Streaming video in PDF on Android?

We are creating a PDF with links to several streaming videos on our FMSS. We have found links that work when viewed on Windows or Mac, such as this:
rtmp://enterprise-fmss.ket.org/vod/mp4:gedc__000101.mp4
But those links don't work on an iPad. For iOS devices, we use links link this:
http://enterprise-fmss.ket.org/hls-vod/gedc_010100_16x9.mp4.m3u8
However, neither of those links, or the equivalent hds-vod links work when the PDF is opened on an Android device. We've tested on an HTC Evo with Acrobat Reader 10.2 (the latest version), and on a Kindle Fire.
Any suggestions? I've searched Adobe's support offerings and the Internet all morning without finding even tangential mention of this issue.
Thanks in advance for any insight or things to test/try.
-dave

Thanks for the reply, but maybe I was not clear in my question.
It is working on iOs when we view a PDF with the .m3u8 link listed above.
It is NOT working on Android, whether we use either of those links.
Any suggestion on getting streaming video in a PDF to play on Android?
Thanks,
-dave

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