So I'm guessing from reading this that it's a provider specific solution? In other words you'd have to subscribe to DTV or Fubo or Disney?
Yeap if you have them yes. I won’t be providing streams. Unless other memebers would like u too
Be careful, ya'll are edging real close to piracy discussions. Remember the rules of the forum. We don't want to close the thread.
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Very interesting. Thank you for sharing. It is probably above my skill level right now, but it is interesting. Thanks again.
No problem leaving thanks 
The ABC/ESPN family is working in prismcast now, so there is an alternative that is viable. All you need is a reasonably modern server, Chrome browser and this software. And of course a TV provider that you can link at espn.com. Still a little rough around the edges especially on Windows, but it does work.
Read the whole thread, I linked to my way to get it to work after you get it installed and running. Also make sure that you get at least one of the non-ESPN built-in channels working before you start doing overrides, that way you know whether or not it'll work for you.
I forgot to mention that to do an override you go into prismcasts admin web page (channels tab), and then click on add channel, and then put in the key for each channel to override. So for ESPN the channel key is espn, when you add that channel with the new URL it will overwrite the existing config.
Finally, ignore the login link In the channels tab, you have to bring up Chrome manually and go to espn.com to link your TV provider. I think it's the little person icon on the upper right of the homepage. Prismcast doesn't update the login link when you do an override, it wants to go to Disney Plus instead.
I also forgot to mention, you need to go into the Prismcast source page in the channels DVR web admin, then go to manage lineup and assign all of the ESPN channels to the correct channel lineup. From what I've seen when you do a channel override it deletes the TV guide mapping.
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I've also discovered if I sign into YouTube.tv through their website on a Mac, I'm still not able to view any of the stations owned by Disney. The only way that it worked was to use the YouTube.tv app on my iPad or iPhone, then I'm able to watch stations owned by Disney Live.
Using which browser?
Try using https://tv.youtube.com
You can also choose to Link TV Provider at their network websites, like ABC Live Stream - ABC.com and Watch ESPN - Stream Live Sports & ESPN Originals
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Correct. LHN is no longer a channel. It only exists now as a separate app that doesn't really show any live sports, just additional UT programming (football pregame, featurettes, etc).
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all the disney owned channels work for me in youtube tv via browser. Not sure what could be causing the issue you are observing, but it's definitely not a universal/widespread kind of thing.
Piracy, noun, def - using a wrong browser.
YouTube TV apparently has an agreement with Disney where they get dedicated endpoints and the DRM decryption keys and can build the decoding of the channels into their web application using their Widevine decryption software.
TV Everywhere is a different beast and Disney is no longer providing unencrypted video on the TV Everywhere endpoints.
Channels does not natively use the YouTube web application (though some ancillary packages described in this community may). The TVE connection provided by Channels DVR uses, unsurprisingly, the TVE feeds and those no longer work. That is what we're talking about.
That "disney owned channels" work in a separate environment is a non-sequitur.
Yes, I understand that. I was responding to Ministry of Magic's report that the disney owned channels were not working in the youtube tv web app/browser-based website. I was presenting a data point that showed it was not a systemic issue, and rather something that he/she was likely doing "different' (whatever that might be) which was causing the observed behavior. (deleted duplicate post)
This sucks. Really liked being able to watch ESPN while out of the country.
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You still can if you're willing to install Prismcast. It's now been updated so that all the ESPN channels work right away without channel overrides, just have to login to espn.com and set your TV provider from Chrome.
Where do I find the Windows installer for that?
Theres no single installer but the instructions are here, you'll have to run 'winget install npm' first.
I was able to install Prismcast using an Olivetin Project one-click action.
You need to have a pretty hefty server and willingness to spend the time to play/experiment with this thing.
It's nice the developer has shared his personal project with the community. It's not a one-click thing, but has potential. I think of it as a "Play thing" in Alpha and haven't jumped in yet.
I would recommend reading the whole topic thread before you decide to jump in to make your own decision as to whether you want to invest the time on it right now.
Just my honest opinion.
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Yeah, I agree. I managed to get it working. However, it became quickly apparent that my server wasn't up to the task. I'm not ready to migrate to a more capable server while I have everything else running smoothly. I have grown weary of fiddlin' around all the time.
To me, setting up an ADBTuner stack has been worthwhile. It is running smoothly and keeping all of the channels which have been lost from TVE in play.
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