Live TV M3U stream - Playback error - forbidden

[Mahinepua 108]

Emby just started throwing up this error on a couple of channels a day ago.

Works fine in Jellyfin.

 

2026-06-03 11:29:49.358 Error MediaInfoService-0HNLQ0A9AD6LB:00000024: Error processing request

*** Error Report ***

Version: 4.9.5.0

Command line: C:\Emby\system\EmbyServer.dll

Operating system: Microsoft Windows 10.0.19044

OS/Process: x64/x64

Framework: .NET 8.0.27

Runtime: C:/Emby/system/System.Private.CoreLib.dll

Processor count: 8

Data path: C:\Emby\programdata

Application path: C:\Emby\system

MediaBrowser.Model.Net.HttpException: MediaBrowser.Model.Net.HttpException: Forbidden

at Emby.LiveTV.EmbyTV.GetChannelStreamWithDirectStreamProvider(BaseItem dbChannel, String providerChannelId, String streamId, List`1 currentLiveStreams, CancellationToken cancellationToken)

at Emby.LiveTV.LiveTvManager.GetChannelStream(String id, String mediaSourceId, List`1 currentLiveStreams, CancellationToken cancellationToken)

at Emby.Server.Implementations.Library.MediaSourceManager.OpenLiveStreamInternal2(LiveStreamRequest request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)

at Emby.Server.Implementations.Library.MediaSourceManager.OpenLiveStreamInternal2(LiveStreamRequest request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)

at Emby.Server.Implementations.Library.MediaSourceManager.OpenLiveStreamInternal(LiveStreamRequest request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)

at Emby.Server.Implementations.Library.MediaSourceManager.OpenLiveStream(LiveStreamRequest request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)

at Emby.Server.MediaEncoding.Api.MediaInfoService.OpenMediaSource(OpenMediaSource request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)

at Emby.Server.MediaEncoding.Api.MediaInfoService.GetPlaybackInfo(GetPostedPlaybackInfo request, Boolean allowMediaProbe, String newPlaySessionId, CancellationToken cancellationToken)

at Emby.Server.MediaEncoding.Api.MediaInfoService.Post(GetPostedPlaybackInfo request)

at Emby.Server.Implementations.Services.ServiceController.GetTaskResult(Task task)

at Emby.Server.Implementations.Services.ServiceHandler.ProcessRequestAsync(HttpListenerHost httpHost, IServerApplicationHost appHost, IRequest httpReq, IResponse httpRes, IStreamHelper streamHelper, RestPath restPath, String responseContentType, CancellationToken cancellationToken)

at Emby.Server.Implementations.HttpServer.HttpListenerHost.RequestHandler(IRequest httpReq, RestPath restPath, String urlString, String localPath, String contentTypeInPath, CancellationToken cancellationToken)

Source: Emby.Server.Implementations

TargetSite: Void MoveNext()

[Mahinepua 108]

@Lukethe two below give the forbidden error but work fine in Jellyfin and copy paste into browser and have been working fine for years.

https://i.mjh.nz/.r/tvnz-1.m3u8 

https://i.mjh.nz/.r/tvnz-2.m3u8

 

 

Edited yesterday at 03:13 AM by Mahinepua

[Mahinepua 108]

@Luke figured it out, those two streams are now DRM and Emby doesnt support DRM streams does it?

[Luke 42519]

6 hours ago, Mahinepua said:

@Luke figured it out, those two streams are now DRM and Emby doesnt support DRM streams does it?

That is correct. Thanks for the update.