Release notes - Responsive web 5.8 Q2 '24

Overview

This release contains the new Multiview and Video quality selector features, plus the Live DVR experience. We've made several changes to Castlabs DRM, Google PAL SDK, and Entitlements.

What’s new

Multiview

Consume multiple videos simultaneously on one screen with DIVA's Multiview feature (previously known as Side-by-Side view).

Multiview helps to boost in-app engagement, ensuring users ‌never miss a moment of the action.

💡 Visit our Multiview article for more information.

Video quality selector

DIVA users now have the flexibility and control to select the desired streaming quality on small screen devices, optimizing their viewing experience.

Whether at home or on-the-go, users can select the desired video quality based on available options, or opt for automatic selection depending on network conditions and user preferences.

Visit our Video playback article for examples and further information.

Live DVR experience

This release delivers efficient Digital Video Recorder (DVR) window navigation in DIVA player, allowing users to catch up on the beginning of scheduled programs even if joining part-way through. The DVR experience for linear streaming now includes a wall clock on the scrub bar.

What’s changed

Castlabs DRM improvements

We've improved DRM token management for SSAI streams in DIVA Player. The enhancement ensures that the DRM token is always valid by updating it from the latest heartbeat response. This prevents DRM errors when transitioning from unprotected ad segments to protected content.

Google PAL SDK adjustment

We've integrated the Google PAL SDK into the DIVA player to track server-side ad events, enhancing our analytics on ad performance and viewer interactions.

Entitlement adjustments

As part of this update, we've made Entitlement API improvements. This means that entitlement checks are now exposed from the containing application via the DIVA API, informing DIVA Player whether users can/can't watch content.