Broken Content Steering demo MPD URL (content-steering.com) – sample no longer playable #4912
Description
Description
The DASH Content Steering example used by dash.js references an external MPD hosted at:
https://www.content-steering.com/bbb/playlist_steering_cloudfront_https.mpd
This URL is no longer reachable and consistently returns a server error (e.g., 502 Bad Gateway).
As a result:
- The official dash.js Content Steering sample page does not load/play
- Users cannot evaluate or test Content Steering using the reference demo anymore
Steps to Reproduce
- Open the dash.js Content Steering sample:
https://reference.dashif.org/dash.js/latest/samples/advanced/content-steering.html - Attempt to load the default MPD
- Playback fails because the MPD URL is unreachable
Expected Behavior
The Content Steering sample page should reference a reachable MPD + steering server so that:
- CDN/pathway selection can be tested
- Developers can validate Content Steering behavior in dash.js
Actual Behavior
- MPD URL hosted on content-steering.com is no longer available
- Sample page fails to demonstrate Content Steering functionality
Impact
This breaks the only public reference example for DASH Content Steering in dash.js and makes it difficult for researchers and developers to validate implementations.
Suggested Fix
One of the following:
- Replace the MPD with a maintained DASH-IF hosted example
- Provide a minimal working MPD + steering JSON hosted under reference.dashif.org
- Or clearly document that users must host their own MPD and steering server
dash.js Version
Affects latest reference player (version-independent)
Additional Context
Content Steering itself still appears supported in dash.js; this issue is about the example/demo infrastructure being broken.