Integrating OTA and Pay TV Services Using Tvheadend
Tvheadend is a TV streaming server and recorder for Linux, FreeBSD and Android supporting DVB-S, DVB-S2, DVB-C, DVB-T, ATSC, ISDB-T, IPTV, SAT>IP and HDHomeRun as input sources. https://tvheadend.org/ USA based readers will most likely read that intro paragraph from the Tvheadend website and wonder exactly what Tvheadend does and what most of those acronyms mean. In a nutshell, Tvheadend is open source software that acts as a dvr and live streaming server for Kodi and other media center applications. Many of the acronyms refer to broadcast standards that are not used in the US, In other countries (particularly European countries), video services are provided by satellite (-S), cable (-C) or terrestrial (-T) methods to receivers that distribute content based on open standards. In the USA, cable and (for the most part) satellite providers require proprietary hardware to receive and display the video signals. Consumers must rent that hardware from the service provider, one box f