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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

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I added some of those streams to my Kodi setup as follows:

In the terminal: - created a "streams" folder [rest of instructions omitted]

Thank you for that. I have had a further play around with my Vero box, and was able to install some addons to play clips from NASA and ESA TV, though the one for the Prague tram cam livestream didn’t seem to work.

I didn’t see any obvious function through the remote+GUI to add these streaming links, which seems a curious omission ... even a standard addon to manage such links would be a pretty obvious function to provide, wouldn’t you think?

Anyway, will continue to experiment with things.

I've come across the following blog post on adding m3u playlists: https://www.neuralword.com/en/article/how-to-add-an-m3u-playlist-to-kodi-ste... It makes use of the "IPTV Simple Client". NB: Haven't tried that yet. Cheers, Peter