Brightcove Player Pre-releases v6.42.0

The Brightcove Player v6.42.0 is available for early access and testing. Notable changes since v6.40.2 include:

Features

• Support VTT thumbnails URLs in Playback API responses
• Update to Video.js 7.8.1 and @videojs/http-streaming 1.13.2
• Send video_engagement event when new rendition is chosen

Bug Fixes

• Address issues with autoplay detection on iOS and Android
• Consider protocol when selecting thumbnail WebVTT
• Make sure we always send play_request when we have a preroll ad