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- SBS, SBS Viceland, SBS World Movies, SBS Food, NITV: had no URL at all. Found the correct current channel keys behind the i.mjh.nz redirector already used successfully by other entries in this file (Seven, Nine, 7two, etc). The redirector mints a fresh token and forwards to SBS's real Akamai edge, which explicitly declines non-Australian requests (X-Error-Reason: geo-blocked) - real, correctly-functioning access control, not a broken link - so marked Ⓖ like the file's other geo-blocked entries (9Gem, 9Go!, etc). - 9Gem, 9Go!, 9Life, 9Rush: the old direct 9now-livestreams.akamaized.net URLs now 400 (stale signed paths). Replaced with the same i.mjh.nz redirector mechanism, which mints a fresh token per request instead of embedding a static one. Verified alive via check_channels.py (3/3 ok), real HLS master + variant playlists. - C31 Melbourne: had no URL. The station now operates under the CTV Plus community-TV platform after a 2016 licensing change; found its current CloudFront-backed stream via ctvplus.org.au. Verified alive via check_channels.py (3/3 ok), real HLS content with live segments. Researched but left unchanged (no viable replacement found): - Spree TV, M4TV: official domains parked or unresolvable, stations appear defunct. - 10 Shake, Racing.com: newly found dead (stale CDN paths), but their official platforms are JS SPAs with no static stream discoverable. Regenerated playlist.m3u8 and playlists/playlist_australia.m3u8 via make_playlist.py. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01Enus8N247jHM5r5Som5JuU |
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README.md
Free TV
This is an M3U playlist for free TV channels around the World.
Either free locally (over the air):
Or free on the Internet:
- Plex TV
- Pluto TV (English, Spanish, French, Italian)
- Redbox Live TV
- Roku TV
- Samsung TV Plus
- Youtube live channels
To use it point your IPTV player to https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Free-TV/IPTV/master/playlist.m3u8.
Philosophy
The main goals for this playlist are listed below.
Quality over quantity
The less channels we support the better.
- All channels should work well.
- As much as possible channels should be in HD, not SD.
- Only one URL per channel (no +1, no alternate feeds, no regional declinations)
Only free channels
If a channel is normally only available via commercial subscriptions it has nothing to do in this playlist. If on the other hand it is provided for free to everybody in a particular country, then it should be in this playlist.
- No paid channels
- Only channels which are officially provided for free (via DVB-S, DVB-T, analog, etc..)
Only mainstream channels
This is a playlist for everybody.
- No adult channels
- No channels dedicated to any particular religion
- No channels dedicated to any particular political party
- No channels made for a country and funded by a different country
Feed sources
It can be quite hard to find up to date URLs, here's a list of sources:
- https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv/tree/master/streams
- Youtube: As long as the channel is live and its URL doesn't change (check the age of the stream, the number of viewers..)
- Dailymotion: Same criteria as for youtube
Format
The m3u8 playlist is generated by make_playlist.py, using the .md files located in lists.
Each .md file represents a group. The <h1> line is used as the group title.
Only channels which URL column starts with [>] are included in the playlist.
Channels which are not in HD are marked with an Ⓢ.
Channels which use GeoIP blocking are marked with a Ⓖ.
Channels which are live Youtube channels are marked with a Ⓨ.
Issues
Only create issues for bugs and feature requests.
Do not create issues to add/edit or to remove channels. If you want to add/edit/remove channels, create a pull request directly.
Pull Requests
Only modify .md files
If your Pull Request modifies channels, only modify .md files. Do not modify m3u8 files in your pull request.
Adding a new Channel
To add a new channel, make a Pull Request.
- In your Pull Request you need to provide information to show that the channel is free.
- Use imgur.com to host the channel logo and point to it.
- If you have a valid stream, add it and put
[>]in front of it. - If you don't have an stream for the channel, add
[x]()in the url column and place your channel in the Invalid category. - If you have a stream but it doesn't work well, put the channel in the Invalid category and put
[x]in front of the url. - If you're adding geoblocked URLs specify it in your PR and specify which country they're working in. The PR will only be merged if these URLs can be tested.
Removing a Channel
To remove a channel, make a Pull Request.
In your Pull Request you need to provide information to show that the channel is only available via a private paid subscription.
Note: Public taxes (whether national or regional, whether called TV License or not) do not constitute a private paid subscription.
If a stream is broken, simply move the channel to the invalid category and replace [>] with [x] in the url column.