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- How do I add internet video such as TED, YouTube, CNET etc?
- Internet sources are added using the App Store found in the Applications menu. See the following screencast for more info. vimeo.com/3315184
- One of the plug-ins has stopped working.
- If a plug-in stops working, it’s likely that the structure of the site changed. This doesn’t happen very frequently with most sites, but it’s a definite possibility. When this occurs, an entity we call the “Campfire Robot” springs into action automatically and tracks us down to let us know, and shortly thereafter we can push an update. As such, if a site stops working, the best thing to do is to check the App Store for updates. If you have automatic updates turned on, check your install history to see if an update got installed while you were getting coffee.
- I don’t see the Applications Menu Item.
- If you previously used v5 of Plex we suggest deleting the folder called Plex found in ~/Library/Application Support/. Many things have changed and a fresh install will ensure the best performance with Plex.
- How do I make Movies and TV Shows show up in their respective areas with poster art, plot info, etc?
- View this screencast for more info vimeo.com/2758185
The Swedish TV4 Plug-in
Life is pretty good for Swedish Plex users, we have to admit, thanks to the hard work of our talented plug-in developers. This is probably why the country contains the highest per-capita of Plex users on the planet! I’m sorry to say I’ve never been, but I admit to having consumed an prodigious amount of Glögg at a friend’s house last weekend.
After the great success of the SVT plug-in (which is in the top 25 most downloaded plug-ins), the group was approached by TV4 (the largest commercial television channel in Sweden). TV4 wanted to know if they would create a plug-in for their content, and even offered to create an API to their specification.
Now let’s just stop for a minute and consider how cool this is: Can you imagine if NBC came to us with the same great attitude? It seems, at least at the moment, sadly unfathomable.
So Daniel Eriksson, Sander Spies and Andreas Wahlström sat down to design and code the new TV4 plug-in, which looks absolutely great. If you speak Swedish, make sure you check it out. Many thanks to them, and many thanks to TV4 for understanding and embracing new ways to deliver their content.
TV4 har lanserat en ny tv-upplevelse på nätet. I TV4 Play kan du se både korta klipp och hela program – om du vill se knäckebrödsdansen från Talang om och om igen så finns den här, men du kan också se avsnitt från många av TV4:s mest populära program som Talang, Robinson och Parlamentet, helt gratis. Denna plug-in möjliggör för er att se allt detta gratismaterial direkt i Plex.
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Even though I’m in the states, this is great news indeed for Plex and the new world order of content distribution.
Great job!
Awesome…now if Kanal 5 would do the same all the major swedish commercial channels would be covered in Plex. Big thanks to the developers and TV4.
OMG!!! You got the “ö” in “Glögg” right!!
Merry Christmas – and thanks for all your work!
Great news!! Especially because TV4 contacted them and asked them to do it. Great to see some progressiveness by the media companies.
This is great! I really love plex and all of its plug-ins and I was surprised that TV4 took this initiative! I e-mailed Kanal 5 about this and asked them if they would do the same but i just got redirected to someone else that never answered.
Thanks for a great application everybody!
Best regards from Sweden!
Lovely!!
I sure will check it out!
I imagine that the new owners of NBC, namely Comcast, would do this if they determined that it would somehow lead to more people buying their insanely expensive triple-play package for some reason… other than that… never in a million years would this happen.
That being said… maybe a pay channel would do it if they had a subscription model in mind. If I could get HBO or Showtime in 720p via an app and pay some reasonable amount for it I would probably do it since I am cutting the cable for all save ‘net.