Release 7.116 18/09/2023

We’re pleased to release the 7.116 version of the Blue Billywig Online Video Platform.

Post to Social

We have reworked the way you post media clips to social media. With the new intuitive design you can share within no time to YouTube with Facebook and Instagram soon to follow. We also added additional functionality to make life a lot easier.

New additions

  • Modernised design
  • Customise descriptions separately per social platform
  • Pre-fill fields based on media clip metadata
  • Preview your social post before sharing
  • Easily visit the pages shared to
  • Support keyboard shortcut on Windows to open context menu (WCAG)
  • Improved general HLS compatibility and performance
  • Improved asset type selection to better reflect available formats
  • Updated the Piwik integration to the latest standards
  • Added support for new “plcmt” setting for Prebid video attributes
  • Fixed an issue with Channels search results
  • Fixed an issue with Ad Schedules being fetched on the login page
  • Fixed an issue with DVR on live streams
  • Fixed an issue with converting HLS to MP4
  • Fixed an issue with the number of impressions shown for single clip engagement downloadable reports

SDK

  • Completed iOS 17 compatibility updates in preparation of it’s official launch
  • We now try and pick up IAB TCF parameters on Android
  • Fixed an issue where the duration was displaying over other buttons on Android

A fix for fullscreen rotation on iOS will roll-out soon under version 7.116.1.