Independent Developer Kit

[305Stream]

Hi everyone, I'm pretty new to developing channels for Roku decided I'd help a friend with his channel am I able to make from the Direct Publisher Builder a channel where I can just assign an M3U8 Url to play once a channel opens and plays the splash?

If someone could point me in the right direction if they happen to have a guide on how they did a channel like this, I'd appreciate it a ton!

Thank you.

[sanity-check]

You're in the IDK forum, but unfortunately the IDK is... dead.

https://blog.roku.com/developer/idk-deprecated

But! You didn't actually need the IDK. You needed Direct Publisher.

However. Direct Publisher is... also... dead.

https://blog.roku.com/developer/rdp-sunset

My advice would be to wait for the dust to clear, and in a few months have a look around and see what new 3rd-party solutions have sprung up to replace Direct Publisher.

If you decide to build your own with the SDK, do look through the certification requirements before you commit to that, to give you an idea what you need to deal with above and beyond your own functional requirements.

[OddScott]

Instant TV Channel's "Live" SDK template will do exactly that. There's even a free version!