About TV Everywhere

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TV Everywhere

• Uses your cable login to create a virtual tuner in the DVR software
• Connects to internet video streams available directly on each network’s web site

Read more about TV Everywhere in our support docs

Technical overview

• The DVR software connects to network streams using a background (headless) Chrome browser controlled by the DVR
• During the channel scan, the DVR will navigate the Chrome instance to each network website and enter your cable login to see if it works

Supported providers and networks

Major networks

Use the TVE Availability tool to see which networks may be available for any given provider

TVE support is only available for a fixed set of major networks, which offer compatible streams on their websites. You will not receive all the networks which are available via your cable box or the cable provider’s app

Local networks

Support for local networks is an experimental feature which must be enabled manually, at the bottom of the DVR web UI settings page:

TVE support for local networks is only available in a few cities. Access depends on your location, your ISP and your provider. Provider contracts also frequently change so you may gain or lose access over time.

If local network access is limited in your area, consider adding a HDHomeRun tuner and antenna to your DVR setup

• FOX
  • 24/7 streams available for owned-and-operated stations
  • primetime-only streams available for most other stations
  • verify your access on fox.com/live
• NBC
  • previously available, but NBCU streams were converted to incompatible format
• CBS
  • available in most major cities
  • contracts frequently change and access may work using some providers and not others
  • verify your access on www.cbs.com/live-tv/stream/tveverywhere/
• ABC
  • available in eight major owned-and-operated markets
  • also available in many other cities, depending on current carrier contracts
  • verify your access on abc.go.com/watch-live
• PBS
  • previously available, but was removed when streaming format changed to something incompatible

Stream details

• Websites stream audio/video using the HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) format, where content is broken up into multiple files called segments
• The DVR will convert these streams into a single mpg file in the MPEGTS format. The audio and video is not modified or compressed in any way.

Some members of the community have put together a spreadsheet with audio/video details. Most streams are transmitted using H264 video and AAC audio, with resolutions of 720p or 1080p. Bitrates vary from channel to channel.