Release 8.22 31/03/2025
We’re pleased to release the 8.22 version of the Blue Billywig Online Video Platform.
SDK Shorts shelf and CTA
We are proud to introduce the Shorts shelf experience and the CTA button variants to our Android and iOS SDKs. With these new features, you can style the Shorts experience to your liking and redirect viewers to any page.
New autoplay option: Engaged Auto-Play
Players can now automatically advance after a short delay unless the user interacts with the on-player CTA to stay. This ensures seamless viewing while optimizing ad delivery
- Added the option to duplicate playlists.
- Extended the timeout period when logged in to the OVP.
- Improved the way we handle deeplinks in combination with the new sharing options.
- Added the option to randomize static playlists.
- Added support for Finnish to the player and Channels.
SDK
- Android now only prevents phones from going to sleep when video has been started.
- Improved thumbnail loading for improved data usage/performance.
- Tweaked the placeholder for outstream advertisements on Android.
- Reduced the number of LocalStorage updates for interactive video.
- Fixed an issue with the way we display search results in Channels.
- Fixed an issue where the “Collapse on End” option did not reappear immediately after disabling all ad refresh options.
- Fixed an issue where views in VAST service didn’t always display correctly.
- Fixed an issue with vertical creatives in combination with floating.
- Fixed an issue with player width & height configuration in auctions.