ESPN+ & FOX Sports with Custom Channels via EPlusTV

Could not get a playlist for channel #842. Please make sure there is an event scheduled and you have access to it.

I disabled and re-enabled mlb.tv authentication and same error.

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Yeah, the same message after reauthentication.

=== E+TV v4.15.0 starting ===

HTTP server started on port 8000

=== Getting events ===

Looking for Gotham events...

Adding event:  NY Giants Chronicles '25-'25 #12

Adding event:  NY Giants Access Blue '25-'26 #26

Adding event:  Rangers Rewind

Adding event:  FIGHT SPORTS #10

Adding event:  FIGHT SPORTS MMA EFC 377

Adding event:  Bronx Beat

=== Done getting events ===

=== Building the schedule ===

=== Done building the schedule ===

Looking for MLB.tv events...

Adding event:  Canada @ Philadelphia Phillies - HOME

Adding event:  Venezuela @ Washington Nationals - HOME

Adding event:  Kingdom of the Netherlands @ Tampa Bay Rays - HOME

Adding event:  Puerto Rico @ Minnesota Twins - HOME

Adding event:  Canada @ Toronto Blue Jays - HOME

Adding event:  Colombia @ Atlanta Braves - HOME

Adding event:  Puerto Rico @ Boston Red Sox - HOME

Adding event:  Venezuela @ Houston Astros - HOME

Adding event:  Atlanta Braves @ Detroit Tigers - NATIONAL

Adding event:  Tampa Bay Rays @ Pittsburgh Pirates - HOME

Adding event:  New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox - NATIONAL

Adding event:  Boston Red Sox @ Toronto Blue Jays - HOME

Adding event:  Houston Astros @ Baltimore Orioles - HOME

Adding event:  Houston Astros @ Baltimore Orioles - AWAY

Adding event:  United States @ San Francisco Giants - NATIONAL

Adding event:  United States @ Colorado Rockies - HOME

Adding event:  Mexico @ Los Angeles Dodgers - HOME

Adding event:  Mexico @ Arizona Diamondbacks - HOME

Adding event:  Los Angeles Dodgers @ Colorado Rockies - AWAY

Adding event:  Los Angeles Dodgers @ Colorado Rockies - HOME

Adding event:  Los Angeles Dodgers @ Cleveland Guardians - AWAY

Adding event:  Los Angeles Dodgers @ Cleveland Guardians - HOME

Adding event:  Los Angeles Angels @ Seattle Mariners - HOME

Adding event:  Great Britain @ San Diego Padres - HOME

Adding event:  Chicago Cubs @ Milwaukee Brewers - HOME

Adding event:  Chicago Cubs @ Milwaukee Brewers - AWAY

Adding event:  Chicago Cubs @ Cincinnati Reds - AWAY

Adding event:  Chicago Cubs @ Cincinnati Reds - HOME

Adding event:  Athletics @ San Diego Padres - HOME

Adding event:  Detroit Tigers @ Dominican Republic - NATIONAL

Adding event:  Detroit Tigers @ Dominican Republic - NATIONAL

Scheduling event:  MLB - Tampa Bay Rays @ Pittsburgh Pirates - HOME - SNP

Scheduling event:  MLB - Atlanta Braves @ Detroit Tigers - NATIONAL - ESPN

Scheduling event:  MLB - Boston Red Sox @ Toronto Blue Jays - HOME - Sportsnet

Scheduling event:  MLB - Chicago Cubs @ Cincinnati Reds - HOME - CINR

Scheduling event:  MLB - Chicago Cubs @ Cincinnati Reds - AWAY - MARQ

Scheduling event:  MLB - Los Angeles Dodgers @ Colorado Rockies - AWAY - SNLA

Scheduling event:  MLB - Los Angeles Dodgers @ Colorado Rockies - HOME - COLR

Scheduling event:  MLB - Athletics @ San Diego Padres - HOME - SDPA

Scheduling event:  MLB - Canada @ Toronto Blue Jays - HOME - Sportsnet

Scheduling event:  MLB - United States @ San Francisco Giants - NATIONAL - ESPN

Scheduling event:  MLB - Los Angeles Dodgers @ Cleveland Guardians - AWAY - SNLA

Scheduling event:  MLB - Los Angeles Dodgers @ Cleveland Guardians - HOME - CLEG

Scheduling event:  MLB - Los Angeles Angels @ Seattle Mariners - HOME - SEA Video

Scheduling event:  MLB - Mexico @ Arizona Diamondbacks - HOME - ARID

Scheduling event:  MLB - Venezuela @ Houston Astros - HOME - SCHN

Scheduling event:  MLB - Puerto Rico @ Boston Red Sox - HOME - NESN+

Scheduling event:  MLB - Detroit Tigers @ Dominican Republic - NATIONAL - MLBN

Scheduling event:  MLB - Colombia @ Atlanta Braves - HOME - GTV

Scheduling event:  MLB - Puerto Rico @ Minnesota Twins - HOME - MNNT

Scheduling event:  MLB - Houston Astros @ Baltimore Orioles - HOME - MASN

Scheduling event:  MLB - Kingdom of the Netherlands @ Tampa Bay Rays - HOME - RAYS

Scheduling event:  MLB - New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox - NATIONAL - ESPN

Scheduling event:  MLB - Houston Astros @ Baltimore Orioles - AWAY - SCHN

Scheduling event:  MLB - Canada @ Philadelphia Phillies - HOME - NBCSP+

Scheduling event:  MLB - Detroit Tigers @ Dominican Republic - NATIONAL - MLBN

Scheduling event:  MLB - Mexico @ Los Angeles Dodgers - HOME - SNLA

Scheduling event:  MLB - Chicago Cubs @ Milwaukee Brewers - AWAY - MARQ

Scheduling event:  MLB - United States @ Colorado Rockies - HOME - COLR

Scheduling event:  MLB - Great Britain @ San Diego Padres - HOME - SDPA

Scheduling event:  MLB - Chicago Cubs @ Milwaukee Brewers - HOME - BREW

Scheduling event:  MLB - Venezuela @ Washington Nationals - HOME - NATS

Scheduled 31 entries...

Looking for MLB.tv events...

Could not get a playlist for channel #342. Please make sure there is an event scheduled and you have access to it.

Could not get a playlist for channel #342. Please make sure there is an event scheduled and you have access to it.

Could not get a playlist for channel #342. Please make sure there is an event scheduled and you have access to it.

Could not get a playlist for channel #342. Please make sure there is an event scheduled and you have access to it.
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Try rebuilding the EPG

Tried that earlier to no change.

getting same error and also tried same earlier to no change

Used Olivetin 1 click to build EplusTV container. Container built and no errors. Trying to get FS1, FS2, Big10 in linear channels. I authenticated on Fox sports site and fox sports works on a web browser. Still have 200 empty channels in guide under EplusTV tuner. Any thoughts on what I'm doing wrong?

I should add that the log for EplusTV shows that it's adding fox sports events like bassmaster, the Big Show, Daytona short track....

@tonywagner any plans to remove the ESPN features since DRM basically made them obsolete?

Use the linear-channels.m3u and not the channels.m3u

The channels.m3u is for events that are not on specific channels, like paramount+, MLB.tv, etc. Channels that are actual channels like the Fox channels, MLB Network, NFL Network, etc, use the linear-channels.m3u

"Use the linear-channels.m3u" was the fix! Thanks. No longer reliant on fragile TVE to keep FS1, FS2, Big10. Thanks!

Ideally, I'd like to move the ESPN stuff into new deeplink M3U/XML endpoints, if Channels DVR can be updated to support dynamic deeplinking...

Probably have more luck using prismcast or cc4c for that.

I do agree tho support for dynamic streamlinks would do a world of good. (Paging @eric or any other devs)

I think the inevitable death of TVE may accelerate those features

Looks like Fox ONE might be broken. Updated to 4.15.0, disabled Fox and enabled Fox ONE. Authenticated successfully with Fox ONE using my provider creds. But nothing can stream from the Fox ONE URLs.

== E+TV v4.15.0 starting ===

Updating FOX One prelim token

Refreshing TV Provider token (FOX One)

HTTP server started on port 8000

=== Getting events ===

Looking for FOX One events...

Looking for MLB.tv events...

Looking for NFL events...

=== Done getting events ===

=== Building the schedule ===

=== Done building the schedule ===

Channel #8003 has an active event (IndyCar Practice - Arlington). Going to start the stream.

Could not parse chunklist properly!

AxiosError: Request failed with status code 403

    at settle (/app/node_modules/axios/lib/core/settle.js:19:12)

    at IncomingMessage.handleStreamEnd (/app/node_modules/axios/lib/adapters/http.js:512:11)

    at IncomingMessage.emit (node:events:520:35)

    at IncomingMessage.emit (node:domain:489:12)

    at endReadableNT (node:internal/streams/readable:1701:12)

    at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:89:21) {

  code: 'ERR_BAD_REQUEST',

Do you get the same error across all FOX channels (including BTN and FOX Weather)?

Just tested and it worked just fine here.

Did you IP/Location change more than 5 times recently? The code automatically changes your home IP address, which in turn updates your home zip code based on the IP address. The problem with this is that FoxOne has a limit of 5 changes to the home zip code. That is why I originally coded it with an environmental variable but the consensus was that having a changeable variable for zip code might be an issue, so I took it out and made it automatic. This should only effect the local FOX station though, and not FS1, FS2 or any other non-local stations that FoxOne pulls in.

I have done testing with this and when it occurs the local channels will no longer be detected in channels the next time the playlist's m3u is scanned by ChannlesDVR. The easiest fix for this is to toggle fox one off on the eplust tv page, then go into portainer (or your docker manager of choice) and stop and then start the stack (not the container) and log back in to FoxOne. If you do not have it set up with docker compose, I highly recommend doing it that way. If not, then only solution seems to be to delete the container's data and start from scratch.

Hopefully it's using my WAN IP address?

It is.

I don’t think FNC or FBN is totally supported. You can do restarts to sometimes get it working.

I find that doing a Rebuild EPG fixes most issues.
Seems like something gets out of sync with the events and that seems to fix it.
All the Fox One Linear channels are working for me.

Fox one added DRM.
Won't work on espnplus anymore.