This user <https://github.com/iptv-org> just popped up in my GitHub feed. One repo <https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv> claims to be a list of links to over 8000 streaming TV channels from nations all over the world ...
Those repos are still there, and still being updated:
cat streams/* | grep -c '^http' 13564
So the number of streaming links has grown by over 50% in the meantime. Of course, I found a few duds; I suppose that’s inevitable in a list this size.
Among the files, there is “nz.m3u” and “nz_samsung.m3u”; the former is our local channels, including a few I don’t see in my Freeview list, such as links for one called “WairarapaTV”, all of which seem to be stuck on the same still frame. The latter is ... at a guess, streams that come with Samsung’s smart TVs? I tried a few, and they did work.
Thanks for reposting that list! I added some of those streams to my Kodi setup as follows: In the terminal: - created a "streams" folder - within the "streams" folder, I created for each stream a folder with the name of the stream - within such a stream folder, I placed a text file with a .strm extension containing the URL (kodi will change the name to the suffix of the URL, hence creating a folder structure) - placed a folder.jpg image in each stream folder depicting the stream In Kodi: I added the "streams" folder as video source (but not adding it to library) and favorited it (for quick access). Done! Kodi documentation on streams: https://kodi.wiki/view/Internet_video_and_audio_streams Cheers, Peter