Sportsnet video opens but will not play

[amenu]

I have the latest version of Vivaldi. My OS is Windows 10. My laptop is a current Dell. If I open https://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/ on Firefox or Chrome and click on one of the video links shown on the website, the video starts with an ad and then goes to the content. If I open https://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/ on Vivaldi, the video starts without the ad, shows the video's first frame, but when I click on the play button, nothing happens. I guess Vivaldi is deleting the ad, but does that stop the content from playing?

[Pesala]

@amenu I only see a still image at the second link, and it is the same in Firefox.

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[DoctorG]

@amenu Videos play for me with 5.1.2567.66 Windows 11 21H2.

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[Ayespy]

@amenu On Win11 here, all videos just play, no issues. This is with Vivaldi and and tracker blocking enabled.