Help needed with correct m3u format for TV Shows

Channels DVR Server
#1

Good Morning

I have been struggling with getting the correct format to have a TV series show up as 1 item and then
the individual episodes as children if you will to the parent. I have tried editing the m3u I am using according to this as a guide: Channels Support - Add Custom Channels with M3U Playlists no matter what I have tried it always shows up as individual items in the guide.

Yes I could use local media and that does work, but I am hopeful that Channels dvr will allow me to set the base of some shows I dont already have and I can then use the dvr function to build out from there.

I have had no success, I am not even sure if this is possible from an m3u. Here is a sample of the m3u (I listed only 2 episodes as I believe once I know the correct format or what I am missing I can edit all the rest:

\\ #EXTM3U
#EXTINF:0 CUID="339" tvg-name="Black Doves S01 E01" tvg-logo="https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/uoXtkm2P4HPPL8T3IBJ02G3hCC4.jpg" group-title="English",Black Doves S01 E01
http://ip address and port/series/xxxxx/xxxxxx/212176.mkv
#EXTINF:0 CUID="340" tvg-name="Black Doves (2024) S01 E02" tvg-logo="https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/uoXtkm2P4HPPL8T3IBJ02G3hCC4.jpg" group-title="English",Black Doves S01 E02
http://ip address and port/series/xxxxx/xxxxxx/212177.mkv \\

Thank you in advance for any guidance or advice you can provide

#2

M3U only works for live TV

#3

Fair enough Thank you for the quick response greatly appreciated? Do you know if this may be something that would be on the horizon for Channels dvr?

#4

It is not. Custom Channels feature is used to add live TV channels. If you want to add media there are other ways to do it such as Imports and Stream Files

#5

This guide will sort you out:

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