Release 8.55 20/07/2026
We’re pleased to release the 8.55 version of the Blue Billywig Online Video Platform.
Conditional Field Groups
We are proud to take adding metadata to your content to the next level. When creating the list type custom field, you can now link Field Groups or even other custom fields to it. The result? The linked custom fields and/or Field Groups are dynamically added when a specific value is added. Try it now in the configuration of a list.
Channel statistics
Insight in the performance of your Channel is key to the optimisation of it. Therefore, we are introducing a new statistics dashboard fully focussed on your Channels performance. See how all your Channels are doing across the board or go in depth to analyse individual Channels.
- Prebid setups now support adapter-specific supply chain configuration that override the settings you apply globally.
- Before you delete a clip, we now warn you if it’s still used in channels or static playlists.
- You can now disable analytics logging per playout for individual analytics modules (GA4, Piwik, Matomo).
- More sign-language accessibility improvements: the player now correctly labels Spanish Sign Language and remembers your sign-language preference between videos.
- Added the export of 9:16 (Reels) videos to Instagram.
- Multiple improvements to our content protection for token-based HLS and DASH delivery.
- Custom fonts are now correctly applied and shown in the inline channel preview.
- Fixed an issue with audio description toggles not showing on Safari.
- Downloading a source file now actually downloads it instead of playing it.
- Action buttons in list pages no longer also open the row you clicked in.
- Accessibility language labels no longer need a page refresh to appear.
SDK
- The LIVE indicator now shows in the control bar for live streams.
- Released a Node.js SDK for our API (SAPI).