NFL Sunday Ticket with ADBTuner / HDMI Channels

[johnofcamas]

Hey folks, I've finally gotten all the hardware / software set up to record my YouTube TV, and I'm anxiously awaiting the NFL Season

I wanted to start a thread for folks who are going to attempt to record games when they finally start airing.

Primarily I'm interested in how folks are getting the channel ID's (for the deeplink URL) as well as what EPG source channel for each team is. (for the m3u)

So, this is a placeholder / topic starter, and if anybody has ideas about how this will go post away!

For reference:
ADBTuner thread

ADBTuner: A "channel tuning" application for networked Google TV / Android TV devices

ADBTuner: An "channel tuning" application for Google TV / Android TV devices. Inspired by "HDMI for Channels" (HDMI for Channels). After spending many weeks researching and collaborating with everyone in the above thread (thank you, everyone) I decided to sit down and write a small web application to make the process easier to manage (for me), and hopefully others. Project Goals Fully containerized (Docker), no external dependencies Fully configurable via a web interface Intentionally lim…

HDMI Channels Thread:

HDMI for Channels

There are a lot of HDMI IP encoders available on Amazon these days, under brand names like URayCoder and iseevy These have been discussed a bit in the past here: I picked one up to try it out, and it works quite well. You can choose between H264/H265, select the bitrate and a lot of other options. It exposes a simple url http://x.x.x.x/0.ts which can be fed directly into a Custom Channel for streaming into Channels DVR. There are even models available with 4 HDMI inputs: https://www.szuray.c…

[nschaffner]

I'm looking into getting this set up in ADBTuner as well. I grabbed the URL from one of the test NFLST streams over the weekend. It's still active with an off air video message, so I'm hoping that the URLs persist from week to week.

"https://tv.youtube.com/watch/0PbUZ3fz2co"

Searching all lineups when managing the channel lineup in the Channels DVR source settings for YNFLS1, YNFLS2, etc reveals guide data for the Youtube TV NFLST channels. I'm not sure if there is a way to find the Gracenote Station ID for these channels.

[johnofcamas]

Awesome!

[johnofcamas]

One more useful thing to do when the channels go live is this wonderful bit of javascript.

1. Go to tv.youtube.com/live and bring up the developer console in a browser window
2. open the developer console
3. paste in this lovely bit of code

const channelRows = document.querySelectorAll("div.container.ytu-epg-row");
results = []
for (i = 0; i < channelRows.length; ++i) {
   var network = channelRows[i].querySelector(".network-title").innerHTML
   var targetLink = channelRows[i].querySelector(".tenx-thumb > a.yt-simple-endpoint.style-scope.ytu-endpoint").href
   if (network && targetLink && targetLink.includes("watch")) {
      results.push({
         networkName: network,
         targetLink: targetLink
      })
   }
}
console.table(results);

Ripped from this post:

HDMI for Channels

Nice find. It's a bit out of date as the url and some other things have changed but it's generally the same. That being said, if you are going to be in the dev console you might as well just scrape the page using JavaScript. Paste in developer console on tv.youtube.com/live: const channelRows = document.querySelectorAll("div.container.ytu-epg-row"); results = [] for (i = 0; i < channelRows.length; ++i) { var network = channelRows[i].querySelector(".network-title").innerHTML var targetLi…

[johnofcamas]

I thought maybe today I could grab the channels, but nothing yet. Maybe at 9am (PST) when pre-games start...

[nschaffner]

Yeah. That’s what I’m thinking too.

[johnofcamas]

Here are channels so far:

Somebody needs to map those to the Channel ID's so we can get the guides mapped up!

https://tv.youtube.com/watch/njJRoIW1Lps | Panthers / Falcons
https://tv.youtube.com/watch/5xG-EzXIrVY | Jaguars / Colts
https://tv.youtube.com/watch/qUkrmFVFd_o | Niners / Steelers
https://tv.youtube.com/watch/WITrFqk7trk | Cardinals / Commanders
https://tv.youtube.com/watch/M_1qk2R5Wag | Texans / Ravens
https://tv.youtube.com/watch/XmSjRm4RIF4 | Bengals / Browns
https://tv.youtube.com/watch/WRPvVMAAqRs | Bucs / Vikings
https://tv.youtube.com/watch/uaorBsVz578 | Titans / Saints

[chDVRuser]

@nschaffner

I'm not sure if there is a way to find the Gracenote Station ID for these channels.

Just posted

NFL Sunday Ticket for Youtube TV

Continuing the discussion from Provider - YouTube TV: @SuperDScript Try these NFL Sunday Ticket 1 callSign YNFLS1 stationId 139448 NFL Sunday Ticket 2 callSign YNFLS2 stationId 139481 NFL Sunday Ticket 3 callSign YNFLS3 stationId 139482 NFL Sunday Ticket 4 callSign YNFLS4 stationId 139483 NFL Sunday Ticket 5 callSign YNFLS5 stationId 139484 NFL Sunday Ticket 6 callSign YNFLS6 stationId 139485 NFL Sunday Ticket 7 callSign YNFLS7 stationId 139486 NFL Sunday Ticket 8 callSign YNFL…

[johnofcamas]

So i was quite busy watching football (go Niners) and not doing any mapping.

This Sunday I promise to attempt to map EVERY SINGLE YouTube 'watch' URL with the stations from @chDVRuser above

[nschaffner]

Here is what I got on Sunday. Nothing has aired on 7, 8, or 16. Nothing is scheduled on those channels for week 2 either.

NFL Sunday Ticket 1  callSign YNFLS1  stationId 139448 https://tv.youtube.com/watch/njJRoIW1Lps
NFL Sunday Ticket 2  callSign YNFLS2  stationId 139481 https://tv.youtube.com/watch/5xG-EzXIrVY
NFL Sunday Ticket 3  callSign YNFLS3  stationId 139482 https://tv.youtube.com/watch/qUkrmFVFd_o
NFL Sunday Ticket 4  callSign YNFLS4  stationId 139483 https://tv.youtube.com/watch/WITrFqk7trk
NFL Sunday Ticket 5  callSign YNFLS5  stationId 139484 https://tv.youtube.com/watch/H5xBq5BtoQM
NFL Sunday Ticket 6  callSign YNFLS6  stationId 139485 https://tv.youtube.com/watch/Tkf390yuOb4
NFL Sunday Ticket 7  callSign YNFLS7  stationId 139486 
NFL Sunday Ticket 8  callSign YNFLS8  stationId 139487 
NFL Sunday Ticket 9  callSign YNFLS9  stationId 139488 https://tv.youtube.com/watch/M_1qk2R5Wag
NFL Sunday Ticket 10 callSign YNFLS10 stationId 139489 https://tv.youtube.com/watch/XmSjRm4RIF4
NFL Sunday Ticket 11 callSign YNFLS11 stationId 139490 https://tv.youtube.com/watch/WRPvVMAAqRs
NFL Sunday Ticket 12 callSign YNFLS12 stationId 139491 https://tv.youtube.com/watch/uaorBsVz578
NFL Sunday Ticket 13 callSign YNFLS13 stationId 139492 https://tv.youtube.com/watch/HRXWfMfeXlA
NFL Sunday Ticket 14 callSign YNFLS14 stationId 139493 https://tv.youtube.com/watch/pP4txDZI-0g
NFL Sunday Ticket 15 callSign YNFLS15 stationId 139494 https://tv.youtube.com/watch/PE1RbHEwa8s
NFL Sunday Ticket 16 callSign YNFLS16 stationId 139495 ```

[johnofcamas]

Thanks to @nschaffner for the comprehensive list,

Here's the JSON for the channels that folks can use for ADBTuner

[
  {
    "provider_name": "YouTube TV",
    "number": 9011,
    "name": "NFL Sunday Ticket 1",
    "url": "https://tv.youtube.com/watch/njJRoIW1Lps",
    "package_name": "com.google.android.youtube.tvunplugged",
    "alternate_package_name": "",
    "compatibility_mode": false,
    "tvc_guide_stationid": "139448"
  },
  {
    "provider_name": "YouTube TV",
    "number": 9012,
    "name": "NFL Sunday Ticket 2",
    "url": "https://tv.youtube.com/watch/5xG-EzXIrVY",
    "package_name": "com.google.android.youtube.tvunplugged",
    "alternate_package_name": "",
    "compatibility_mode": false,
    "tvc_guide_stationid": "139481"
  },
  {
    "provider_name": "YouTube TV",
    "number": 9013,
    "name": "NFL Sunday Ticket 3",
    "url": "https://tv.youtube.com/watch/qUkrmFVFd_o",
    "package_name": "com.google.android.youtube.tvunplugged",
    "alternate_package_name": "",
    "compatibility_mode": false,
    "tvc_guide_stationid": "139482"
  },
  {
    "provider_name": "YouTube TV",
    "number": 9014,
    "name": "NFL Sunday Ticket 4",
    "url": "https://tv.youtube.com/watch/WITrFqk7trk",
    "package_name": "com.google.android.youtube.tvunplugged",
    "alternate_package_name": "",
    "compatibility_mode": false,
    "tvc_guide_stationid": "139483"
  },
  {
    "provider_name": "YouTube TV",
    "number": 9015,
    "name": "NFL Sunday Ticket 5",
    "url": "https://tv.youtube.com/watch/H5xBq5BtoQM",
    "package_name": "com.google.android.youtube.tvunplugged",
    "alternate_package_name": "",
    "compatibility_mode": false,
    "tvc_guide_stationid": "139484"
  },
  {
    "provider_name": "YouTube TV",
    "number": 9016,
    "name": "NFL Sunday Ticket 6",
    "url": "https://tv.youtube.com/watch/Tkf390yuOb4",
    "package_name": "com.google.android.youtube.tvunplugged",
    "alternate_package_name": "",
    "compatibility_mode": false,
    "tvc_guide_stationid": "139485"
  },
  {
    "provider_name": "YouTube TV",
    "number": 9019,
    "name": "NFL Sunday Ticket 9",
    "url": "https://tv.youtube.com/watch/M_1qk2R5Wag",
    "package_name": "com.google.android.youtube.tvunplugged",
    "alternate_package_name": "",
    "compatibility_mode": false,
    "tvc_guide_stationid": "139488"
  },
  {
    "provider_name": "YouTube TV",
    "number": 9020,
    "name": "NFL Sunday Ticket 10",
    "url": "https://tv.youtube.com/watch/XmSjRm4RIF4",
    "package_name": "com.google.android.youtube.tvunplugged",
    "alternate_package_name": "",
    "compatibility_mode": false,
    "tvc_guide_stationid": "139489"
  },
  {
    "provider_name": "YouTube TV",
    "number": 9021,
    "name": "NFL Sunday Ticket 11",
    "url": "https://tv.youtube.com/watch/WRPvVMAAqRs",
    "package_name": "com.google.android.youtube.tvunplugged",
    "alternate_package_name": "",
    "compatibility_mode": false,
    "tvc_guide_stationid": "139490"
  },
  {
    "provider_name": "YouTube TV",
    "number": 9022,
    "name": "NFL Sunday Ticket 12",
    "url": "https://tv.youtube.com/watch/uaorBsVz578",
    "package_name": "com.google.android.youtube.tvunplugged",
    "alternate_package_name": "",
    "compatibility_mode": false,
    "tvc_guide_stationid": "139491"
  },
  {
    "provider_name": "YouTube TV",
    "number": 9023,
    "name": "NFL Sunday Ticket 13",
    "url": "https://tv.youtube.com/watch/HRXWfMfeXlA",
    "package_name": "com.google.android.youtube.tvunplugged",
    "alternate_package_name": "",
    "compatibility_mode": false,
    "tvc_guide_stationid": "139492"
  },
  {
    "provider_name": "YouTube TV",
    "number": 9024,
    "name": "NFL Sunday Ticket 14",
    "url": "https://tv.youtube.com/watch/pP4txDZI-0g",
    "package_name": "com.google.android.youtube.tvunplugged",
    "alternate_package_name": "",
    "compatibility_mode": false,
    "tvc_guide_stationid": "139493"
  },
  {
    "provider_name": "YouTube TV",
    "number": 9025,
    "name": "NFL Sunday Ticket 15",
    "url": "https://tv.youtube.com/watch/PE1RbHEwa8s",
    "package_name": "com.google.android.youtube.tvunplugged",
    "alternate_package_name": "",
    "compatibility_mode": false,
    "tvc_guide_stationid": "139494"
  }
]

[krazijoe]

So how did it work for everyone?

[nschaffner]

ADBTuner worked great for me on the Sunday Ticket channels in the first two weeks

[rpaulmerrell]

ADBTuner seems to work really well with Youtube and the walmart google box.
Very nice handoff between HDMI encoders.

[johnofcamas]

Flawlessly

[nschaffner]

Youtube TV is using NFL Sunday Ticket 7 for the first time this week. Here is the url for it...

NFL Sunday Ticket 7  callSign YNFLS7  stationId 139486  https://tv.youtube.com/watch/xuXaQxzUorg

[jphj]

Did anyone setup Redzone with YTTV?

[nschaffner]

I didn’t bother with Redzone since I get it through TVE. It should work the same way as the other channels.

[NeilSingerman]

Yes Redzone does work on YTTV

[cyclone]

I find the ADBTuner feed from YTTV to look better. The TVE feed isn't 1080p60.