “Show more” button on channel descriptions when the text is truncated.
  • We fixed layout overflow and an oversized dropdown on the channel overview page.
  • We fixed missing decimals on dashboard KPIs and added a tooltip to the date-range warning icon.
  • We fixed the interactive video editor so data-feed bindings attach to the correct widget.
  • We fixed embedded players not always sizing to their container within the WordPress plugin.

SDK

  • We fixed a memory/lifecycle issue in the Android SDK.