Magnolia Network 403 error

Discovery, who owns Discovery, Food Network, Cooking Channel, and HGTV, to name a few, isn't moving to subscription. They already started Discovery+ which has most of the current & former shows on the networks, plus some exclusive shows from Magnolia, but doesn't have 'Live TV' for any of the networks, and not all seasons of some shows currently airing, are available on Discovery+.

The 'TVE' sites are the sites that allow cable, satellite, and streaming services to allow 'Video on Demand' viewing, and are current with all seasons. These ''Go' sites also allow you to watch each channels 'Live TV' as well as giving you access to their current 'On Demand' libraries. A valid login to a cable, satellite, or streaming service is needed to gain access. I use Fire TV, and there are individual apps for the channels I watch, and each gives me access to 'Live TV' for that channel, and access to the 'On Demand' libraries for the others. The exception to this is the Magnolia app.

The Magnolia Network is the new network started by Joanna & Chip Gaines and combined with the old DIY network to get them back to TV. They have their own site (Magnolia.com) that you can log into using your 'Discovery+' credentials. You can see the list of 'On Demand' shows for their network as well as the old DIY network, but they don't have the option to watch 'Live TV'. Fire TV has the 'Magnolia' app, but it just takes you to the Magnolia.com site which doesn't have an option to watch 'Live TV'

The only way I've found to access 'Live TV' for the Magnolia Network is from 'https://go.discovery.com/channel/magnolia-network-preview-atve-us or https://watch.hgtv.com/channel/magnolia-network-preview-atve-us' sites using valid credentials.

So far (for me on Xfinity) all the other Discovery Network channels
6100 OWN
6101 DISCOVERY
6102 FOOD
6103 ANIMAL-PLANET
6104 HGTV
6105 TLC
6106 TRAVEL
6107 INVESTIGATION-DISCOVERY
6109 COOKING-CHANNEL
6110 SCIENCE
6111 AHC
6112 DESTINATION-AMERICA
6113 DISCOVERY-LIFE
6114 MOTORTREND
are still working in Channels DVR.

6108 Magnolia Network is the only one that doesn't, getting this same error everytime it's tuned
403: Not permitted to watch channel (access.denied.by.partner)

@JCecere770
Are FOOD and HGTV channels giving you a 403 error?

And you're able to watch 6108-Magnolia Network with Channels DVR now?

Xfinity - Food is good, DIY/HGTV is 403 access denied.

Yes, all channels list above work with Channels DVR. I am using FUBO.

Interesting.
I thought FUBO couldn't get these Discovery Network TVE channels
6107 Investigation Discovery HD
6110 Science Channel HD
6111 American Heroes Channel HD
6112 Destination America HD
6113 Discovery Life Channel HD
6114 MOTORTREND HD
Channels Support - TV Everywhere Availability for Fubo

I guess if 6108-Magnolia Network works on Channels DVR using Fubo credentials, then it's just certain providers that no longer allow TVE access to the Live streaming website.

This is my FuboTV

I see DIY/Magnolia is not working ... They did say on their FAQ that they would not provide TVE access.

I had DIY Network as part of my cable package - can I log into discovery+ or the Magnolia app with my cable provider login?
At this time, your cable or satellite provider credentials cannot be used to log in to discovery+ or the Magnolia app. You can also contact your cable or satellite provider for more ways to watch on the go.

It is somewhat confusing as they only mention apps and discovery+, but not the Live websites.

Can I stream more DIY Network shows than what is on Magnolia Network?
Yes! You can stream additional shows that were previously on DIY Network, plus all Magnolia Network shows and 60,000 episodes of current and classic shows from HGTV, Food Network, TLC, ID, Animal Planet, Discovery Channel, and more on discovery+.

Can I use my cable or satellite provider login to stream DIY Network shows anywhere else?
To stream DIY Network shows with your cable or satellite provider login, please download one of the apps from the Discovery family, such as Discovery GO, Food Network GO, HGTV GO, TLC GO, or Travel Channel GO. You can also contact your cable or satellite provider for more ways to stream on the go.

Yeah it is ... I lost that Channel in my XFINITY subscription.

Confirmed again that if I go to [Magnolia] ('https://go.discovery.com/channel/magnolia-network-preview-atve-us)and log in with my DTV credentials it works.

Tried your link they have removed that channel from my xfinity service.

This network is not included in your current Xfinity TV service.
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Thank you for being an Xfinity customer!

It says that until you Link Provider.
Try https://go.discovery.com/live-now?network=magnolia-network click the Live On Now video and then Link Provider. Should work (does for me, Delicious Destinations - Savannah playing).

That works for me

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Confirmed. Working here too. Thanks Channels dev team!

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I don't know if this will work

If Fubo is your only TVE source, looks like they need to update their website here Channels Support - TV Everywhere Availability for Fubo
Magnolia is working now on the new pre-release.

Thanks for the fix on this… working well!!

I see the same for Magnolia. The channel name is DIY yet the description Magnolia MAGNHD. Is this the way it should be?