TV Anywhere more like NOWHERE!

[Mikchek]

Is it me or does it seem like more and more channels are going away from TV Anywhere? Networks moving to only using their own app. Local channels not existent (here in Atlanta). Its so frustrating that I can't seem to load provider in my channels system that does it all.

[jator]

Directionally I agree with you. There's work arounds that enable the retention of channels but it's becoming more complicated for the average user, and those aren't guaranteed to be available in the future.

[babsonnexus]

[Mikchek]

[Mikchek]

I would love to even figure out some work arounds lol

[jator]

Here's the 3 most common workarounds:

BETA: Chrome Capture for Channels

I've created a new project which lets you capture the video/audio from a Chrome tab and redirect into a Custom Channel See the GitHub README for setup instructions When running, there is a server on port 5589 which you can then use from a Custom Channel: #EXTM3U #EXTINF:-1 channel-id="cnbc",CNBC chrome://x.x.x.x:5589/stream/cbnc #EXTINF:-1 channel-id="weatherscan",Weatherscan chrome://x.x.x.x:5589/stream?url=https://weatherscan.net h/t @babsonnexus BETA: PC Stream for Channels (DRM Worka…

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…

Fubo TV project

I have come across this project that looks interesting for Fubo. All channels except disney and premiums expose an m3u8 during playback. Perhaps someone could figure out how to deploy it? Would be awesome to get something like this piped directly into channels

I've been successful with all 3 but FuboTV is my go to solution. Requires FuboTV account, but even though it's one of the most expensive, it's also the most flexible (I power 3 homes with 1 account). The other 2 are more work to maintain and do not carry the WAF (wife approval factor) as she won't try and troubleshoot, she just calls me.

[Mikchek]

That WAF is important lol.

I have a Fubo account I’m gonna check that one out first

[Morris_Altman]

So far FIOS in NYC has only dropped PBS from TV Anywhere and that was PBS, not Verizon.

[jator]

I think OP was referring more to the content providers dropping TVE (FOX, NBC, NFL Network, etc) vs. the aggregators (FIOS, YTTV, HULU, Comcast, etc).

Using the links I provided above, people have been able to restore access to many of those content providers within Channels.

Now if you have FIOS and Cable Card via HD Prime, then you are golden, but that's not TVE so likely not what you were referring to.

[Mikchek]

I was!

I don’t watch much TV but my mom lives in NY and she has Fios so I just plugged her TVE info in channels here in Atlanta…that used to be great until recently! Networks started moving their content off TVE and into their own apps. If there is a way I can get those channels back that would be great!

[Morris_Altman]

I use both my HD Prime with cable card and TVE. I use TVE to get extra virtual tuners and in some cases the commercial skipping works better for recordings via TVE than the tuner.

[Morris_Altman]

There is always a way and in some cases the way is paying

[jator]

Not sure Fios works with the HDMI or Chrome Capture solutions, and definitely doesn't work with FUBO TV Project.

If you have a FUBO account, then technically you could use any of the 3. However, some technical/programing/following instructions knowledge/skills is necessary (hence my comment earlier that this is "becoming more complicated for the average user".

I've myself had a steep learning curve, lots of trial and error, and lots of help from this forum, so it's doable. Unfortunately if you want to backfill those missing channels, it's not as easy as it used to be (insert username password and hit scan and everything is there).