Auto play does not work for some m3u8 files / streams

[veloware]

Current Behavior

Loading React Player with playing set to true with some m3u8 files does not auto play. playing has to be set to true some time after the initial mount.

I have noticed that even in some cases a particular stream does auto-play in Chrome but not Firefox. In other cases it doesn't auto play in either.

Expected Behavior

React Player should auto play the m3m8 stream when mounted with playing set to true

Steps to Reproduce

This can be reproduced on the demo app -

• load https://cookpete.com/react-player/
• select the m3u8 demo file
• notice m3u8 files can auto play m3u8 streams (you can also copy the demo m3u8 file url and paste into the load input, it still works)
• refresh
• load https://moctobpltc-i.akamaihd.net/hls/live/571329/eight/playlist.m3u8 into the load input box
• the stream does not start automatically in Chrome or Firefox (and possible others), though it can be played manually once ReactPlayer has initially mounted with playing = false

Environment

• URL attempting to play: https://moctobpltc-i.akamaihd.net/hls/live/571329/eight/playlist.m3u8
• Browser: Chrome 86 + Firefox 82
• Operating system: OSX Mojave
• jsFiddle example: see stops above to reproduce on demo app

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