16/Jun/2026
Release versions:
Backend 4.1.711
Frontend 3.1.438
Features
- Add support for SyncWords service redundancy.
Improvments
- Added UI in the VoD view to request transcode downloads for Live Scheduler VoD sources.
- Added toggle on VoD create to generate VMAF/SSIM quality metrics for VoD and Live Scheduler sources; metrics are now displayed in the VoD view table.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed events not being included in playlists when auto-add by tag is selected (e.g. for multiview).
- Fixed auto-generated archives/VODs missing tags from the underlying event.
- Fixed screen capture restriction not enabled on Live Scheduler with Widevine in Chrome.
19/May/2026
Release versions:
Backend 4.1.688
Frontend 3.1.427
Features
- [Event] Support manual trigger for VoD conversion
- [New Player] Allow player to force HLS or DASH protocol
- [Event] Support 1080p resolution for Zoom meeting events
- [Event] Support multiple audio language tracks
- [New Player] Start player with a specific language
- [New Player] CTA support via event metadata in DASH player
- [API] Query events by active phase
Improvements
- [VoD v2] Point "Manage VoD" from archive table to VoD V2 page
- [New Player] Template and UI alignment improvements
- [VoD] Warning for oversized MKV files
Bug Fixes
- [Security] Fix reflected XSS via logout page
- [Event] Fix intermittent issue where media and encoding status could become incorrect on events
- [Live Schedule] Fix sync issue causing schedule updates to fail
- [Live Schedule] Fix crash during schedule update when no server mapping is found
- [Live Schedule] Fix missing control bar visibility
- [Live Schedule] Fix incorrect request ID for EzDRM-based Live Scheduler
- [API] Fix Event API error when no primary encoder is configured
- [Archive] Fix archive duration mismatch when stream is stopped early, causing trimming to fail
- [VoD] Fix spatial/immersive VoD deployment issue
- [New Player] Fix missing template button colour matching
30/Mar/2026
Release versions:
Backend 4.1.638
Frontend 3.1.400
Improvments
- [VoD V2] Include a revert to legacy button
- [VoD] VoD generation from SyncWords live transcription/translation events are now supported
- [Event] Support multiple audio language tracks
- [Event] SyncWords Live transcription/translation usage improvements
- [Event] Support EzDRM FairPlay with Apple devices
- [Event] New Player improvements in iOS device playback
Features
- [VoD V2] Initial implementation of VoD translations
- [Live Schedule] Cloud based live schedule WiP
Bug Fixes
- [Live Schedule] VTT caption injection fixed with newly added VoDs
- [Channel] Iframe url copy button formatting fixed
02/Mar/2026
Release versions:
Backend 4.1.598
Frontend 3.1.389
Features
- [New Player] EzDRM and Live Scheduler support
- [New Player] Audio only toggle
- [New Player] Embed links to start at a specific timecode
- [VOD V2] Support account level default player and privacy settings
Bug Fixes
- [New Player] Fix Permalinks not using new player
- [VOD V2] Fixed player links using HTTP instead of HTTPS
- [Live Transcriptions] Fixed resource cleanup issue
- [Live Transcriptions] Removed audio tracks called 'und'
09/Feb/2026
Release versions:
Backend 4.1.580
Frontend 3.1.376
Features
- [Privacy] Account-level global default privacy settings
- [New Player] Stream offline indicator for Simplified DVR events
- [New Player] Support audio-only mode
- [Live Caption] Support DRM encryption
Bug Fixes
- [Analytics] Fix media count bug
- [Channel] Fix playlist items not removed when deleting VOD
- [Privacy] Fix deleting privacy profile bug with linked to resources
- [Player] Sync main event splash image behaviour between platforms
- [Security] Fix cross-account Slack integration access control issue
- [Security] Fix encoder name path validation issue causing potential DoS
16/Dec/2025
Release versions:
Backend 4.1.534
Frontend 3.1.350
Improvements
- [Archive] Vocabulary support for generating closed captions
- [VoD] multiple improvements in New VoD page
- [API] Modularise API Documentation
Features
- [New Player] Support Simplified DVR events
Bug Fixes
- [New Player] Multi-audio tracks stream not start with the origin audio
24/Nov/2025
Release versions:
Backend 4.1.509.2
Frontend 3.1.345
Improvements
- [VoD] multiple improvements in New VoD page
Features
- [Event] Support planned start date and time
- [Report] Support PDF Email report
- [API] external API support and documents
Bug Fixes
- [Player] Fixed potential memory spike on new player with Chrome browser
27/Oct/2025
Release versions:
Backend 4.1.484
Frontend 3.1.322
Improvements
- [Event] Enable New Player as default player
- [Event] CMCD Analytics now support caption and audio dubbing analytics using New Player
- [Event] Include ability to skip forward/backwards 15s when DVR and Live Rewind is enabled
Features
- [VOD] Add descriptions to Encoding Profiles
Bug Fixes
- [LS] Fixed searching creator by email
06/Oct/2025
Release versions:
Backend 4.1.468
Frontend 3.1.303
Improvements
- [Reactions] support for NeoPlayer.
- [Event] support recording of the live transcription, translation and dubbing.
Features
- [Reactions] analytics report.
Bug Fixes
- [HomePage] custom font fix.
- [New Player] multiple bug fixes.
- [Reactions] multiple bug fixes.
- [Live Scheduler] schedule start fail fix.
03/Sep/2025
Release versions:
Backend 4.1.440
Frontend 3.1.285
Improvements
- [VOD] Shark AI: refined prompts for better metadata generation result.
- [VOD] Shark AI: rephrase, shorten, elaborate, formalise on VOD descriptions.
- [Event] Player: use original audio track as default for playback when dubbing enabled.
- [Encoder] support for Elemental 12G-SDI input type (Elemental L943AE)
Features
- [VOD] reactions: support reactions in VOD playback.
Bug Fixes
- [Event] fix SRT ingest event not working with SyncWords live transcription bug.
- [New Player] multiple bug fixes.
- [Player] fix the chat emoji display bug.
- [Report] fix the missing viewer information bug in Account Wide Reports.
11/Aug/2025
Release versions:
Backend 4.1.403
Frontend 3.1.285
Improvements:
-
[Playlists] Allow streaming events to be added to playlists (not just as pinned content)
-
[Channel] Maintain current player type when navigating between channel pages
-
[Event] Add configurable throttling to live reactions
-
[VOD] Shark AI: Scribe improvements - Prevent periods from being included in tags and keep buttons visible while text is being generated
Features:
- [Event] Add low latency WebRTC preview to event workflow
Bug Fixes:
-
[Live Schedule] Fix scheduler not starting for scheduled starts in certain negative UTC offsets
-
[Live Caption] Fix live caption provisioning when using custom vocabulary created prior to activating the feature
14/July/2025
Release versions:
Backend 4.1.388
Frontend 3.1.268
Improvements:
-
[Live Schedule] Showing milliseconds on timelines
Features:
-
[Live Schedule] API improvements
Bug Fixes:
-
[VoD] fix the AI metadata generation failure
24/June/2025
Release versions:
Backend 4.1.373
Frontend 3.1.257
Improvements:
-
[New Player] Improved player loading behavior
-
[Event] Improved behavior of clearing event logs
Features:
-
[Live Schedule] API preview version
Bug Fixes:
-
[Event] Fixed polling transition bug for viewers who hasn’t submitted a vote
-
[Live Schedule] Fixed HEVC Live Schedulers with captions enabled
2/June/2025
Release versions:
Backend 4.1.356
Frontend 3.1.245
Improvements:
- [Live Schedule] Added support for WebVTT captions
- [Locations] Email notification for CC/Blur
- [Locations] Ability for admins to stop auto-deletion for specific sessions
- [Event] Ability to clear event logs
Features:
- [Live Schedule] Multi day scheduled starts
Bug Fixes:
- [Event] Fixed event log empty due to time range difference
- [VOD] Fixed VOD Splash images being over compressed and resized
5/May/2025
Release versions:
Backend 4.1.351
Frontend 3.1.238
Improvements:
-
[Channels] When applying viewer management authorisation to a Channel, a viewer authorized at the Channel level will be authorized for nested Event & VODs
-
[Channels] Layout improvements
-
[Live Scheduler] Added validation for VODs in error state
-
[Live Scheduler] Improved FileBucket config workflow
-
[Live Scheduler] Resizable description field
-
[Live Scheduler] Add filtering by Live Schedule status
-
[New Player] Supports jumping to description timestamps
Features:
-
[Channels Homepage] Customizable channel URL
Bug Fixes:
-
[Live Schedule] Fix table scroll bug
-
[New Player] Miscellaneous fixes
-
[Viewer Management] Fix bad scroll behaviour on mobile devices when authenticating
3/Apr/2025
Release versions:
Backend 4.1.315
Frontend 3.1.214
Improvements:
-
[New Player] seek preview snapshot
-
[New Player] support LL-HLS
-
[New Player] chapter markers
-
[Live Scheduler] return to previous table page from details page via back or breadcrumb
-
[Live Scheduler] localised date format in table page
Features:
- Auto metadata generation for new VoDs using Shark AI
Bug Fixes:
- Fix Zoom integrated events host link information bug
- Fix Auto transcription generation bug for VoDs with expired origin URLs
- [New Player] fix caption button turns off bug
- Fix bug when setting black background on channel & homepage
24/Feb/2025
Release versions:
Backend 4.1.280
Frontend 3.1.200
Improvements:
-
Various Live Scheduler GUI improvements (date selector etc)
- New Player supports Event pre, main and post phase using other sources
- New Player supports caption on/off toggle
Features:
-
Persistent stream targets (locations product only at this stage)
Bug Fixes:
-
Console CSP errors
-
sporadic HTTP 400 ambiguous path errors when browsing file bucket
- Event configuration incorrect encoding type
- Audiometer disappears intermittently in preview and pop out preview
- Increase Event name character limit
- 500 error when Event mapped to a deleted live schedule
- FileDrop GUI spinner bug
- New Player reactions integration
28/Jan/2025
Release versions:
Backend 4.1.267.1
Frontend 3.1.188
Improvements:
-
[Live Scheduler] Display Live Schedule count by ingest servers
-
Dashboard page loading speed improvement
- Live indicator on streaming event player
Features:
-
CMCD support improvement
Bug Fixes:
-
[Live Scheduler] No specific error message when creating with long title
-
[Live Scheduler] Fix inconsistent localisation when hovering dates
-
Fix Race Condition bug when creating streaming events
-
Fix Sensitive Data (Email) in the URL
-
Add rate limiting in wrong password attempt
19/Dec/2024
Release versions:
Backend 4.1.245
Frontend 3.1.165
Improvements:
-
Live Scheduler UI preview button
-
Better user feedback when adding Live Schedule videos
Features:
-
New event type ‘Link to Live Scheduler' that support using live schedulers as primary and backup event feed
-
Live caption/translation scripts download feature
-
Preview VoD in rotating thumbnails
-
Event player CTA (call to action) feature
Bug Fixes:
-
Fixed privacy setting expansion bug for location based events
-
Live Scheduler UI bug fixes
20/Nov/2024
Release versions:
Backend 4.1.223
Frontend 3.1.144
Features:
-
Introduce Live Scheduler UI v2
-
Live Scheduler supports HEVC outputs
- New Player supports Archives
- Dedicated server health status
- Extend trials to 14 days
Bug Fixes:
-
Fixed the intermittent 401 issues with Admin API requests
-
GUI session cookie optimisation and remove redundant data
-
Fixed misconfiguration of Cross-Origin headers on login page
-
Disabled OPTION method for selected API endpoint
-
Fixed missing secure non-session cookies
23/Oct/2024
Release versions:
Backend 4.1.204
Frontend 3.1.129
Improvements:
-
Added rate limit for password verification
-
Added HTML sanitation for permalink names
-
Removed sensitive data from URLs in user management module
Features:
-
New Player supports reactions
-
New Player for VoD
Bug Fixes:
-
Fixed the bug for changing ingest servers for SRT ingest events
-
Fixed the bug for displaying the SRT ingest info when the SRT event is not ready
-
Fixed the bug for looping the DVR record from previous sessions when the next session live stream is on for simplified events.
-
Fixed the bug for events wrongly selected after reload
-
Fixed the column width on permanent link table
19/Sep/2024
Release versions:
Backend 4.1.187
Frontend 3.1.120
Improvements:
- Optimise the cacheability for permanent link requests
- HLS.js upgrade to 1.4.14
- Optimise database backup strategy
- Improved workflow for allowing unencoded VODs to be added to live schedule playlist
Features:
- Initial implementation of live reactions for events
- Auto generated captions & ability to generate snapshot for archives/clips
- Refined exporting metrics with the ability to add tags to locations/sessions. Able to generate reports by quarters and reports based on tags
- Watermark integration & failover/forced failover (manual switching) implemented for New Player
Bug Fixes:
- Resolved transcribe issues when reprocessing with a different language
- Fixed VOD encoding stuck in active/post process status
- Implemented a solution for being unable to connect to SRT backup ingest with passphrase
- Removed warnings when creating a VOD using new HLS codecs with encryption enabled
26/Aug/2024
Release versions:
Backend 4.1.167
Frontend 3.1.108
Improvements:
- Improve client IP logging added for App Engine requests
- Database compliance background cleanup for APILog / Firebase
- Initial support for video codecs HEVC, VP9, and AV1 in HLS and MP4
- Add ability to show custom offline thumbnails for Simplified Events
Features:
- Initial beta of emoji reactions for Events
Bug Fixes:
- Resolved RXSS vulnerability on the new password page
- Fixed deletion issue of replica objects without a content parent
- Removed unnecessary status checks to the Vod2Live gateway
- Corrected caption labeling in Event player variant
5/Aug/2024
Release versions:
Backend 4.1.149
Frontend 3.1.95
Improvements:
- Enable manually refresh host link of Zoom meeting
Features:
- Diagonal watermark for player
Bug Fixes:
- Fix Hive event summary bug
- Fix bug on event auto clean-up
15/Jul/2024
Release versions:
Backend 4.1.139.1
Frontend 3.1.86
Improvements:
-
Support RTMPS as ingest protocal
Features:
-
Ability to select which stream should be loaded first when using a backup server.
- Add live caption actions to stream logs
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed bug for displaying the backup custom SRT multi-streaming target
- Fixed bug for Live Scheduler not restricting by SSO groups
- Fixed bug to allow Event pause/resume with player watermark
- Fixed duplicate auto reset bugs for Simplified events
20/Jun/2024
Release versions:
Backend 4.1.116
Frontend 3.1.72
Improvements:
-
Primary and backup feeds separately visible on workflow page for event
-
SRT provisioning checks ingest for port allocation to avoid port clash
-
Locations preview start/stop capability
-
Locations batch session creation
-
Locations - use readable location name instead of key for table display
-
Linkedin integration enabled for all accounts (multistream)
Bug Fixes:
-
Combined clips will filter out deleted vod
-
Locations stop hardware enc feed if session deleted while preview activated
-
Combined clips modal displaying clips in random order when using creator filter
-
Snapchat login for chat not working
20/May/2024
Release versions:
Backend 4.1.97
Frontend 3.1.52
Improvements:
-
Improve on duplicate validation for custom RTMP multistreaming targets.
-
Update Hive version to latest 10.1.1.
Bug Fixes:
-
Fixed bug of Zoom meeting expires after no usage over 30 days.
-
Fixed bug of not displaying custom SRT multistreaming targets for Live Schedulers.
-
Fix broken button when attempting to authenticate via SSO while adding an Event archive.
-
Fixed watermark issue when either first name or last name is empty.
-
Fixed live captioning not working with DVR enabled event
25/Mar/2024
Release versions:
Backend 4.1.53
Frontend 3.1.31
Improvements:
- Improve Event streaming latency
- Optimise Live Rewind timing settings
- Improvements on player caption rendering
Features:
- Add support of SRT based Simplified Event
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed incorrect cookie expiry settings for Live Chat
- Fixed bug for email forwarding
- Fixed bug to allow Event pause/resume with player watermark
26/Feb/2024
Release versions:
Backend 4.1.28
Frontend 3.1.14
Improvements:
- Improve VOD File bucket navigator
- Transition all VOD player to new design mode
- Improvements on Live Chat UI/UX
Features:
- Fold player page's description panel from the chapter marker section
- Enable watermark for Viewer Management
- Bitmovin Analytics integration
Bug Fixes:
- Add server side validation to media transcription request
- Fixed bug when uploading CSV file to Viewer Management group
- Fixed bug for Simplified Event Post Event phase not disabled
- Fixed bug for Simplified Event Live Rewind not working
- Fixed bug for not filtering out Deleted VOD
15/Jan/2024
Release versions:
Backend 3.5.116
Frontend 3.1.7
Features:
- Added ingest server status and concurrent live streaming information on dedicated server page
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed the open in a new tab function to prevent tracking
- Fixed bug when approving an automatic caption of VOD
- Fixed bug for adding sub user to an account
- Fixed bug for closing account request
- Fixed bug for VOD timeline longer than the length of video
- Fixed issue when provision SRT event on ingest
20/Dec/2023
Release versions:
Backend 3.5.96
Frontend 3.0.33
Improvements:
- Updated front end framework version
- Added support of Event Links Modal
- Dedicated service handling of EzDRM integration
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed p2p player pause and restart issue
- Fixed EzDRM integration and SRT ingest issue
- Fixed bug when remove top items from Live Scheduler playlist
- Fixed bug of icon positions on Audio Only Event player
- Fixed bug of missing warning message after long time pause on Event player
4/Dec/2023
Release versions:
Backend 3.5.84
Frontend 3.0.19
Improvements:
- Retain 608/708 closed captioning order on Video Player
- Support account EzDRM mapping
Features:
- Allow Live Scheduler update looping option while it's live
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed mobile rendering of Branding Template management table
- Fixed bug when using watermark on Live Scheduler player
- Fixed bug when processing customer reports
20/Nov/2023
Release versions:
Backend 3.5.71
Frontend 3.0.12
Improvements:
- Upgrade Front End running environment
- Display playlist name in modal to confirm batch deletion
- Geo Database upgrade
- Support toggling share button in Channel page
Features:
- Support H.265/HEVC output for Live Event
- Support GA4 measurement ID
- Integrate latest Hive with latest hls.js player
- Integrate latest Hive with latest VideoJS player
- Multi-threaded to improve encoding process
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed table width bug in Media consumption report
- Fixed primary and backup ingests populating logic bug
- Fixed content restricted text truncated issue in Firefox for referrer restriction
- Fixed VOD media file name formatting and progress bar
- Fixed wrongly styled file upload field
- Fixed wrongly styled Video Player Template colour palette captions
- Fixed incorrect background color of top navigation bar
- Fixed bottom tabs misalignment under Account Wide Report Viewer activities
23/Oct/2023
Release versions:
Backend 3.5.53
Frontend 2.4.677
Bug Fixes:
- Fix exception when adding VoD to playlist by invalid URL
25/Sep/2023
Release versions:
Backend 3.5.41
Frontend 2.4.670
Improvements:
- Changed Primary Ingest default selection for better service
Bug Fixes:
- Fix item spacing in delete confirmation
- Fix checked item bug in Events table
12/Sep/2023
Release versions:
Backend 3.5.36
Frontend 2.4.658
Improvements:
- Upgrade the Bootstrap library dependency version
- Support CMCD Headers
- Facebook Live Graph API upgrade
- Further improvement on player rendering with P2P function
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed incorrect page titles within a few portal pages
28/Aug/2023
Release versions:
Backend 3.5.23
Frontend 2.4.654
Improvements:
- Improvement on Hive integration with Event player
- Updated outdated JavaScript library dependencies
- Keep audiometer active when muted on Event player
Features:
- Add Audio Only Mode for VoD player
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed incorrect color of web portal nav bar
- Fixed Player Page Theme top nav bar covering content
- Fixed Viewer Management magic link issue with email address in uppercase
- Fixed misaligned RTS report chart bottom tab
- Fixed non working VOD with Viewer Management when timeline thumbnails enabled
- Fixed console error with Live Scheduler Player for keydownSwitch current time
8/Aug/2023
Release versions:
Backend 3.4.775
Frontend 2.4.640
Improvements:
- Improvement on LL-HLS playback
Features:
- Pre-render static player for large scale event
- Added Tag support for Live Scheduler
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed chat sync support page link
- Fixed quality selector issue with VideoJS7 player
24/July/2023
Release versions:
Backend 3.4.759
Frontend 2.4.633
Improvements:
- Improvement on sidebar
- Improve Player Page Theme preview UI element colours
- Improvement on related playlist panel on channel's Home page
- Redundant caption permission removal
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed issue when logout after session has expired stuck on logout cover
- Fixed issue for operators skip SSO authentication on workflow tab
6/July/2023 - Release Changelog
Release versions:
Backend 3.4.748
Frontend 2.4.629
Features:
- Support Video on Demand chapter markers on player
- Support Video scrubber images on timeline
Improvements:
- Improvement EzDRM Event rendering on preview page
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed issues with Event workflow tab freezing when watermark is enabled
- Fixed the log out page not cover the whole screen when it has been scrolled
- Fixed RTS csv export styling issue
- Fixed Live Scheduler playlist not loaded properly when deleted
13/June/2023
Release versions:
Backend 3.4.744
Frontend 2.4.628
Features:
- Support Video on Demand chapter markers on player
- Support Video scrubber images on timeline
Improvements:
- Slack integration UI improvements
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed issues with Video on Demand pagination search
- Fixed manage Video on Demand checkboxes do not get reset after submitting delete requests
- Fixed incorrect style of Channel homepage pinned content and preview list
- Fixed misaligned style Events/Analytics/Viewers pagination dropdown text and icon
- Fixed issues when generating Video on Demand transcription
15/May/2023
Release versions:
Backend 3.4.709
Frontend 2.4.600
Features:
- Added Slack Chat Integration to Event Settings
- Added Periodic Event RTS Data Slack Notifications
- Added Ability to Delete Slack Channel on Integration Page
- Add EzDRM support to Event
Bug Fixes:
- Fix sidebar covering Support button
- Fixed broken CSS styles on Global Settings page
- Fixed incorrect style of DVR Archive create/preview window player
- Fixed incorrectly displayed Admin banner upon account activation
- Fixed align issues on the multistream setup modal
- Add Wowza server start retry logic to handle when server is not properly provisioned
05/April/2023
Release versions:
Backend 3.4.670
Frontend 2.4.583
Improvements:
- Trial review process improvements
- UI fields alignments for multistream setup modal
- Improve top navbar and sidebar menu appearances
- Change format of the last access time of vod report to allow sorting
- Added the live scheduler created number into the report
Features:
- Ability to manually set caption labels for incoming live streams with multiple embedded captions
- Allow use of hls.js as HLS client for player
-
Support Stream ID as part of SRT restream
target
- Adjustable page size for deployment management tables
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed bug of side menu doesn't close on navigation within the same submenu
- Fixed timeout loading creator analytics
- Fixed the retry logic for video transcription task
16/Mar/2023
Release versions:
Backend 3.4.662
Frontend 2.4.561
Improvements:
- Support for LCEVC video sources
- Include more language options in VOD transcription
- Channels/Playlist management table now searchable by SSO creators
- Peak concurrency added to Event/VOD reports
- Added last access time to VOD csv exports
- Number of live schedulers included in Account Wide supports
Features:
- Live scheduler now supports player customisation with templates
- Add option to disable 608 captions
- Enable account wide report for all customers
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed bug preventing archived customers from reactivating
- Fixed loading spinner rotating in the wrong direction
- Fixed caption re-enabling on play for VODs
- Fixed bug with modal backdrop behaviour
- Fixed problems with event workflow changes which sometimes prevented generation of archives
- Fixed incorrect origin link for VODs with live scheduler source when hovering over encoder quality
13/Jan/2023
Release versions:
Backend 3.4.642
Frontend 2.4.543
Improvements:
- Add creator to Channel/Playlist under SSO enabled account
- Upgrade Google Analytics tracking scripts
- Support Location typed event under generic theme style
- Add Event names confirmation when operators delete events
Features:
- Support manual closed caption label mapping for Event and VOD
- Support Zoom ISV
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed CORS warnings on browser caused by cookie settings
15/Dec/2022
Release versions:
Backend 3.4.607
Frontend 2.4.521
Improvements:
- Improved sidebar menu rendering
- Added email address validation to Viewer Management advanced user csv import
- Improved CSP support on web portal
- Updated Zoom create user workflow according to Zoom API changes
- Smooth the Live Scheduler onboard process after VOD workflow change
Features:
- Added show captions by default support to player template
- Added closed caption label mapping for Event player
Bug Fixes:
- NPE when deleting Live Scheduler
- Updated failover logic on VideoJS7 event player
14/Nov/2022
Release versions:
Backend 3.4.591
Frontend 2.4.511
Improvements:
- Filter out repeating error logs at the same time period
- Upgrade Video Player VR/360 library
- Facebook Live multistream scheduled start API change
- Use 4K for Live Scheduler multistream source if quality mode is 4K
Features:
- Enable Stream Logs to tracking event health
- VOD encoder supports latest V-Nova LCEVC
- Provide csv analytics export for non-SSO protected Event/VoD
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed missing assets removal when Live Scheduler is deleted
- Fixed incorrect pager when searching locations by title
- Fixed button un-clickable issue with audio only transcoding template enabled
- Fixed audio only player failed to playback issue
10/Oct/2022
Release versions:
Backend 3.4.572
Frontend 2.4.498
Improvements:
- Account Wide Report Number of Created Improvement
- Linear Live Streams SSO Live player shortcut update
- Update backend with SSO role enumeration
Features:
- Support 180 Mono transcoding template
- Support the ability to remove old archives from Pearl via API
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed add sub user page not able to open
- Fixed incorrect Live Scheduler quality mode under details page
5/Sep/2022
Release versions:
Backend 3.4.558
Frontend 2.4.485
Improvements:
- Provide VoD Interruption Prompt When Changing Access Control
Bug Fixes:
- Download of csv or json export of chat from live chat moderator tab is blocked by CSP on Firefox
- NPE observed during media delete
- Player page themes not being applied correctly to event preview page
- Video playback fails due to console error with Chrome - Version 105.0.5195.52 (Official Build)
10/Aug/2022
Release versions:
Backend 3.4.536
Frontend 2.4.480
Improvements:
- Update IP Geo parsing library to include latest data
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed background image/style not being displayed for player preview page.
- Fixed Event Archive VOD process with old temporary links
- Fixed assets loaded within player not cacheable with timestamp query params.
29/Jun/2022
Release versions:
Backend 3.4.519
Frontend 2.4.472
Features:
- Add default preference to VoD Live Scheduler Source option per account.
- Add support to show hardware encoder descriptions alongside hostnames.
Improvements:
- Add a trigger to reload VoD table data on browser refresh.
Bug Fixes:
- XHIGH rendition of VOD is being incorrectly deleted from the origin bucket in some circumstances.
- Disable session settings UI when event is finished.
14/Jun/2022
Release versions:
Backend 3.4.518
Frontend 2.4.468
Features:
- 15 second fast forward & rewind for VoD StreamShark player.
- Account wide metrics.
- Add preview view to quickly QA a schedule.
Improvements:
- Strict Transport Security Misconfiguration.
- Updated response security headers.
- Update the process workflow for Live Scheduler dedicated VOD.
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed issues when SSO response with empty value.
- Fixed duplicated entries in Event closed caption selector after long pause (>5s) Event player.
31/Mar/2022
Release versions:
Backend 3.4.457
Frontend 2.4.433
Improvements:
- UI improvements to the file bucket credentials page.
- Added 'Creator' column to Manage Live Scheduler table if SSO is enabled in the account.
- Added status icon to show if a Live Scheduler is currently live.
- Optimized how VODs are processed for Live Scheduler playlists.
- Live Scheduler ingests are no longer shown within Streaming Event setup options.
- Beta release of 'Account Wide Report'. This new page will give you an overview of what content is generating the most views.
Bug Fixes:
- Incorrect tooltip for “Check-in” field in Facebook multistream setup dialogue fixed.
- Fixed an issue where stream name was generated without the frame rate parameter.
28/Feb/2022
Release versions:
Backend 3.4.437
Frontend 2.4.423
Improvements:
- Updated Twitch multistream to support the latest API.
- Updates to viewer management for capturing consent from customers and end viewers to comply with GDPR regulations.
- Added ability to download Elemental logs from StreamShark portal.
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed some styling issues with our SRT implementation and added some more tooltips.
- Fixed issue when duplicating live scheduler.
31/Jan/2022
Release versions:
Backend 3.4.428
Frontend 2.4.419
Improvements:
- SRT ingest - added support for latency setup
- Separated out the SRT parameters into individual fields to make it easier to copy details into live encoder software such as vMix.
24/Jan/2022
Release versions:
Backend 3.4.422
Frontend 2.4.414
Improvements:
- Added page size select for Live Scheduler.
- Better visibility and distinction on status when event is actually broadcasting for Live Scheduler.
- Added status search for Live Scheduler.
- Improved warning message when deploying a VOD with privacy in a non-HLS container.
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed issue where port wasn't being cleared after SRT event was archived.
22/Dec/2021
Release versions:
Backend 3.4.405
Frontend 2.4.401
Improvements:
- Allow live scheduler to set multistream targets. (Live scheduler is currently in a limited release)
- Further improvements to the new File Bucket Credentials feature.
- Only users with 'Admin' level account can reset the File Bucket credentials.
Bug Fixes:
- Manage encoders table search field fixed.
- Fixed description fields character length check.
6/Dec/2021
Release versions:
Backend 3.4.397
Frontend 2.4.394
Improvements:
- Added the ability to create credentials restricted to specified directories within the VOD file bucket. Currently an Enterprise only feature.
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed tag modal getting truncated when displayed near bottom of hardware encoder listing.
18/Nov/2021
Release versions:
Backend 3.4.393
Frontend 2.4.387
Improvements:
- SSO Watermark Overlay - Added opacity and size options.
- Added pagination for hardware encoder management page.
- Added ability to disable tracking analytics cookies for VOD and Event (manually activated on a per account level at this stage).
- Removed Periscope (RIP 2015 to 2021) from Multistreaming section. We will add Twitter Live support in a future release.
- Accounts that have been inactive for 12+ months can now be reactivated by the end user.
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed issue with viewer management shared access code where it didn't function correctly in some instances.
- Fixed 'live' button on video player when live rewind is turned on.
- Fixed incorrect drop shadow in playlist options.
18/Oct/2021
Release versions:
Backend 3.4.379
Frontend 2.4.374
Improvements:
- Added configuration of latency and secure passphrase for custom SRT multistream targets.
- Improved styling of viewer management email verification success/failed/expired page.
- Added dynamic skeleton row for channel list on Homepage.
- New top level "Themes" menu for "Video Player Template" and "Player Page Theme" options.
- Updated example player template video to more generic video.
Bug Fixes:
- Fixes to SSO cache control.
- Fixed bug when skipping ahead to content in live scheduler when duplicate content is present.