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WS-2239 - iPlayer-Style Watch URL Approach for Video SEO - [SPIKE] [DNM]#14042

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@pvaliani pvaliani commented May 20, 2026

Resolves JIRA: https://bbc.atlassian.net/browse/WS-2239

Summary

  • PoC Spike which creates a new watch route to support video-first state on MAP pages to load video content from the page directly in a modal view

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Testing

  1. Run Simorgh and visit http://localhost.bbc.com:7081/hindi/watch/cm2pvpr2dy7o?renderer_env=live - the player should open instantaneously

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@pvaliani pvaliani changed the title WS-2239 - iPlayer-Style Watch URL Approach for Video SEO - [SPIKE] WS-2239 - iPlayer-Style Watch URL Approach for Video SEO - [SPIKE] [DNM] May 20, 2026
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