What's the future of Channels DVR with the trend of networks shutting down TV everywhere services? (ie: Fox, NBC, ABC Disney Natgo and now Hallmark).. Probably more I'm unaware of...
I agree it's still a viable service; however there's nothing out there I'm aware of, that is as convenient as Channels ... Thoughts?
I just checked now and Hallmark TVE is working fine for me with DirecTV credentials.
2026/03/30 09:58:00.530885 [TNR] Opened connection to TVE-DTV for ch6090 HALLMARK
2026/03/30 09:58:00.530885 [HLS] Starting live stream for channel 6090 from 192.168.18.51 (bitrate=3712kbps)
2026/03/30 09:58:01.517175 [HLS] Session ch6090-dANY-ip192.168.18.51 started in 986.2896ms
2026/03/30 09:58:01.678624 [HLS] Probed live stream in 1.1464744s: h264 1280x720 progressive 3349347bps
2026/03/30 09:58:57.668273 [HLS] Stopping transcoder session ch6090-dANY-ip192.168.18.51 (out=1m6.064667s finished=false first_seq=1 last_seq=35)
2026/03/30 09:58:57.669526 [TNR] Closed connection to TVE-DTV for ch6090 HALLMARK
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They end their web access as of tomorrow I believe.
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Oh yes, I remember the message about that but I'm not sure if it's their TVE feeds or their old Hallmark app that they're shutting down.
Now, they provide their TV feeds in their Hallmark+ (paid) app.
We will know for sure tomorrow.
TVE was just...easy
But not the end of the world...
HDHomerun + antenna = a ton of local channels (and all the free OTA from Channels TVE) in Channels
FRNDLY Docker project = good amount of channels in Channels
ADBtuner Docker project = needed channels not in TVE in Channels
Tubi Docker = more channels in Channels
Pluto Docker = more channels in Channels
Of course, we could all save time and money by just using the native apps for all the services, but that would be no fun.
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Selfless plug - check out my FastChannels project too. It’s an attempt to make adding FAST services easy and all in one shop.
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I don't watch Hallmark.. I was just including it as an example..