Can't get the audio though. Got an email back from PTV via the club:
"Progress has been made in a related area, because users of the firefox browser are now provided with secure content. Mac remains a dark spot. Below is the latest update from Ptv, which is a very useful run down. In short it sounds like the industry as a whole is waiting for c. Q2 next year.
DRM has had a tangible impact on our World business and I would therefore certainly support PTV's view in respect of maintaining the status quo.
"Windows DRM has an older, deprecated version that can work on Macs but the security loopholes in v1 of windows drm is problematic. If we downgraded our DRM to v1 it opens up the content to abuse- Currently we use v9 of windows drm on Club content.
Currently the trend in the marketplace on DRM'd content is not to support Macs, the light at the end of the tunnel is Flash DRM, we have been in contact with Adobe to get an update as to when a DRM solution would be availible, flash drm would work across macs and windows pcs, but their Beta testing is not scheduled until Q4 this year, which makes uptake before Q2 next year less then likely.
Downgrading to v1 of windows drm is the opposite of where we need to be going with the licensing of video content, so currently its a holding pattern for the mac user base, either windows will release a compatible DRM for mac users that allows full protection of content, or Adobe will beat them to it and we will then evaluate fully switching over to flash video.""
So, good news for FireFox Windows users ... Notice they never mention the audio stream - always banging on about the video content, which I've never really cared about. Laughed like a drain about "Currently the trend in the marketplace on DRM'd content is not to support Macs". Buuuuulllllshhhhiiiiittttt - just lazy f**king developers.
Haven't heard from PTV though, so time to escalate to other interested parties. Consumers Association may be willing to give some legal advice.
Posted By: BerlinCanary, Mar 10, 14:24:47
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