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"Your browser doesn’t support live streaming of the event."

Running latest Firefox.

Also latest Chrome.

Few companies could get away with this UX, but Apple is one of them.

HLS is an open standard (and a very simple one); Firefox and Chrome have just avoided implementing it for some reason.

From my reading, it appears off of any standards track it might have had -- it remains something Apple made up and can change however they like.

Which would be a great reason for not implementing it in an open browser.

Requirements: Live streaming uses Apple’s HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) technology. HLS requires an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with Safari on iOS 7.0 or later, a Mac with Safari 6.0.5 or later on OS X v10.8.5 or later, or a PC with Microsoft Edge on Windows 10. Streaming via Apple TV requires an Apple TV (2nd or 3rd generation) with software 6.2 or later or an Apple TV (4th generation).

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