The VP9 Breakthrough: VP9 Support Now Possible on Apple Devices and All Major Platforms
by Pieter-Jan Speelmans on April 19, 2023
Over the past week, during my early mornings at NAB, I’ve been exploring the potential of running the VP9 codec on all platforms. Despite my sleep-deprived, jet-lagged state, I’ve discovered some exciting news: it's now possible to use VP9 everywhere, making it possible to thank H.264 …
Apple brings FairPlay DRM to the iOS Safari browser
by THEOplayer on January 26, 2018
With the 11.2 iOS release, Apple has enabled FairPlay DRM support for their Safari browsers on mobile devices by enabling the Encrypted Media Extensions (EME) APIs. As a result, iOS users no longer need to install player apps to watch DRM protected content, but can simply open up thei …
THEO Technologies announces THEOplayer-DASH
by THEOplayer on August 25, 2015
THEOplayer is proud to announce the availability of THEOplayer-DASH, a video player built from the ground up to support the emerging MPEG-DASH standard without the need for plugins like Flash and Silverlight. By extending upon the THEOplayer framework, THEOplayer-DASH brings forward M …