Re: MBC plugin

From: Sun <s4ndeep1203_at_gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 May 2015 16:44:08 +0400

Hello All,

I tried watching a video on the MBC website on my Mac, using the latest
Google Chrome. The video does not play and I have weird error messages. It
is also asking my to install a paid third party app to watch MBC videos. I
already pay a monthly fee of to the MBC on my electricity bill. There is no
mention anywhere that I should pay for third party plugins to watch videos
on the National Television website.

It is asking me to install Flip4Mac.

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I cannot watch videos :
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_at_Jevin, I am surprised it is possible to used WMP on Linux, that's very
good indeed. But there are so many multimedia websites out there that do
not require these plugins to run. HTML5 is *not* the future. It is the
present. For instance, is it possible to watch videos on the MBC website
on android/iOS mobile devices?

I copied the MBC webmaster in this thread. I hope he takes advantage of
these 'free advices' and improves his website.

Thanks and Regards,

*RAMGOLAM Sandeep*

*Front-end Developer - Designer - Web Enthusiast - Gamer**Website :*
barfii.net <http://www.barfii.net>

On 19 May 2015 at 16:28, Jeyveen B <jeyveenb_at_hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hello Raksheeta,
> I just wanted to share my personal experience
> concerning watching videos on MBC website with you. I am on Linux Mint 17.1
> Rebecca. Upon receiving your email, I tried to watch a video from
> http://www.mbcradio.tv/mbc/replay_monday and there I was asked whether to
> allow the Windows Media Player plug in to run, I selected "Allow and
> Remember" and the video was loaded successfully. I tried with another video
> on the website also and it worked. Please find screenshot attached.
> The browser which I am using is Mozilla Firefox. If you are also using
> Mozilla Firefox, you could try the following:
>
> You can disable or enable the Windows Media Player plugin in the Firefox
> Add-ons Manager.
>
>
>
> 1. Click the menu button [image: New Fx Menu] and choose Add-ons. The
> Add-ons Manager tab will open.
> 2. In the Add-ons Manager tab, select the Plugins panel.
> 3. In the list of plugins, select the Windows Media Player plugin.
> - If you want to disable the plugin, select Never Activate in its
> drop-down menu.
> - If you want to re-enable the plugin, select Always Activate in
> its drop-down menu.
>
>
> If the plugin is disabled, pages with embedded Windows Media will not work
> and, if you download a Windows Media file, Firefox may ask you what to do
> with the file instead of automatically opening it in Firefox.
>
> Source:
> https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/play-windows-media-files-in-firefox
>
>
> Kind Regards,
> Jeyveen Bhoyroo.
>
> ------------------------------
> Date: Tue, 19 May 2015 16:00:20 +0400
> Subject: MBC plugin
> From: saisruti1501_at_gmail.com
> To: mauritius-internet-users_at_lists.elandnews.com
>
>
> Hello all,
>
> Last time Shelly complained about not being able to watch a particular
> video on the MBC website because a plugin was missing. I'm having the same
> problem too.
>
> There is no guideline on the mbc website which helps me to know which
> plugin is needed. There must be many people wanting to watch the news they
> have missed but it is unfortunate they might not be able to do so.
>
> It is deplorable that a National television channel isn't at the reach of
> all people. Many websites play videos with no additional plugin required,
> why should anybody need plugins only for MBC website videos.
>
> Regards,
> Raksheeta Jughdharree
>



Received on Tue May 19 2015 - 12:44:50 PST