If you are persistently having trouble playing video on the BBC News and Sport players, you may need to go to your Flash settings and checkthe box 'Allow third-party Flash content to store data on your computer'.
There's no word on when the update will grace the 8X's brethren on other carriers, but if your smartphone happens to call the magenta network home, mosey on over to the "Phone Update" settings section to check for the fresh release.