Stay updated on Bitmovin Latest Updates

Sign up to get notified when there's something new on the Bitmovin Latest Updates page.
Latest website image capture
Clouds background image

Latest updates to the Bitmovin Latest Updates page

  1. Check
    2 days ago
    Change Detected
    Summary
    Release 8.261.0 for the Web platform adds UI text cleanup, exposes the UI version string, and updates handling for Native HLS audio tracks to use stable monotonic IDs, along with fixes for DASH thumbnails display on certain manifests. These changes focus on internal UI consistency and playback stability rather than introducing new user-facing features.
    Difference
    0.1%
    Check dated 2026-06-03T17:55:16.000Z thumbnail image
  2. Check
    9 days ago
    Change Detected
    Summary
    Adds a new UIConfig.cea608SmallPlayerHeightThreshold option to adjust CEA-608 captions on small players and a TweaksConfig.max_startup_buffer option to limit initial startup buffering. It also fixes the main live content resuming from the correct position after an ad break when using native HLS playback with the RESUME_LIVE_CONTENT_AT_PREVIOUS_POSITION_AFTER_AD_BREAK tweak.
    Difference
    0.2%
    Check dated 2026-05-27T16:29:03.000Z thumbnail image
  3. Check
    19 days ago
    Change Detected
    Summary
    Introduces a new UI hook NavigationGroup.afterNavigation that runs after directional navigation finishes, regardless of whether a target was found. Adds SubtitleOverlayConfig.enableCea608CaptionFormatting (default true) to opt out of CEA-608-specific text formatting while preserving CEA-608 row/column positioning.
    Difference
    0.2%
    Check dated 2026-05-18T12:27:49.000Z thumbnail image
  4. Check
    27 days ago
    Change Detected
    Summary
    Introduces UI-related changes to the docs site, describing ListSelector and ListBox usage and new config options. Includes references to onItemsChanged, onItemAdded, onItemRemoved, ListBoxConfig extensions, and example custom UIs like SubtitleListBox and AudioTrackListBox.
    Difference
    0.6%
    Check dated 2026-05-10T08:55:26.000Z thumbnail image
  5. Check
    34 days ago
    Change Detected
    Summary
    The additions describe UI-related updates in the Web release notes, including WebVTT subtitle background being applied to the window instead of the text background, and subtitle window coloring not applied for non-region cues. They also note jump-restricted interstitials not being played when seeking via the player UI and references to seekTarget and SeekEvent.position in the 8.256.0 notes.
    Difference
    0.1%
    Check dated 2026-05-03T01:50:46.000Z thumbnail image
  6. Check
    41 days ago
    Change Detected
    Summary
    The release notes page now includes an additional web release entry (8.255.0, dated 2026-04-20) describing new DASH support for relative UTCTiming URL resolution and several playback fixes. It also adjusts the displayed text around the related DVR/DASH SegmentList improvements and the corrected PLAYER API behavior.
    Difference
    0.1%
    Check dated 2026-04-25T18:44:10.000Z thumbnail image

Stay in the know with updates to Bitmovin Latest Updates

Enter your email address, and we'll notify you when there's something new on the Bitmovin Latest Updates page.