cuechange event not firing on chromium browsers when minimized

[Brad-Goodlett]

Description

When using chromium based browsers, the "cuechange" event for a hidden text track is not firing properly when the browser is minimized. This causes the hidden text tracks containing metadata not work properly. The expected behavior when the browser is minimized is that the cuechange events fire at the proper time instead of being skipped.

In my testing, I have been able to reproduce the issue on all versions since 7.19.0. On 7.18.1 and previous version, the "cuechange" event fires properly when the page is minimized and the metadata in the text tracks are being loaded properly. I have been able to reproduce this issue in MS Edge and Chrome (Windows and Mac).

I have confirmed that the video is still playing as expected while the page is minimized, with the exception of the cuechange event not firing. All sound is playing as normal, the playhead is updating properly and when un-minimizing the browser the video is at the expected playback time.

Our player is being defined with very little configuration:
player = videojs(playerElementId, { controls: true, autoplay: false, preload: 'auto', });

Reduced test case

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Steps to reproduce

1. Play a video with a hidden text track which has a cuechange event listener
2. Minimize the browser while the video is playing
3. Observe dev tools for calls to the "cuechange" event handler

Errors

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What version of Video.js are you using?

7.20.1

Video.js plugins used.

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What browser(s) including version(s) does this occur with?

Chrome 104.0.5112.102 (also 102), Edge 104.0.1293.70

What OS(es) and version(s) does this occur with?

windows, mac

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