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
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:
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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
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NBC
- previously available, but NBCU streams were converted to incompatible format
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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/
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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
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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.