HTTP delivery
It works in a signed-in browser but not the player: the authorization context may differ
A signed-in browser and a standalone player do not automatically share the same authorization context.
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HTTP delivery
An embedded player fails only on another website: check the cookie context
An embedded web player can make requests in a different cookie context from a direct visit to the same service.
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The page is HTTPS but its media address is HTTP: inspect the mixed-content boundary
A secure page can still try to load a resource through an insecure HTTP address.
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Live playback stops advancing while the list still loads: separate freshness from reachability
A live media playlist can remain reachable while failing to advance as expected.
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Playback fails at the same advert break: preserve the transition point
A failure that repeats at one transition is different from random pauses throughout a programme.
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A progress indicator has no percentage: the response size may be unknown
An indeterminate progress indicator can mean the application does not have a useful total size for the operation.
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