BBC online site videos "incompatible codec"

MacBook Air 2023 M2 (Sonoma 14) can't play video clips on BBC online sports coverage. The message reads "incompatible codec".


If I use my very old MacBook Pro (2009) the videos work!!


What can I do to enable my MacBook Air to play these video clips. I'd be grateful for any uncomplicated advice (I'm not techno wise).

MacBook Air 15″, macOS 14.0

Posted on Oct 19, 2023 04:06 AM

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Posted on Oct 19, 2023 06:39 AM

Apparently thus is a knownn situation: https://forum.vivaldi.net/topic/42268/bbc-news-site-has-problems-with-videos


It sounds like your 2023's MBA Safari is just demanding greater security. The usual fix is to try a different browser: Firefox, Brave, Opera .....

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