AVPlayerViewController flashes its playback controls on HLS discontinuity

Originator:bobmccune
Number:rdar://22728325 Date Originated:9/16/15
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:tvOS SDK Product Version:tvOS 9.0 beta1 (13T53471)
Classification:Bug Reproducible:Always
 
Summary:
AVPlayerViewController on tvOS flashes its controls whenever a discontinuity is encountered, which disrupts our seamless playback experience. Controls should not be flashed when encountering a #EXT-X-DISCONTINUITY in the stream.

Steps to Reproduce:
1) Play an HLS stream with discontinuity markers using AVPlayerViewController and AVFoundation on tvOS
2) Every time a #EXT-X-DISCONTINUITY is hit AVPlayerViewController flashes its controls for a couple seconds.

Expected Results:
A user should not be interrupted by playback controls being presented upon encountering a #EXT-X-DISCONTINUITY in the HLS stream.

Actual Results:
Controls are flashed for 1-2 seconds every time a #EXT-X-DISCONTINUITY is encountered.

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