Brightcove Web & Smart TV SDK Release Notes

In this topic, you will find the latest information on changes and enhancements to the Brightcove Web & Smart TV SDK.

Current release

Version 1.2.2

25 Feb 2026

  • Fixes:
    • Remove ES2020 syntax from video.js patch to improve compatibility with older environments.

Previous releases

Version 1.2.1

17 Feb 2026

  • Fixes:
    • Support parse708captions for fMP4/CMAF streams.

Version 1.2.0

06 Feb 2026

  • Features:
    • Add support for Live 2.0 with SSAI integration.
  • Chores:
    • Bump player-core dependency from 2.26.0 to 2.37.11.

Version 1.1.2

12 Dec 2025

  • Fixes:
    • Add detection for Brightcove HLSE URL patterns.
    • Correct seek method to use setCurrentTime on tech.

Version 1.1.1

12 Nov 2025

  • Fixes:
    • Usage of flat polyfill in partition.ts
  • Chores:
    • Update dependencies

Version 1.1.0

04 Mar 2025

  • Features:
    • Add livePlaybackToken query param support
  • Chores:
    • CI improvements
    • Change lib to target es2015

Version 1.0.3

06 Dec 2024

  • Fixes:
    • web-sdk: thumbnail property typo
  • Chores:
    • update dependencies
    • web-sdk: bump dependency versions

Version 1.0.2

19 Sep 2024

  • Fixes:
    • Video metadata not sent with analytics beacons.
    • web-sdk: update video.js package to use fix for Tizen subtitles.

Version 1.0.1

02 Aug 2024

  • Chores:
    • web-sdk: add notifier.
    • web-sdk: fix SSR scripts.

Version 1.0.0

01 Aug 2024

  • This was a version bump only for @brightcove/web-sdk to align it with other projects; there were no code changes.

Version 0.2.1

01 Aug 2024

  • Fixes:
    • web-sdk: fix vertical alignment of player controls.
  • Chores:
    • web-sdk: update documentation.
    • web-sdk: add prerelease script.

Version 0.2.0

31 Jul 2024

  • Features:
    • Localizations in demo app.
    • sdk: add minor CSS styles for the player UI in STV screens.
    • sdk: disable caption settings modal for STV devices.
    • sdk: add sections for spatial navigation JS and improve navigation spots.
    • web-sdk: add overrideNative to playback configuration.
    • web-sdk: add base component with `el` option.
    • web-sdk: UI components demo.
    • web-sdk: documentation for CSS variables.
  • Fixes:
    • Analytics platform and IMA client-side fix.
    • Choose FairPlay license URL based on rendition type.
    • Live SSAI issues.
    • Event issues.
    • AdsContentUpdateEvent metadata.
    • web-sdk: Fix auth token for HLSE.
    • web-sdk: reapply EME listeners after reset is called.
    • web-sdk: update FairPlay license request logic.
    • web-sdk: add missing events.
    • web-sdk: EME not set up correctly after player reset if currently playing.
    • web-sdk: localization config.
    • web-sdk: live UI config.
    • web-sdk: Fix GSC issues.
    • web-sdk: update video.js package to fix regression on STV captions.
    • web-sdk: manual reset after load.
    • web-sdk: consolidate error handling.
    • web-sdk: make elements of modal error focusable.
  • Chores:
    • README and API reference updates.
    • README improvements.
    • web-sdk: readme updated.
    • web-sdk: use proper content-type header for GSC requests.
    • web-sdk: experimental integrations.
    • web-sdk: proper IMA client-side namings.

Version 0.1.0

14 Jun 2024

  • web-sdk v0.1.0 release.