The year 2025 has been nothing short of a marathon for the MYETV team. As we approach the end of the year, bridging the gap between our spooktacular Halloween updates and the upcoming Christmas festivities, we want to take a moment to breathe, reflect, and most importantly, share the massive amount of work that has been going on behind the scenes.
We haven’t just been “fixing bugs” we have been fundamentally reshaping how the platform- [Platform: the set of the main domain and all the subdomain of a particular website; also the computer architecture and equipment using a particular operating system] - operates, how it protects you, and how it integrates with the future of Artificial Intelligence. This Winter Update is one of our largest deployments to date.
Grab a hot cocoa (or a coffee, if you are debugging late like us); here is the articulated breakdown of everything we have built for you this season.
1. A Commitment to Open Source: The “Trinity” Update
One of our core philosophies at MYETV is transparency. This winter, we solidified that promise by releasing three critical components of our ecosystem as Open Source projects on GitHub. We believe that allowing developers to inspect, fork, and contribute to our core tools makes the web a better place.
- The All New Video Player: We have completely rewritten the video player that powers all content- [Contents: every content intended as text, images, audio or video] - on MYETV. It is lighter, faster, and more resilient. By open-sourcing this, we are inviting the community to see exactly how we handle streaming efficiency.
- The MYCLOUD File Manager: The backend interface for managing your files on MYCLOUD has been overhauled. It’s not just a UI lift; the underlying logic for file handling is now public, ensuring trust in how your data is managed.
- Native Apps for Mobile & TV: Perhaps the most exciting release is our suite of brand-new native applications- [Native Applications: the applications available for any operating system (eg. Microsoft, Android, FireOs) downloadable and installable] - for Android Mobile and Android TV. These aren’t just web-wrappers; they are fully optimized native experiences, and their source code is available on GitHub for anyone interested in how we built a cross-device media ecosystem.
2. The AI Convergence: Context, Creation, and Integration
2025 was the year of AI, and we have integrated it deeply into the MYETV fabric, moving beyond simple gimmicks into practical utility.
- The Merger of Translate & AI: We have streamlined our services.
translate.myetv.tvhas now been absorbed into the broaderai.myetv.tvinfrastructure. This isn’t a URL change but it represents a unified backend where our translation engines now talk with our generative models. - Context-Aware Translations: Translation is no longer just word-for-word substitution. By utilizing our default AI model, translations now understand the context of the sentences. This results in significantly more natural and accurate localizations for international content.
- Generative Capabilities: The AI chatbot is no longer just text-based. Users can now ask the AI to generate images or perform complex translations directly within the chat interface, streamlining the workflow for creators who need quick assets or subtitles.
- Special Accounts- [Special Accounts: an account with elevated privileges and/or access to special sections] - Upgrade: We have rolled out these advanced AI features to all “Special Accounts,” ensuring our power users have access- [Access the simple access to a website as a visitor] - to the latest generative tools immediately. All other users can still enjoy it with some rate limit for security purposes.
3. User Experience: Fluidity and Continuity
We spent a lot of time analyzing user behavior logs to smooth out the rough edges of the viewing experience. The goal was “frictionless consumption.”
- Cross-Device Synchronization: This is a game-changer. We have implemented a synchronization system for registered users. If you start watching a video on your mobile device while commuting, you can open the MYETV app on your Android TV at home, and the system will know exactly where you are. The interface positions itself on the content you were consuming, creating a seamless bridge between your devices.
- The “Pause” Overlay Logic: We noticed that immediate overlays can be intrusive. We have tweaked the player logic so that when you press “Stop” or “Pause,” the UI waits for a 10 to 15-second buffer before obscuring the video with the pause menu. This allows you to pause and examine a specific frame of a video without UI clutter blocking your view immediately.
- UI Customization: Sometimes, you just want to get lost in the content without watching the time tick away. We added a simple toggle icon that allows you to show an animation of the clock at the top of the page or a full text clock with time and date. It’s a small detail, but one that adds to a distraction-free environment.
- Full-Text Search: Discovery is key. We have upgraded our search algorithm to support Full-Text Search on titles. This means the search engine- [Search Engine: is the application that deals with the search for content, networks or anything else on the platform] - is now much smarter at parsing natural language queries to find the exact video you are looking for, even if you don’t remember the exact phrasing.
4. Infrastructure & Security: Fortifying the Castle
While features are fun, security and performance are the bedrock of MYETV. This winter, we tightened the screws significantly.
- Asset Sovereignty (Self-Hosting): We have made a strategic move away from public free CDNs. We are now hosting all CSS assets and scripts on our own proprietary subdomain with a dedicated SLA and worldwide caching thanks to Cloudflare. We have configured aggressive “cache-all” policies on these assets. This reduces external dependencies, improves load times after the first visit, and prevents potential privacy leaks to third-party CDN providers.
- Advanced Session Protection: Security is paramount. We have introduced a real-time protection mechanism against “Cookie Theft” (Session Hijacking). The system actively monitors session integrity to prevent unauthorized access. Furthermore, to prevent account- [Account: an Account contains the personal information that is assigned to those who register and access with email and password] - sharing abuse and maintain security hygiene, we have capped the number of active devices per account to 6.
- Network- [Network of Contents: is the channel in which owners can post their content and the audience can see the contents posted by the owners] - Statistics Privacy: For our network creators, we have added granular privacy controls. You can now choose to hide or display your network statistics, giving you control over your data transparency.
- GeoIP Whitelist/Blacklist Algorithm: We identified and fixed an edge case in our GeoIP whitelisting logic. The algorithm is now more precise, ensuring that region-locked content is strictly accessible only from authorized locations without false positives.
- Informational Subdomains: To support the ongoing development of these free tools, we have introduced Google-controlled advertising on selected informational subdomains (like this blog). We have optimized these to be as fast as possible while helping keep the lights on.
5. General improvements and updates
We will continue to work to improve the entire platform and we will update this post with the latest feature enhancements to the platform.
- Dash Streaming: All publicly published content on MYETV starting from December 15, 2025 will be encoded using the same av1 and vp9 codecs but with DASH streaming technology, an audio/video open source streaming technology that ensures performance and stability for the entire streaming platform. Audio/video files are split so that only the piece being watched loads, with a significant saving of bandwidth consumed and markedly improved performance with uncompromising security.
- All existing audio/video content, where possible, will soon be transcoded using this new technology.
A Look Back at 2025
As we deploy these “Winter Updates,” we are also closing the chapter on a year that has seen MYETV grow exponentially in terms of code complexity and feature richness. From the early experiments with AI to the full-blown native app- [Native Applications: the applications available for any operating system (eg. Microsoft, Android, FireOs) downloadable and installable] - ecosystem we have today, 2025 was a year of building foundations.
Remember that we are already working on the year-end post on this blog with a nice recap of everything we have done in 2025 that you won’t want to miss! Moreover, the updates are not over here because we will continuously update the platform to improve all the already performed updates and propose new ones!
We hope you enjoy these updates, from the spooky Halloween tweaks to the shiny new Christmas features. Everything we do is to provide a freer, faster, and more secure web experience.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all our developers, creators, and viewers!
See you for the end of the year 2025 recap and in the 2026 for even more code, more streams, and more innovation.
The MYETV Team
