[RELEASE] DStv Now KODI Add-on

I have been using Kodi and the SluGuy add-on to stream DSTV Now on my Firestick for the past 2 years, because the Firestick is not Google certified and Amazon does not offer a DSTV Now app for the Firestick. I have recenetly (last couple of days) found that I can no longer view the TV Shows (also known as catchup) content.

However, Live TV streams without any issues. The add-on previously played both Live TV and TV Shows content without any problems.

When attempting to play a video from TV Shows, the app simply displays a "rotating circle" icon for about 20 seconds, after which it disappears and nothing further happens.

I have installed KODI and the SluGuy add-on on my Win11 PC and experience the same problem, confirming that its not device specific.

If I use a Google certified Mediabox with the official DSTV Now app installed on it, I have no problem accessing TV Show (catchup) content.

Is anyone else perhaps experiecing the same issue when attempting to stream DSTV's TV Shows by means of Kodi and the SlyGuy add-on?

I have reported it to Matt Huismann, but he does not believe that the issue is add-on related. If other users are experieicing the same problem, I would appreciate your feedback so that I can escalate the concern.

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Katoom Forever said:
Is anyone else perhaps experiecing the same issue when attempting to stream DSTV's TV Shows by means of Kodi and the SlyGuy add-on?
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No doubt they are. When I used to use this setup there were a variety of tech. problems every few months.
Multichoice are forever fiddling (mostly in the name of security which comes before customer service), forever not considering enough of the alt. users' needs, forever then sticking their head in the sand and causing months, sometimes years of further delays before (mostly) alt. services start to work properly again.

Been the same story from them for decades. Even having inside contacts seldom helps much. Just have to live with it.
But can sometimes be fixed quickly as well..
 
Katoom Forever said:
Is anyone else perhaps experiencing the same issue when attempting to stream DSTV's TV Shows by means of Kodi and the SlyGuy add-on?
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Same issue on my Win10 PC like you, but it works on my MiBox.

I have not used Kodi in a long time (months?) on these devices, could be updates you require.

The Stream app handles the "Watch from start" and "Channel lineup" play options better now. I still like the Kodi GUI and response more.
 
Willy Strong said:
Same issue on my Win10 PC like you, but it works on my MiBox.

I have not used Kodi in a long time (months?) on these devices, could be updates you require.

The Stream app handles the "Watch from start" and "Channel lineup" play options better now. I still like the Kodi GUI and response more.
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Thank you for your reply. The add-on issue has been resolved and I can once again watch TV Shows / Catchup using Kodi. :) On a side note, your MiBox probably worked as you used a DSTV Now app rather than Kodi with the Slyguy add-on installed on it. I doubt whether the MiBox would have worked if you used Kodi and the SluGuy add-on. Any way, just relieved that the issue has been resolved, as I prefer using my Firestick to watch DSTV.
 
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Katoom Forever said:
Thank you for your reply. The ad-on issue has been resolved and I can once again watch TV Shows / Catchup using Kodi. :-) On a side note, your MiBox probably worked as you used a DSTV Now app rather than Kodi with the Slyguy ad-on installed on it. I doubt whether the MiBox would have worked if you used Kodi and the ad-on. Any way, just relieved that the issue has been resolved, as I prefer using my Firestick to watch DSTV.
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Nope, used Kodi and this here add-on on Mibox to test for your issue.

Good to hear it's solved now.
 
I suspect willy strong may have been using an older slyguy common before the bug was introduced

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TV Shows / VOD content not playing · Issue #1084 · matthuisman/slyguy.addons

Hi Matt, I am using the latest version of the SlyGuy add-on on my Firestick with KODI and have noticed that I can no longer view the DSTV TV Shows content. However, DSTV LiveTV plays without any is...
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bug was introduced in slyguy common v0.86.43 (August 28th) and fixed in v0.86.45 (September 9th)
 
Ah, v0.86.37 on Mibox,
and v0.86.45 on PC now, assuming it updated since testing.

Edit: Log shows v0.86.44 was currently installed the night when I tested on PC
 
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Is dstv working?

I was watching F1 qualifying yesterday and it suddenly stopped, and keeps on saying playback failed.

When I try the dstv stream app, it says no internet, but when I play catch up or any other show on dstv, it works, it's just live TV that won't play at all, and I'm wondering if dstv have maybe blocked me.

I've been using the dstv add-on for years now.
Everything works except live TV in Kodi's dstv add-on and the live TV in the dstv app.
 
Dimpie (COMPUTEK) said:
If there own app isn't working for you, it's not this addon's fault ;)

Have you tried via internet browser ?
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I know it's not the add-ons fault, just wondering if dstv has picked up on it and blocked me because I was using it, even though I've been using it for years.

On my TV (android), my phone, and PC browser, all live TV doesn't work, everything else does, see screenshots from internet browser.

On my TV, it does still show the EPG, but when I press play, it says no internet, but on PC it doesn't even show the EPG.
 

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Anyone still got DStv Stream working on Kodi? Last SlyGuy update still fails, no sign of more being done.


(BTW, he's not our forum's "SlyGuy")
 
abudabi said:
Yup.. Using it as a daily driver.
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Strange, everyone I come across says he's having major problems with Irdeto on his back (their security co.)

For me, it just never gets to the video itself anymore (live tv) and then kodi auto-closes.

Was expecting another add-on suggestion, but AI tells me there isn't one.
 
Brian_G said:
Anyone still got DStv Stream working on Kodi? Last SlyGuy update still fails, no sign of more being done.


(BTW, he's not our forum's "SlyGuy")
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abudabi said:
Yup.. Using it as a daily driver.
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Same using it daily. Works well on the Acer Ai Android tv box upscaling from 720p to 4k and the quality actually looks decent. Also nice because it counts as a mobile stream and doesn't eat a spot on your 4 allowed linked devices.
 
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cavedog said:
Same using it daily. Works well on the Acer Ai Android tv box upscaling from 720p to 4k and the quality actually looks decent. Also nice because it counts as a mobile stream and doesn't eat a spot on your 4 allowed linked devices.
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Ok, thanks. Maybe more related to me using it on a pc in Ubuntu. That's always been a headache.
 
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