PrismCast v1.9.0 is here. This release brings playlist intelligence, smarter channel management, and reliability improvements across the board.
M3U playlist tags and guide metadata. Your channel tags now flow through to the M3U playlist as group-title attributes, so Channels DVR and other M3U consumers can automatically group channels by tag. Guide metadata — tvg-id, tvg-name, and tvg-logo — is embedded for richer channel identification. Tags preserve the exact casing you entered.
Informed channel creation. Adding a custom channel now shows you matching predefined channels as suggestions and warns when your active service filter would prevent the new channel from appearing. A small change that saves a lot of confusion.
Beyond the headlines:
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Static page channels in playlists and HDHR — static page channels are now fully supported in the M3U playlist and HDHomeRun lineup.
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Service selection indicators — the channels tab now shows service selection indicators and channel override badges, making it easier to see which service is
active and where you've customized settings.
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Consistent terminology — provider terminology has been unified as service throughout the interface for a cleaner, more consistent experience.
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Improved configuration persistence — settings are now saved with atomic writes and automatic backup, so your configuration is always safely preserved.
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Windows service improvements — service installation now uses a structured file-based task definition for more reliable installs and uninstalls.
As always, I really appreciate the feedback, enthusiasm, and passion around PrismCast. Almost every feature added since 1.0.0 has come from thoughtful, respectful discussion with this community.
My only ask is simple: please be kind, not demanding. PrismCast started as a project for my own needs, and I share it because I enjoy this community and wanted to give something back. Respectful feedback is always welcome; entitlement is not.
Thank you to everyone who's shared encouragement or joy in using PrismCast — it genuinely keeps this project fun to work on.
One more note for everyone's benefit: please don't repost the same questions in this thread. Many of them have already been asked and answered, and the forum's topic-only search works well. Keeping discussions focused helps everyone. Please treat the thread and each other with the same consideration you'd expect in return.
To reiterate from prior release notes:
If you've created user-defined channels that are now covered by predefined options, I recommend deleting those overrides and using the defaults. Predefined channels are what I test and maintain; overrides are entirely optional, but they do create long-term configuration debt for you as PrismCast evolves.
1.9.0 (2026-04-19)
- New feature: M3U playlist tags and guide metadata — the playlist now includes
group-title attributes from your channel tags, enabling automatic channel grouping
in Channels DVR and other M3U consumers. Guide metadata (tvg-id, tvg-name, tvg-logo) is embedded for richer channel identification. Tags preserve the exact
casing you entered.
- New feature: informed channel creation — adding a custom channel now shows matching predefined channels as suggestions and warns when your active service filter
would prevent the new channel from appearing.
- Improvement: static page channels are now fully supported in the M3U playlist and HDHomeRun lineup.
- Improvement: configuration persistence now uses atomic writes with automatic backup and recovery, so your settings are always safely saved.
- Improvement: service selection indicators and channel override badges on the channels tab.
- Improvement: provider terminology unified as service throughout the interface for a cleaner, more consistent experience.
- Improvement: Windows service installation now uses a structured file-based task definition for more reliable installs and uninstalls.
- Fix: Fox local affiliate service selection not persisting across restarts.
- Housekeeping.
