HLN channel error TVE: Stream Not Available

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#1

Is HLN no longer working? (CNN and CNNI do work) When I do a channel scan, I see this in the log:

2025/11/19 11:49:19.157737 [TVE] Channel scan 12/151 HLN successful

However if I try watching HLN, the log shows:

2025/11/19 11:53:41.673895 [ERR] Failed to start stream for ch6031: TVE: Stream Not Available
2025/11/19 11:53:41.678350 [HLS] Couldn't generate stream playlist for ch6031-dANY-ip127.0.0.1: TVE: Stream Not Available
2025/11/19 11:53:41.678350 [HLS] Stopping transcoder session ch6031-dANY-ip127.0.0.1 (out=0s finished=false first_seq=0 last_seq=-1)
2025/11/19 11:53:42.818071 [ERR] Failed to start stream for ch6031: TVE: Stream Not Available
2025/11/19 11:53:42.818071 [HLS] Couldn't generate stream playlist for ch6031-dANY-ip127.0.0.1: TVE: Stream Not Available
2025/11/19 11:53:42.818071 [HLS] Stopping transcoder session ch6031-dANY-ip127.0.0.1 (out=0s finished=false first_seq=0 last_seq=-1)
2025/11/19 11:53:43.686768 [ERR] Failed to start stream for ch6031: TVE: Stream Not Available
2025/11/19 11:53:43.688328 [HLS] Couldn't generate stream playlist for ch6031-dANY-ip127.0.0.1: TVE: Stream Not Available
2025/11/19 11:53:43.688328 [HLS] Stopping transcoder session ch6031-dANY-ip127.0.0.1 (out=0s finished=false first_seq=0 last_seq=-1)
2025/11/19 11:53:44.923297 [ERR] Failed to start stream for ch6031: TVE: Stream Not Available
2025/11/19 11:53:44.923297 [HLS] Couldn't generate stream playlist for ch6031-dANY-ip127.0.0.1: TVE: Stream Not Available
2025/11/19 11:53:44.923297 [HLS] Stopping transcoder session ch6031-dANY-ip127.0.0.1 (out=0s finished=false first_seq=0 last_seq=-1)
2025/11/19 11:53:45.597044 [ERR] Failed to start stream for ch6031: TVE: Stream Not Available
2025/11/19 11:53:45.598998 [HLS] Couldn't generate stream playlist for ch6031-dANY-ip127.0.0.1: TVE: Stream Not Available
2025/11/19 11:53:45.598998 [HLS] Stopping transcoder session ch6031-dANY-ip127.0.0.1 (out=0s finished=false first_seq=0 last_seq=-1)
2025/11/19 11:53:46.760537 [ERR] Failed to start stream for ch6031: TVE: Stream Not Available
2025/11/19 11:53:46.760537 [HLS] Couldn't generate stream playlist for ch6031-dANY-ip127.0.0.1: TVE: Stream Not Available
2025/11/19 11:53:46.760537 [HLS] Stopping transcoder session ch6031-dANY-ip127.0.0.1 (out=0s finished=false first_seq=0 last_seq=-1)
2025/11/19 11:53:47.696388 [ERR] Failed to start stream for ch6031: TVE: Stream Not Available
2025/11/19 11:53:47.698461 [HLS] Couldn't generate stream playlist for ch6031-dANY-ip127.0.0.1: TVE: Stream Not Available
2025/11/19 11:53:47.698461 [HLS] Stopping transcoder session ch6031-dANY-ip127.0.0.1 (out=0s finished=false first_seq=0 last_seq=-1)
2025/11/19 11:53:48.885462 [ERR] Failed to start stream for ch6031: TVE: Stream Not Available
2025/11/19 11:53:48.885462 [HLS] Couldn't generate stream playlist for ch6031-dANY-ip127.0.0.1: TVE: Stream Not Available
2025/11/19 11:53:48.885979 [HLS] Stopping transcoder session ch6031-dANY-ip127.0.0.1 (out=0s finished=false first_seq=0 last_seq=-1)
#2

Seeing the same running the latest pre-release v2025.11.19.1617.
Doesn't matter which provider you use (I'm trying with YTTV) since the stream comes from the network website (not your providers).

I'm able to watch the channel at their website https://www.cnn.com/videos/hln

#3

Wanted to add that I'm also able to watch directly from the website (after logging in with TV Provider credentials)

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#4

Most likely the stream URL changed and the Channels developers will have to fix it.

#5

Still not working here either.

#6

Still not working here on latest v2025.11.19.1617
2025/11/20 15:01:45.542661 [ERR] Failed to start stream for ch6031: TVE: Stream Not Available

I would think it's easy for anyone to reproduce the error.

Still failing on v2025.11.23.0518

#7

I am noticing the same issue. Running the prerelease 2025.11.26.2338. Hopefully can be fixed in upcoming releases. Thanks

#8

I am noticing this myself as well