Video playback based on an HTML iframe and a headless browser

A first device comprising:

• a processor;
• a communication interface;
• and
• a non-transitory memory storing computer-readable instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the first device to:
• receive, via the communication interface, an HTML iframe from a second device, wherein the HTML iframe is associated with a video tag;
• and
• play a video stream that is identified by the video tag, wherein playing the video stream includes:
• execution of the HTML iframe via a headless browser, in order to retrieve the video stream based on the video tag, wherein the headless browser does not use a predefined receiver application in order to retrieve the video steam, and
• transmission of the video stream to a display device.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium that includes computer-readable instructions stored thereon that are executable by a processor of a first device to perform operations comprising:

• receiving, via a communication interface, an HTML iframe from a second device, wherein the HTML iframe is associated with a video tag;
• and
• playing a video stream that is identified by the video tag, wherein playing the video stream includes:
• executing the HTML iframe via a headless browser, in order to retrieve the video stream based on the video tag, wherein the headless browser does not use a predefined receiver application in order to retrieve the video stream, and
• transmitting the video stream to a display device.