Pocket TV

A curated IPTV playlist focused on Tamil channels — including local Tamil channels, Tamil channels for overseas viewers, and a selection of English movie channels. This repository provides an M3U playlist (and EPG mapping via Tata Play) intended for personal use with common IPTV players.

Quick highlights

• Curated list of Tamil TV channels (local & overseas)
• Selected English movie channels
• EPG data mapped using Tata Play (XMLTV)
• Works with popular IPTV players: Tivimate, OTT Navigator, NS Player, VLC, and others
• Tamil radio stations work in progress

• Requirements
• Usage
• EPG (Program Guide)
• Players tested
• Updating the playlist
• Contributing
• Disclaimer & Legal
• Contact / Issues
• License

• An IPTV-capable player that supports M3U playlists and optional XMLTV (EPG).
• A stable internet connection for streaming.
• If your player requires a remote URL, host the M3U file or use the raw URL from this repository.

1. Choose an IPTV player (examples below).
2. Add the playlist: Remote URL: add the URL for the M3U file https://tinyurl.com/Pocket-TV
3. (Optional) Add EPG (XMLTV) URL to get program guide data for channels. See the EPG section below for details.
4. Start streaming. If a stream fails, try another source or check for geo-restrictions.

• This repository uses Tata Play EPG mapping for program guide data.
• Many IPTV players accept an XMLTV URL. If you have an XMLTV file or URL for Tata Play, add it in your player's EPG settings.
• Example placeholder (replace with a real XMLTV URL if available):
  • https://epghub.xyz/epg/EPG-IN.xml.gz
• Note: EPG availability and accuracy depend on the provider and the XMLTV source used.

• Tivimate
• OTT Navigator
• NS Player
• Sparkle TV
• AuthoIPTV
• VLC (for simple playback) Other players that support M3U and XMLTV should work similarly.

• Playlist files (M3U) can be updated by editing the playlist file(s) in this repository and creating a pull request.
• If you maintain a hosted M3U, ensure URLs remain reachable and update/remove broken entries periodically.
• When updating EPG mappings, ensure the channel IDs/names match the XMLTV tags used by Tata Play.

Contributions are welcome — whether it's adding channels, fixing metadata, or improving documentation.

Guidelines:

• Open an issue to propose new channels or report broken streams.
• For PRs:
  • Update the playlist file (M3U) with new entries.
  • Keep entries clearly commented and grouped (e.g., Local Tamil, Overseas Tamil, English Movies).
  • Provide source/notes for added stream URLs where possible.
• For radio station additions: create a separate section in the playlist (e.g., #RADIO or #EXTINF entries labeled Radio).

Example M3U entry: #EXTINF:-1 tvg-id="channel_id" tvg-name="Channel Name" tvg-logo="https://example.com/logo.png" group-title="Tamil",Channel Name http://example.com/stream_url.m3u8

• This repository provides a curated list of streaming URLs. Many streams may be subject to copyright, geo-restrictions, or require subscriptions.
• The repository owner is not affiliated with channel owners or Tata Play. Use streams responsibly and ensure you have the right to view the content in your jurisdiction.
• Streams may stop working without notice. The repository does not host stream content — it only lists URLs and metadata.
• Do not use this repository for commercial redistribution of copyrighted content.

• Found a broken stream or wrong EPG mapping? Open an issue in this repository with details (channel name, stream URL, and error).
• Want to contribute? Fork the repo, make changes, and open a pull request.
• Contact on Telegram 'https://t.me/Pocket_TV_Tamil'

• EPG: Tata Play (used for program guide mapping)
• Contributors: Thanks to everyone who reports issues and contributes improvements.

No license specified. If you want this project to be reusable under a recognized open-source license, add a LICENSE file (e.g., MIT, Apache-2.0) to the repository.

Happy streaming — and thanks for using Pocket TV!