Does Plex supports playing akamai video streams? I always had problem playing these videos. I think it is because when we access these m3u8 links it generates two cookies and they have to be passed subsequently for all other url calls.
I can access these links using VLC as it handles the cookies.
Is it a possibility to support this in plex. any reference channel for this.
Please advice.
http://forums.roku.com/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=66537 – Roku had the same issue. Not sure, it is fixed or not. But thought it is reference of the issue I am having.
Usually when I am looking for reference to something specific to playing videos, I will go to the Services.bundle on Github since it contains all the URL services and search for any references to it. github.com/plexinc-plugins/Services.bundle.
At the top of that Github page for the Services.bundle, there is a field to search this repository. So I just entered the word “akamai” and it returned the ServiceCode.pys for the BBC iplayer. which also references passing headers so it could be helpful - github.com/plexinc-plugins/Services.bundle/blob/master/Contents/Service%20Sets/com.plexapp.plugins.iplayer/URL/BBC%20iPlayer/ServiceCode.pys
I used OLD Plex Client (Not Home Theater). for some reason the AKAMAI streams are not working there. I have checked this today using my ROKU and it is working. So I am fine with this as use ROKU most of the time for watching.
I use Old Plex client for testing my channels. I will start now Plex Home Theater.
Any update on this? I’ve got a similar issue on this where I can only get roku to play for about 2-3 minutes before akamai stream fails.
