The main object of HTML5 specification is to transfer playback of multimedia video and audio to the browser itself without installing additional plug-ins. However, browser developers cannot decide on ...

Jilion, the makers of the cloud-based HTML5 video player SublimeVideo, are today making the product more accessible through the introduction of a freemium offering. When the service launched earlier ...

HTML5 & WebRTC innovator Viblast launched today Viblast Player, a plugin-free solution that enables playback of adaptive HLS and MPEG-DASH playlists in HTML5 browsers. Viblast Player is one of very ...

YouTube made waves Wednesday evening when it announced a Flash-less HTML5 video player. And now, mere months after rolling out a mobile-friendly site for iPhone and ...

Adobe has released an embeddable video player that plays HTML5 native video in browsers that support it, and falls back to Flash in browsers that don't. It's cross-browser and cross-platform, so it ...

Broadcaster TV3 has launched its new catch-up TV player that combines HTML5 tags to enable it to play pre-roll advertising on a multitude of devices, including the iPhone and iPad, and Android mobile ...

Some day, plug-ins will be a thing of the past. At his recent Streaming Media West presentation on how to build a streaming HTML5 video player, Jeff Tapper, chief architect with Digital Primates, ...

“I wouldn’t say we’re reacting to HTML5. We see whatever people are using to express themselves. … We’re going to make great tooling for HTML5. We’re going to make the best tools in the world for ...

Samit Sarkar (he/him) is Polygon’s deputy managing editor. He has more than 17 years of experience covering video games, movies, television, and technology. Twitch is moving from a Flash-based video ...

The battle between HTML5 and Flash to be the dominant means for video playback on the Web is nothing less than epic. With major culture and technology players like Steve Jobs looking to bend the ...