Watching television online is very easy if you are an Australian. There are some very useful streams to watch television over the Internet.
The steps described in this posting will get you started with streaming television online.
https://securitronlinux.com/battlefield/stream-television-online-with-mpv-on-linux/.
Use the command below to watch Seven television in MPV with the ASCII display.
┌──[jason@192.168.1.3]─[~/Desktop] └──╼ ╼ $ mpv -vo=caca https://i.mjh.nz/au/Sydney/tv.101305020520.m3u8 |
The only issue is that you cannot use the volume and other controls on the bottom bar, but this is OK. Use the 9 and 0 keys to change the volume up and down.
The television streams on that page would be great for an Australian ex-pat working overseas and who wishes to keep up with the latest episodes of Neighbours and Home and Away.
You may even watch television in the terminal.
┌──[jason@192.168.1.3]─[~/Desktop] └──╼ ╼ $ mpv --no-config --vo=tct https://i.mjh.nz/au/Sydney/tv.101305020520.m3u8 |
This works very well, but it is very pixellated and low-res, but the sound is fine. I guess this is an interesting feature, and worth trying out for fun.
The image below is what it looks like.
