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irn|bru · (This post was last modified: 2015-06-06, 02:01 by irn|bru.)

(2015-06-04, 21:28)wints Wrote: Hi bit of a newbie question but where do you put theses files? thanks

You can put them anywhere you want on your system as you'll be linking to them from Kodi. As a guide though, you can follow how I have mine setup:

Unzip the folder from the downloaded file to your C:\Users\<yourname>\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\ folder.
Open Kodi
Go to Videos>Files>Add Videos...
Click on Browse
Click on Home Folder
Click on BBC.Streams
Click OK
Click OK again
You should now see a listing for you BBC.Streams folder
Click that and you will see a BBC.Streams.strm file.
Click that and choose your stream from the menu.

Smile

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I have had a couple of messages asking for the SD versions of the streams as the HD ones are too much for their system/internet to handle so here they all are. (Updated links for 501kb feed - 06/06/2015) The first link in each section is the least quality, working up to the 720p HD streams. I'm aware of the links in some of the Red Button feeds not working, this happens from time to time.

haroldfinch · 2015-06-05, 07:02

Hi,

Thanks for those links.

Do you have similar for the Radio streams?

Thanks

speedwell68 · 2015-06-05, 08:08

(2015-06-05, 07:02)haroldfinch Wrote: Hi,

Thanks for those links.

Do you have similar for the Radio streams?

Thanks

There is an addon simply called Radio which provides live radio, AFAIK all of the BBC radio streams are on there.

wints · 2015-06-05, 08:31

(2015-06-05, 02:14)irn|bru Wrote:
(2015-06-04, 21:28)wints Wrote: Hi bit of a newbie question but where do you put theses files? thanks

You can put them anywhere you want on your system as you'll be linking to them from Kodi. As a guide though, you can follow how I have mine setup:

Unzip the folder from the downloaded file to your C:\Users\<yourname>\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\ folder.
Open Kodi
Go to Videos>Files>Add Videos...
Click on Browse
Click on Home Folder
Click on BBC.Streams
Click OK
Click OK again
You should now see a listing for you BBC.Streams folder
Click that and you will see a BBC.Streams.strm file.
Click that and choose your stream from the menu.

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I have had a couple of messages asking for the SD versions of the streams as the HD ones are too much for their system/internet to handle so here they all are. The first link in each section is the least quality, working up to the 720p HD streams. I'm aware of the links in some of the Red Button feeds not working, this happens from time to time.

Brilliant mate thanks for that walk through, I'll give it ago when I get home from work

cw-kid · 2015-06-05, 11:22

Hi

Today Kodi says that the BBC iPlayer add-on is marked as broken. Seems I have the latest version already? V2.7.1 I was unable to access the add-on properly and had to force the PC to reboot as it got stuck.

After the reboot I can now open the iPlayer add-on and browse the TV Shows but it comes up with a script error when you try and play any.

Code:
10:18:06 T:139688962680576   ERROR: EXCEPTION Thrown (PythonToCppException) : -->Python callback/script returned the following error<--

                                             - NOTE: IGNORING THIS CAN LEAD TO MEMORY LEAKS!

                                            Error Type: <class 'xml.etree.ElementTree.ParseError'>

                                            Error Contents: syntax error: line 1, column 49

                                            Traceback (most recent call last):

                                              File "/storage/.kodi/addons/plugin.video.iplayer/default.py", line 955, in <module>

                                                watch(feed, pid)

                                              File "/storage/.kodi/addons/plugin.video.iplayer/default.py", line 783, in watch

                                                item      = iplayer.programme(pid).programme

                                              File "/storage/.kodi/addons/plugin.video.iplayer/lib/iplayer2.py", line 764, in programme

                                                for i in self.items:

                                              File "/storage/.kodi/addons/plugin.video.iplayer/lib/iplayer2.py", line 59, in result

                                                loader(self)

                                              File "/storage/.kodi/addons/plugin.video.iplayer/lib/iplayer2.py", line 52, in result

                                                fn(self)

                                              File "/storage/.kodi/addons/plugin.video.iplayer/lib/iplayer2.py", line 673, in read_playlist

                                                self.parse_playlist(self.playlist)

                                              File "/storage/.kodi/addons/plugin.video.iplayer/lib/iplayer2.py", line 687, in parse_playlist

                                                tree = ET.XML(xmlstr)

                                              File "/home/stephan/projects/openelec-5.0/build.OpenELEC-Generic.x86_64-5.0.8/Python-2.7.3/.install_pkg/usr/lib/python2.7/xml/etree/ElementTree.py", line 1301, in XML

                                              File "/home/stephan/projects/openelec-5.0/build.OpenELEC-Generic.x86_64-5.0.8/Python-2.7.3/.install_pkg/usr/lib/python2.7/xml/etree/ElementTree.py", line 1643, in feed

                                              File "/home/stephan/projects/openelec-5.0/build.OpenELEC-Generic.x86_64-5.0.8/Python-2.7.3/.install_pkg/usr/lib/python2.7/xml/etree/ElementTree.py", line 1507, in _raiseerror

                                            ParseError: syntax error: line 1, column 49

                                            -->End of Python script error report<--

I take it you are aware if its been marked as broken.

Thanks.

tredman · (This post was last modified: 2015-06-05, 18:19 by tredman.)

(2015-06-05, 11:22)cw-kid Wrote: Hi

Today Kodi says that the BBC iPlayer add-on is marked as broken. Seems I have the latest version already? V2.7.1 I was unable to access the add-on properly and had to force the PC to reboot as it got stuck.

After the reboot I can now open the iPlayer add-on and browse the TV Shows but it comes up with a script error when you try and play any.

Code:
10:18:06 T:139688962680576 ERROR: EXCEPTION Thrown (PythonToCppException) : -->Python callback/script returned the following error<-- - NOTE: IGNORING THIS CAN LEAD TO MEMORY LEAKS! Error Type: <class 'xml.etree.ElementTree.ParseError'> Error Contents: syntax error: line 1, column 49 Traceback (most recent call last): File "/storage/.kodi/addons/plugin.video.iplayer/default.py", line 955, in <module> watch(feed, pid) File "/storage/.kodi/addons/plugin.video.iplayer/default.py", line 783, in watch item = iplayer.programme(pid).programme File "/storage/.kodi/addons/plugin.video.iplayer/lib/iplayer2.py", line 764, in programme for i in self.items: File "/storage/.kodi/addons/plugin.video.iplayer/lib/iplayer2.py", line 59, in result loader(self) File "/storage/.kodi/addons/plugin.video.iplayer/lib/iplayer2.py", line 52, in result fn(self) File "/storage/.kodi/addons/plugin.video.iplayer/lib/iplayer2.py", line 673, in read_playlist self.parse_playlist(self.playlist) File "/storage/.kodi/addons/plugin.video.iplayer/lib/iplayer2.py", line 687, in parse_playlist tree = ET.XML(xmlstr) File "/home/stephan/projects/openelec-5.0/build.OpenELEC-Generic.x86_64-5.0.8/Python-2.7.3/.install_pkg/usr/lib/python2.7/xml/etree/ElementTree.py", line 1301, in XML File "/home/stephan/projects/openelec-5.0/build.OpenELEC-Generic.x86_64-5.0.8/Python-2.7.3/.install_pkg/usr/lib/python2.7/xml/etree/ElementTree.py", line 1643, in feed File "/home/stephan/projects/openelec-5.0/build.OpenELEC-Generic.x86_64-5.0.8/Python-2.7.3/.install_pkg/usr/lib/python2.7/xml/etree/ElementTree.py", line 1507, in _raiseerror ParseError: syntax error: line 1, column 49 -->End of Python script error report<--

I take it you are aware if its been marked as broken.

Thanks.

Dude - read all the posts above yours on the last page or so talking about how it's broke Smile

**UsefulG** · 2015-06-05, 21:34

Annoyingly it was fine until last night.

speedwell68 · 2015-06-05, 21:56

(2015-06-05, 21:34)UsefulG Wrote: Annoyingly it was fine until last night.

It hasn't been fine for 3 days.

irn|bru · (This post was last modified: 2015-06-06, 03:40 by irn|bru.)

(2015-06-05, 07:02)haroldfinch Wrote: Hi,

Thanks for those links.

Do you have similar for the Radio streams?

Thanks

I didn't bother with radio links as I never listen to them but there's a post over here that has them all in a neat m3u playlist so nothing left for me to do. Smile

EDIT: Actually, I have tidied up the links for use in Kodi and also created a Non-UK version of the streams too (for those of you outside the UK). You can download the file here.

*Please note, I take no credit for the work of gathering the m3u8 links -- credit to the original author for that -- I merely tidied them up for Kodi. Also, the UK feeds are the highest quality available @ 320kbps AAC. The Non-UK ones are 96kbps AAC+. The files are .strm format so dump them in whatever folder you want and link Kodi to them.

EDIT2: I found a BBC Arabic TV feed if you want to add it to your TV .strm file:
http://bbcwshdlive01-lh.akamaihd.net/i/a...aster.m3u8

EDIT3: I have updated the BBC.Radio.Streams.zip file with an .strm list of World Service stations.

Scamp76 · (This post was last modified: 2015-06-06, 13:29 by Scamp76.)

Hi, I'm new to this forum and would like some help please...
I have an ATV2 running iplayer 2.7.1 FROM KODI REPOSITORY 2.1.32 Video add ons IPlayer is marked broken due to website changes. Could someone please assist me? I know this version is broken but is there something as a complete novice I can do on my ATV 2? Thanks in advance Smile

ed_davidson · 2015-06-06, 15:40

Use BBC IPLAYER Addon by Mikey1234 it's working right now.

speedwell68 · 2015-06-06, 17:59

(2015-06-06, 15:40)ed_davidson Wrote: Use BBC IPLAYER Addon by Mikey1234 it's working right now.

Trouble is that whilst discussion of that addon isn't on the banned list of these forums the repo it comes from is on the banned list.

mentat · 2015-06-06, 18:24

(2015-06-06, 17:59)speedwell68 Wrote:
(2015-06-06, 15:40)ed_davidson Wrote: Use BBC IPLAYER Addon by Mikey1234 it's working right now.

Trouble is that whilst discussion of that addon isn't on the banned list of these forums the repo it comes from is on the banned list.

True, risking censorship is always troubling...

However, what I find interesting, is the fact that high quality videos streams are still available using not only the KODI plugin (from the developer who must remain nameless) but also from the Plex "BBC iPlayer" channel (plugin).

How are "they" obtaining video streams from the BBC (in light of recent events and announcements)?

exobuzz · 2015-06-06, 18:28

one of them scrapes the bbc website. don't know about the other.

mentat · 2015-06-06, 18:40

(2015-06-06, 18:28)exobuzz Wrote: one of them scrapes the bbc website. don't know about the other.

I'll have to take a closer look.

https://github.com/plexinc-plugins/BBC-iPlayer.bundle

Thanks.