Release 7.43 19/10/2020

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

  • Videos now show a thumbnail preview when the viewer’s mouse pointer hovers over the progress bar.
  • Line items now support CMP macros natively, without requiring custom Javascript.
  • Smart Playlist filters now support data sources as the Studio does, allowing intelligent recommendations to be made based on the viewer’s context.
  • The Media Library now includes a filter for “has interactivity”, which isolates interactive videos.
  • In the Interactive Video Studio, conditions can now use “contains” and “does not contain” as a logical test.
  • Fixed preroll ad not working when cast button is set to show
  • Fixed player feedback tool null error
  • Fixed an issue with the Live API not working properly from bbvms.com
  • Fixed the Mediaclip Details Languages tab to save language selections
  • Fixed the player’s interception of spaces and m characters
  • Fixed fullscreen behavior on iOS when playing videos with subtitles
  • Fixed player’s response to invalid tag URLs
  • Fixed subtitle backdrops
  • Fixed an issue where the number of views of a clip in the media library was not updated
  • Fixed an issue where overlays wouldn’t always show as being attached to a position/playout
  • Fixed player’s response to animation data with an empty array
  • Improved saving of position (playout)
  • fixed click-to-play staying hidden when initially in view
  • Fixed a bug where clips imported from an mrss feed would be marked as “empty”