Description:
I am encountering issues with several ORF/APA video entries where the HLS (.m3u8) URLs provided by MediathekViewWeb are no longer functional, although they are still listed in the search results.
When opening the same videos directly on the official ORF ON platform, they play perfectly fine. This suggests the content is available, but the specific URLs indexed by MediathekViewWeb are either outdated, redirected to placeholders, or restricted.
Observed behavior:
Manual Attempt: When trying to open these videos manually via the MediathekViewWeb interface, the player either remains black or displays a specific error placeholder (see attached screenshot).
Placeholder Video: The player often shows a message stating: "Es liegt eine Störung vor. Das ausgewählte Video ist nicht mehr verfügbar."
Access Denied / Redirect Loops: Technical logs show HTTP 403 or ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS because the source server redirects the request to a "not available" asset (`insert_video_not_available_...).
Manual Test Results:
I tried to open the affected videos manually via the web interface.
Instead of the expected content, the video player displays a message stating the video is no longer available (see screenshot below).
The developer console shows network errors (net::ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS and MEDIA_ERR_SRC_NOT_SUPPORTED) when trying to fetch the stream.
Screenshot of manual attempt:
Description:
I am encountering issues with several ORF/APA video entries where the HLS (.m3u8) URLs provided by MediathekViewWeb are no longer functional, although they are still listed in the search results.
When opening the same videos directly on the official ORF ON platform, they play perfectly fine. This suggests the content is available, but the specific URLs indexed by MediathekViewWeb are either outdated, redirected to placeholders, or restricted.
Observed behavior:
Manual Attempt: When trying to open these videos manually via the MediathekViewWeb interface, the player either remains black or displays a specific error placeholder (see attached screenshot).
Placeholder Video: The player often shows a message stating: "Es liegt eine Störung vor. Das ausgewählte Video ist nicht mehr verfügbar."
Access Denied / Redirect Loops: Technical logs show HTTP 403 or ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS because the source server redirects the request to a "not available" asset (`insert_video_not_available_...).
Manual Test Results:
I tried to open the affected videos manually via the web interface.
Instead of the expected content, the video player displays a message stating the video is no longer available (see screenshot below).
The developer console shows network errors (net::ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS and MEDIA_ERR_SRC_NOT_SUPPORTED) when trying to fetch the stream.
Screenshot of manual attempt: