This client no longer works because of changes to ustvnow.com
The project is currently unmaintained but please feel free to fork!
A simple, unofficial, command-line client for USTVnow.
Just run pip install -r requirements.txt to setup, then python ustvnow.py, or try (for example) python ustvnow.py -u <email> -p <password> -c wgal -q highest.
- A USTVnow account (sign up here)
- Something capable of playing HLS/M3U streams (like VLC or PotPlayer)
Note: USTVnow blocks the default VLC user-agent string. Try using --download-only and running VLC with this argument:
:http-user-agent="AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.8C148 (iPad; U; CPU OS 4_2_1 like Mac OS X; en_us)"
usage: ustvnow.py [-h] [-u USERNAME] [-p PASSWORD] [-c CHANNEL] [-q QUALITY]
[-d] [-o OUTPUT_FILENAME] [-v]
A simple command-line client for USTVnow.
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-u USERNAME, --username USERNAME
USTVnow username (email address)
-p PASSWORD, --password PASSWORD
USTVnow password
-c CHANNEL, --channel CHANNEL
channel code (run without this argument to see a list)
-q QUALITY, --quality QUALITY
channel bitrate in bps (run without this argument to
see a list, or use 'highest' to use the highest-
bitrate stream available)
-d, --download-only just download the m3u8 file for the channel without
playing
-o OUTPUT_FILENAME, --output-filename OUTPUT_FILENAME
override the output m3u8 filename
-v, --verbose show some debugging information
This is not endorsed by or affiliated with USTVnow or DutchPhone Holdings Inc. in any way, shape or form. USTVnow is a trademark or registered trademark of DutchPhone Holdings Inc., © 2010-2015 USTVnow, All Rights Reserved.
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Copyright (c) 2017 Stephen
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