> However, there doesn't seem to be any widely implemented standard for playing plain URLs, only walled gardens like the YouTube app. I've had experience overs

> However, there doesn't seem to be any widely implemented standard for playing plain URLs, only walled gardens like the YouTube app. I've had experience overseeing the implementation of a simple Chromecast application. It was a relatively painless process and worked pretty flawlessly with minimal code. It may not be a standard but it is totally accessible to anyone with a bit of Javascript experience. I could imagine an evening hack session that would be a Chromecast application (maybe a browser extension) that you can paste urls into and it would play that way. Without even bothering looking, I would bet such an extension already exists in the Chrome Web Store.