Data Sources & Verification Methodology

TVAtlas is a directory, not a broadcaster. Every page points to a public stream URL published by the channel owner or aggregated by an open community database. We do not host, transcode, or redistribute video.

Where the data comes from

• iptv-org/iptv — community-maintained public IPTV playlists, channel metadata, and logos.
• famelack-data — an additional public stream index used to fill gaps and add backup sources.
• Broadcaster websites — official page titles, descriptions, and website links used to complete channel records.
• Public EPG and world-camera feeds — where available, used for schedule and live-camera metadata.

How channels are selected

We exclude machine-generated identifiers, records without a playable source, and very small country lists that do not provide a useful browsing experience. Pages that do not meet the threshold remain reachable but are marked noindex and excluded from our XML sitemaps, so search engines spend crawl budget on pages with real information.

Stream verification

Streams are periodically sampled for availability. A successful check means the manifest responded at build time; it does not guarantee the broadcaster will keep the feed online. Geo-restrictions, rights windows, and server changes can interrupt a stream at any time. When a source fails, the player tries the next indexed source for that channel.

Update frequency

The channel snapshot is rebuilt regularly from upstream data. Country counts, stream counts, quality labels, and related-channel lists are generated from that snapshot at build time, so they stay consistent across the directory.

Corrections and removals

To correct metadata or request removal, contact [email protected]. For copyright removal, see our DMCA and takedown policy. Removing a record from the upstream dataset also removes it from TVAtlas on the next rebuild.