TV Everywhere: YTTV cannot be added as a source

Channels DVR Server TV Everywhere
#1

Hello,

I am trying to use my Channels Subscription with YouTube TV. I have a google account that is part of my family plan for YTTV and does not use 2FA. Using this same account, I am able to first log into nbc.com/live as suggested using this same YTTV account for it and linking YTTV as the provider with NBC. It works perfectly and streams fine.

However, when I tried to add YTTV as a source for Channels, the authentication always fails, using this same Google account that works for NBC with YTTV as the provider, etc.

What else can I do to get this to work so that I can add YTTV as a source for my Channels DVR subscription?

Thanks, please advise.

#2

How old is that account? When I first tried YTTV with Channels I couldn't get it to work. I then created a brand new one and it worked fine. So if you can try to create a brand new one and link it with family plan if you have available slots. That seemed to be the only thing that would work.

And yes to me if it worked on NBC/Live it should probably work with Channels DVR as well. But at this point I don't think anyone knows why.

#3

Try upgrading your DVR to v2021.10.15.2024 then login again with YTTV

#4

Still doesn't work with my original/main youtube account on synology nas.

Works with newly created account from two weeks ago attached to family plan.

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#5

I just upgraded and tried with no luck. I tried this on both a windows 10 PC running channels and my iphone. I too can log in to nbc.com and stream fine with YTV but nothing on channels.

#6

Thanks for testing. Please try again with v2021.10.16.1827 once it's available

#7

I still couldn't login with main account.

Here is the Logs if it is helpful.
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Tried with my two week old account added to the family plan and still works.

#8

What is the download link to these newer builds you reference? Thanks!

#9

Channels Pre-Release

#10

I also noticed that I haven't seen this login page error on the other thread when I was looking. Maybe a clue. It shows a NBC Logo at the top of the screen.

NBCLoginError
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#11

IIRC, NBC is the first channel tried when adding a TVE source.
If you look at the DVR logs, it starts like this

[TVE] action=auth mvpd=Comcast_SSO requestor=nbcentertainment

#12

I was thinking that too. However on my family account that lets me login(meaning adding Youtube to Channels DVR). ABC is first for me.
NBC doesn't seem to work. But I also can't login to my local WREX channel which is NBC. For some reason using Youtube TV and NBC.com website will not let me login to my local channel. All the other channels I can.

2021/10/16 17:16:00.473019 [TVE] Channel scan starting for 207 channels on YouTubeTV
2021/10/16 17:16:03.389066 [TVE] Channel scan 1/207 ABC successful
2021/10/16 17:16:06.155072 [TVE] Channel scan 2/207 FOX successful
2021/10/16 17:16:07.813445 [TVE] Channel scan 3/207 CBS successful
2021/10/16 17:16:08.910780 [TVE] Channel scan 4/207 WPNE successful

#13

It actually starts with this

Not sure what YTTV would show instead of mvpd=Comcast_SSO

You can easily test this by trying to add a new TVE source and picking a provider you don't use.
Use something like test for username and password.
When it fails, look at the DVR log.

[TVE] Auth starting for Dish as test
[TVE] action=auth mvpd=Dish requestor=nbcentertainment
...
[TVE] Auth failed for Dish: Cable provider authentication failed

#14

This fails due to nbc not giving me my local channel. But thats how this looks like for youtube.
But this was on one that workd adding Youtube as a source.

2021/10/16 17:02:21.940871 [TVE] action=auth mvpd=YouTubeTV requestor=nbcentertainment
2021/10/16 17:02:22.110848 [TVE] action=error_response type=Other error=net::ERR_UNKNOWN_URL_SCHEME url=

#15

I just tried to add YTTV again as a source with the very latest beta, and I still get this error, unfortunately.

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#16

I just tried again myself, using: 2021.10.17.0416 and still cannot authenticate to YTTV using known good Google credentials. What else can I do or try?

#17

In the YTTV Provider topic, some users have said it works running in a docker container.

#18

I just tried this morning using the latest build I could find of Channels and a new Google account. It would not authenticate with that account either, and it definitely does not have 2FA enabled either.

#19

Please try with v2021.10.18.1626

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#20

THANKS! With that latest build, it appears to have done the trick! I appreciate such attention to this and resolution so quickly! It was able to scan for the YTTV "Channels" now, and I will test some recordings to make sure it works fully, but it looks promising now.

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