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Using the ROKU API to launch the NowTV App with a specific channel

Hello,

 

My question is :

 

Is it possible to launch the Now TV app with a specific channel, eg Sky Sports Main Event?

 

I was just playing around with a NowTV Stick when I came across information about the Roku External Control Protocol at https://developer.roku.com/en-gb/docs/developer-program/debugging/external-control-api.md 

 

Using the the following command on a Linux host it is possible to launch the NowTV app on the stick,

 

curl -d '' "http://$ROKU_DEV_TARGET:8060/launch/20242"

 

The information does give an example for the Channel Store app by using a "contentID" parameter with the channel ID of the target channel.   I've tried a few numbers but it does not have any effect eg.

 

curl -d '' "http://$ROKU_DEV_TARGET:8060/launch/20242?contentID=1"

 

Does anyone know how I can find out how to launch NowTV with a specific channel?

 

Many thanks.

 

 

 

 

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RoyB
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I think there are two requirements here; firstly, you need to approach this as a deep linking issue; and secondly, NowTV need to have written their app in such a way as to support deep linking.

 

if they haven’t, you won’t get any closer than just starting the NowTV app; but if you try some basic experimentation with the deep linking approach, and get some suitable responses, you can refine things from there.

Set a Payment PIN on your account so that no-one but you can buy memberships on it. Check your bank accounts monthly for any other unexpected payments to Now. That way you can at least nip them in the bud, while you and Now figure out whose fault they are.

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RoyB
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@BrowsingForInfo 

 

I think there are two requirements here; firstly, you need to approach this as a deep linking issue; and secondly, NowTV need to have written their app in such a way as to support deep linking.

 

if they haven’t, you won’t get any closer than just starting the NowTV app; but if you try some basic experimentation with the deep linking approach, and get some suitable responses, you can refine things from there.

Set a Payment PIN on your account so that no-one but you can buy memberships on it. Check your bank accounts monthly for any other unexpected payments to Now. That way you can at least nip them in the bud, while you and Now figure out whose fault they are.

Thank you for the advice.  I will indeed try some basic experimentation with the deep linking approach and report back.

RoyB
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@BrowsingForInfo 

 

Great; I’ll look forward to hearing about whatever you find

Set a Payment PIN on your account so that no-one but you can buy memberships on it. Check your bank accounts monthly for any other unexpected payments to Now. That way you can at least nip them in the bud, while you and Now figure out whose fault they are.