Wistia Updates

Wistia Updates

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M3U8 Asset Retrieval Change

by Meg Salisbury
On February 24th, 2020, we'll be removing support for static HLS asset retrieval. What does that mean? Well, you won't notice any visible changes to playback or performance, but this will affect any hardcoded m3u8 assets you may have in...

Reach & Retarget with Google integration

by Kristin Bagnoli
Today, we released the Google integration for our Reach & Retarget feature (formerly called Custom Audiences), allowing you to send Wistia viewer data to your Google Analytics account. There, you can use that data to create audiences for...
New Feature

Updated privacy policy

by Josh Johnson
Wistia's privacy policy has been updated with information regarding recent CCPA changes.

New Log In Page

by Josh Johnson
Our new log in page has more room to learn about what's new at Wistia.
New Feature
Improvement

New accessible player and in-app checklist

by Kristin Bagnoli
Today, we’re super excited to announce updates to our player and our app to help make your videos more accessible to everyone. These updates align with WCAG AA 2.1 guidelines and offer a better, more accessible experience across all...
New Feature

Borrow a video

by Josh Johnson
New users can now borrow a video to quickly and easily test out Wistia’s customize features.
New Feature

Video color improvements

by Kristin Bagnoli
We recently released an update that improves the handling of video color during our encoding process. That means the colors of the Wistia derivatives are more accurate to your original version. Any videos uploaded after December 16...
New Feature
Improvement

Use your own font in Channels

by Molly, Product @ Wistia
New Feature
Advanced Plan
When you embed a Channel on your site, it can now take on the font you use across the rest of your pages! Use our developer documentation to set the font of your channel to one that is hosted on your site. P.S. It's now easier to see...
Use your own font in Channels

Light Mode in Channels

by Molly, Product @ Wistia
New Feature
Advanced Plan
You can now flip the switch on your Channel between light and dark! 💡 Light Mode Dark Mode You can turn this in Edit > Color > Background when you're viewing a project as a Channel.
Light Mode in Channels