I have written a new channel I call Webisodes. Sorry for the long instructions, but the channel pulls from a lot of sources and has some limitations that I have not been able to find workarounds for yet.
It pretty much creates a channel of your favorite web series from different sources on the Internet. It will work with Yahoo Screens original shows, YouTube playlist and user uploads, Vimeo shows, BlipTV shows, and RSS Feeds. I have added two shows from each source by default, just to show you how the program works. It allows you to add a show with just the URL address and also delete shows, with some special side instructions necessary for Roku users.
Roku only allows user entry in the form of a search screen and it pushes or sends each letter you enter directly to the coding of the channel (so it tries to add a separate show for every letter of the URL you enter). These are glitches I have not been able to find a work around for, so I have created some tools and special instructions for anyone using this channel with Roku that uses the Remoku web site and the recent search list.
The channel is available through the Unsupported Appstore. If there are any updates to the code, I will include an edit here with the date to let you know an update is available. You can then go to the Webisodes channel listed in the Unsupported Appstore and choose update to get the latest version of the code.
LATEST UPDATE:
11/1/2013 - New Version Available - fixed issue with Yahoo Screens shows causing errors.
OLDER UPDATE:
6/10/2013 - fixed issue with Hulu shows not loading due to id error.
6/9/2013 - fixed int issue in YouTube to allow multiple pages, reverted to messages vs redirect when making changes like adding or deleting shows, added sort to show sections by title, and deleted any excess log messages that were no longer needed.
For full instructions, please read the user entry instructions text file in the Contents folder, but I will post the instructions below:
NOTES AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING THIS CHANNEL
With this channel you can add shows from all the sources listed. I have also added a "Channel Tools" section with some additional tools that can be useful including resetting the shows to the default in case you have any problems, instructions for Roku users, and a Roku Dummy Search, (see Roku User notes below for full explanation). The format for the URL to be entered is given below and usually follows the URL address given in your browsers address bar.
RSS feeds seems to work for any RSS feed, I have tested so far, as long as there is already a Plex URL service for the show. So you cannot enter a URL, for example, your local news station unless someone has created a URL service for it. I have included error testing, so the channel will tell you if no URL service exists for the show you entered. And the Hulu section only allows for the original shows that allow viewing through their site without having to enter a username and password.
YOUTUBE Examples: Playlist url: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLl4T6p7km9dbx0o8J35KjWAwaiEo5tV7G User upload url: http://www.youtube.com/user/NewarkTimesWeddings YAHOO SCREEN ORIGINAL SHOWS Example: http://screen.yahoo.com/failure-club/ VIMEO Example: http://vimeo.com/channels/highmaintenance BLIPTV Example: http://blip.tv/bigcountryblues RSS FEEDS Example: http://www.cwtv.com/feed/video/xml
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR ROKU USERS:
ROKU USERS CAN BENEFIT FROM USING THE REMOKU WEB BASED REMOTE CONTROL TO ENTER A URL ADDRESS. THE REMOKU IS AVAILABLE AT http://remoku.tv/ AND LINK IT TO THE ADDRESS OF YOUR ROKU MACHINE. INSTRUCTIONS AND MORE INFO ARE AVAILABLE AT http://forums.roku.com/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=46852. ONCE YOU HAVE REMOKU RUNNING IN YOUR BROWSER, YOU CAN THEN CAN COPY AND PASTE THE URL ADDRESS INTO THE REMOKU.