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RichViv
RichViv
Advocate

Re: Why do you use Silverlight?

‎01-12-2016 10:01

Mozilla plans to drop support for all NPAPI plugins except for Flash in March 2017, when Firefox version 52 is released. See this article and this blog post for details.

 

Taken from:

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/use-silverlight-plugin-play-audio-and-video

 

Do NowTV have any plans on moving away from Silverlight before this happens?  As this would leave many of us without a choice but to cancel our subscriptions.

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GraphiteGB
GraphiteGB
Champion

Re: Why do you use Silverlight?

‎19-12-2016 6:27

If safari still runs silverlight... fire fox won't matter as Safari is prebuilt in to OSX... IE is still on Windows and still runs silverlight....

 

IF safari and FIre fox terminate silverlight then Now tv will release the next version which the Suppliers of the content will have Agreed to run the content...

HTML5 is WORSE with compliance than silverlight as content producers now lock down external dispaly use on HTML5 as the PC user have found out. some can only use their Native tiny 10 inch screens... as HTML5 does not support the HDMI over USB connection for displays...  

 

 

 

 

I Do not work for SkyUK or NowTV...

As I No longer live in the UK, I no longer run the NowTv boxes... So am an Ex Community Contributor user

SIEE Beta Tester since PS2. Rejected PSP and VITA day one...

Currently own and run these devices PS3, PS4, Chromecast, Sky+HD box, Quad OS boot HP Laptop, Amazon Fire tablet and TV box

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commanda6
commanda6 Legend 5
Legend 5

Re: Why do you use Silverlight?

‎19-12-2016 13:54
@RichViv wrote:

Mozilla plans to drop support for all NPAPI plugins except for Flash in March 2017, when Firefox version 52 is released. See this article and this blog post for details.

 

Taken from:

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/use-silverlight-plugin-play-audio-and-video

 

Do NowTV have any plans on moving away from Silverlight before this happens?  As this would leave many of us without a choice but to cancel our subscriptions.

Thanks for the information @RichViv. I knew Mozilla were dropping support for Silverlight's but I didn't know exactly when until now. This has actually been a long time coming. The absolute end of life date for Silverlight was actually announced by Microsoft a year or two ago. By the end of 2021. Not even Microsoft will support it. Everybody else will have probably dropped support for it long before then.

I do not work for now TV. I am simply a NowTV customer trying to help I am a Community Contributor This means that I know a lot about the service. But just like you I am still a customer. This means I cannot help you with issues that would involve looking into your account directly. A member of the now TV forum team or live chat will need to assist you with these issues.

If you find posts on the community useful or helpful can you give them Thanks By pressing the thumbs up button. If a post solves a problem you are having can you mark it as an accepted solution.

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Brandscill
Brandscill
Scholar 2

Re: Why do you use Silverlight?

‎29-12-2016 9:19

Given the Safari preview builds seem to suggest that support is being removed they need to find a solution fast.

 

https://webkit.org/blog/7071/release-notes-for-safari-technology-preview-17/

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Brandscill
Brandscill
Scholar 2

Re: Why do you use Silverlight?

‎29-12-2016 9:25

Oh they have... another app

 

http://help.nowtv.com/article/watching-now-tv-on-a-mac

 

My bad

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