M3U8 works fine, but does not play on channels DVR as a custom channel

Channels DVR Server
#1

M3U8 works fine, but does not play on channels DVR as a custom channel.

The channel was working fine yesterday and now all of a sudden does not???

https://npc.cdn.7livecloud.io/hls/live/BRI3/master_1500.m3u8

It works fine on stremium and other sites..yet on channels DVR now no longer works.
Any reason for this.

#2

Do all of your streams have a channel-id tag? You may want to check the documentation to ensure your playlists contain all the elements needed to be properly supported in Channels:

#3

#EXTM3U

#EXTINF:-1 channel-id="Channel 7 Brisbane" channel-number="70" tvg-logo="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/wiggles/images/b/b5/SevenNetworkLogo.png/revision/latest?cb=20141031235510" tvg-name="Channel 7 Brisbane" tvc-guide-title="Channel 7 Brisbane" tvc-guide-art="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/wiggles/images/b/b5/SevenNetworkLogo.png/revision/latest?cb=20141031235510",Channel 7 Brisbane
https://tbs.cdn.7livecloud.io/hls/live/BRI1/master_1500.m3u8

#4

So it was Fine Yesterday and not today...WEIRD

#5

Is there an error in the log?

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#6

2021/09/07 10:44:11.879814 [ERR] Could not start stream for M3U-ChannelSevenBrisbane ch70 Channel 7 Brisbane: M3U: get https://tbs.cdn.7livecloud.io/hls/live/BRI1/master_1500.m3u8: 403 Forbidden
2021/09/07 10:44:14.448531 [DVR] Fetched guide data for XMLTV-GoBrisbane in 7s
2021/09/07 10:44:16.338746 [ERR] Could not start stream for M3U-7MateBrisbane ch73 7 Mate Brisbane: M3U: get https://npc.cdn.7livecloud.io/hls/live/BRI3/master_1500.m3u8: 403 Forbidden
2021/09/07 10:44:17.218011 [DVR] Indexed 191 airings into XMLTV-GoBrisbane (1 channels over 133h45m0s) + 20 skipped [1s index]
2021/09/07 10:44:17.219499 [IDX] Pruned 0 expired groups from XMLTV-ChannelSevenBrisbane in 262.188µs.
2021/09/07 10:44:17.219767 [IDX] Pruned 0 expired groups from XMLTV-ChannelTenBrisbane in 224.792µs.
2021/09/07 10:44:17.220150 [IDX] Pruned 0 expired groups from XMLTV-GoBrisbane in 344.428µs.
2021/09/07 10:44:17.220431 [IDX] Pruned 0 expired groups from XMLTV-7MateBrisbane in 243.385µs.
2021/09/07 10:44:17.220719 [IDX] Pruned 0 expired groups from XMLTV-MBC2 in 250.104µs.
2021/09/07 10:44:17.220968 [IDX] Pruned 0 expired groups from XMLTV-ChannelNineBrisbane in 218.697µs.
2021/09/07 10:44:17.227765 [IDX] Pruned 0 expired airings from XMLTV-MBC2 in 272.24µs.
2021/09/07 10:44:17.228143 [IDX] Pruned 0 expired airings from XMLTV-ChannelNineBrisbane in 276.198µs.
2021/09/07 10:44:17.228495 [IDX] Pruned 0 expired airings from XMLTV-ChannelSevenBrisbane in 284.948µs.
2021/09/07 10:44:17.229285 [IDX] Pruned 0 expired airings from XMLTV-7MateBrisbane in 714.479µs.
2021/09/07 10:44:17.229627 [IDX] Pruned 0 expired airings from XMLTV-ChannelTenBrisbane in 267.865µs.
2021/09/07 10:44:17.230095 [IDX] Pruned 0 expired airings from XMLTV-GoBrisbane in 396.823µs.
2021/09/07 10:44:24.724748 [ERR] Could not start stream for M3U-ChannelNineBrisbane ch90 Channel 9 Brisbane: M3U: Could not parse playlist: https://9now-livestreams.akamaized.net/hls/live/2008324/ch9-bne/master4.m3u8: Can't detect playlist type

#7

so its working fine now - BIZARRE !!!!

#8

The 403 forbidden error is the web server rejecting the connection for authentication reasons. Quite likely the provider of the content was having an issue they have fixed.