{"id":9145,"date":"2015-12-17T10:00:13","date_gmt":"2015-12-17T17:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/?p=9145"},"modified":"2015-12-17T10:22:33","modified_gmt":"2015-12-17T17:22:33","slug":"firefox-users-can-now-watch-netflix-html5-video-on-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/blogarchive\/blog\/2015\/12\/17\/firefox-users-can-now-watch-netflix-html5-video-on-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"Firefox Users Can Now Watch Netflix HTML5 Video on Windows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Netflix <a href=\"http:\/\/techblog.netflix.com\/2015\/12\/html5-video-is-now-supported-in-firefox.html\">announced today<\/a> that their HTML5 video player now supports Firefox on Windows Vista and later using <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.adobe.com\/primetime\/\">Adobe\u2019s new Primetime CDM<\/a> (Content Decryption Module). This means Netflix fans can watch their favorite shows on Firefox without installing NPAPI plugins.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>As we <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/blog\/2015\/05\/12\/update-on-digital-rights-management-and-firefox\/\">announced earlier this year<\/a>, Mozilla has been working with Adobe and Netflix to enable HTML5 video playback. This is an important step on Mozilla\u2019s roadmap to <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/futurereleases\/2015\/10\/08\/npapi-plugins-in-firefox\/\">deprecate NPAPI plugins<\/a>. Adobe\u2019s Primetime CDM runs in <a href=\"https:\/\/hacks.mozilla.org\/2014\/05\/reconciling-mozillas-mission-and-w3c-eme\/\">Mozilla\u2019s open-source CDM sandbox<\/a>, providing better user security compared to NPAPI plugins.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, Mozilla and Adobe plan to bring the Primetime CDM to Firefox on other operating systems.<\/p>\n<p>Netflix Blog Post: <a href=\"http:\/\/techblog.netflix.com\/2015\/12\/html5-video-is-now-supported-in-firefox.html\">HTML5 Video is now supported in Firefox<\/a><br \/>\nAdobe Blog Post: <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.adobe.com\/primetime\/2015\/12\/netflix-html5-on-firefox\/\">Update on HTML5 Premium Video Playback with Adobe Encrypted Media Extensions Support in Firefox<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netflix announced today that their HTML5 video player now supports Firefox on Windows Vista and later using Adobe\u2019s new Primetime CDM (Content Decryption Module). 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