Black Screen with spinning loading

Direct link to video:

Code:

h**ps://link.theplatform.com/s/JKPqfC/media/iVsNr06cNjRJ?formats=MPEG4&bitrate=3000000~6000000" />
<meta name="twitter:player:width" content="485" />

I get the same in Dooble:

Same in other browsers. That site uses HTML5 player not flash.

It's blocked for me because of HOSTS file entry:

I get the following errors:

Code:

2017-04-09T23:38:16
dwebpage::slotFinished(): The URL https://www.googletagservices.com/tag/js/gpt.js generated an error (1:Connection refused).

2017-04-09T23:38:17
dwebpage::slotFinished(): The URL https://tags.crwdcntrl.net/c/1884/cc.js?ns=_cc1884 generated an error (1:Connection refused).

2017-04-09T23:38:18
dwebpage::slotFinished(): The URL https://tags.tiqcdn.com/utag/weather/twc-openx-headerbidder/prod/utag.js generated an error (1:Connection refused).

2017-04-09T23:38:42
dwebpage::slotFinished(): The URL https://rtax.criteo.com/delivery/rta/rta.js?netId=2305&cookieName=cto_weather&varName=crtg_content&_=1491777499886 generated an error (1:Connection refused).

2017-04-09T23:38:42
dwebpage::slotFinished(): The URL https://c.amazon-adsystem.com/aax2/amzn_ads.js?_=1491777499881 generated an error (1:Connection refused).

2017-04-09T23:38:53
dwebpage::slotFinished(): The URL https://api.weather.com/v1/geocode/undefined/undefined/alerts.json?language=en-US&apiKey=d522aa97197fd864d36b418f39ebb323 generated an error (302:Error downloading https://api.weather.com/v1/geocode/undefined/undefined/alerts.json?language=en-US&apiKey=d522aa97197fd864d36b418f39ebb323 - server replied: Bad Request).

2017-04-09T23:38:53
dwebpage::slotFinished(): The URL https://api.weather.com/v2/turbo/vt1pollenforecast;vt1dailyForecast;vt1observation?units=e&language=en-US&geocode=undefined,undefined&format=json&apiKey=c1ea9f47f6a88b9acb43aba7faf389d4 generated an error (302:Error downloading https://api.weather.com/v2/turbo/vt1pollenforecast;vt1dailyForecast;vt1observation?units=e&language=en-US&geocode=undefined,undefined&format=json&apiKey=c1ea9f47f6a88b9acb43aba7faf389d4 - server replied: Bad Request).

2017-04-09T23:38:55
dwebpage::slotFinished(): The URL https://79423.analytics.edgekey.net/html5/akamaihtml5-min.js generated an error (1:Connection refused).

2017-04-09T23:38:55
dwebpage::slotFinished(): The URL https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/theweatherchannel/loader.js generated an error (1:Connection refused).

2017-04-09T23:38:58
dwebpage::slotFinished(): The URL https://cdns.gigya.com/js/gigya.js?apiKey=2_zm_J-0UHOLnihq44PTNDi4NgoxbHWy24MhkmKlQMWPd3lOa1a-4r8uViC7HAu8Jr generated an error (1:Connection refused).

Suggest: Check your HOSTS file and any script blocking addons. If you have such addons disable them and try viewing the video.

Okay so I thought I had disabled HOSTS and all script blocking but still got this:

Then I remembered another software that I have installed that also blocks scripts on previously untrusted sites so I disabled that and - success:

However I get this warning. It's supposed to be a secure (https) connection but it isn't. I tend to avoid these sites.

When I go to that site it is being blocked because it is trying to track those that go to that site.

I really don't need a weather site tracking me. I know where I am. I'm home.

Jack