Broadsign Control Player 14.1.x

Reverted

• [CORE-20216] Fixed an issue where share of loop did not work with synchronized frames with exclusive conditions. This fix has been reverted and addressed via a configuration option.

Fixed

• [CORE-20216] Fixed an issue where share of loop did not work with synchronized frames with exclusive conditions.

Fixed

• [CORE-21134] Fixed an issue where Broadsign Reach slots that lacked content were not getting replaced by pre-emptible campaigns.

Fixed

• [CORE-19774] Fixed an issue where the Player was not registering audience measurements in the child ranges when using Quividi VidiReports 7.
• [CORE-20267] Fixed an issue where Events were not respecting the Fixed Slot Duration length.
• [CORE-21039] Fixed an issue that caused the Player to lock up when all the Campaigns associated with a Share of Loop category had a saturation of zero.

Fixed

• [CORE-19787] Fixed an issue that caused the player to enter a crash loop when configured for Broadsign Reach with bsp.provider_net_ready_sync.enabled set to false.
• [CORE-20465] Fixed an issue in which content variables were not passed to Inline Frame (iFrame) HTML elements.
• [CORE-20477] Fixed an issue where the interactivity timeout value was not passed to Broadsign Control Player correctly.
• [CORE-20481] Fixed an issue for external playlists that caused creatives used for “padding” to play more often than they should.
• [CORE-20593] Fixed an issue where application ad copies could not be run with administrator permissions.
• [CORE-20648] Fixed an issue that skipped video ad copies that had an audio layer, if the system lacked an audio device.
• [CORE-20690] Fixed an issue where device OpCodes failed to send via RS-232.
• [CORE-20743] Fixed an issue in which the player ignored the “run once” option for application ad copy.
• [CORE-20835] Fixed an issue causing interactive campaigns to play for an incorrect duration.

Fixed

• [CORE-17394] Fixed an issue in which the interaction between undersaturated campaigns and preemptible/filler campaigns produced undesired results.
• [CORE-18315] Fixed an issue where the Loop Snapshot report showed empty iterations for a campaign with more than one schedule and a bundle with no ad copy (instead of skipping the empty bundle).
• [CORE-18832] Fixed an issue where fullscreen Events using custom geometry on a multi-frame Display Unit did not end at the expected time.
• [CORE-19085] Fixed an issue with Broadsign Direct buys of type “domination” that caused campaigns to end prematurely.
• [CORE-19341] Unexpected shutdowns can sometimes occur when using Broadsign Reach and monitor synchronization when Internet connection is intermittent or absent.
• [CORE-19940] Fixed an issue causing Broadsign Control Player to strip parameters from query when using a manifest file with monitor sync.
• [CORE-19991] Fixed an issue in which proof-of-play (PoP) failed when the custom-proof-of-play data contained special characters.
• [CORE-20016] Fixed an issue in which rebooking a campaign for a month that is longer than the original month could result in black frames.
• [CORE-20024] Fixed an issue that prevented a USB thumb drive from mounting on Ubuntu 18.04 and Ubuntu 20.04.
• [CORE-20052] Fixed and issue where Broadsign Control Player did not download content when the player was outside opening hours.

Known Issues

• [CORE-20509] Setting up a URL sync for a manifest file fails if the endpoint does not return a server header.
• [CORE-21134] Broadsign Reach slots that lack content do not get replaced by pre-emptible campaigns.
• [CORE-20848] Playing HVEC/H.265 media with hardware acceleration turned on can result in unexpected Broadsign Control Player shutdowns.