How do i mark a stream as closed?

[wasd431]

When in iptv-org/database, to mark a stream as closed as in the channel having closed down is not obvious ti me, any ideas how i report a channel as being closed down?

[abozaralizadeh]

Channels aren't removed when they stop broadcasting. Instead you add a closing date to the channel. Use the ✏️ channels/edit form in iptv-org/database:

https://github.com/iptv-org/database/issues/new?template=02_channels_edit.yml

• Channel ID: the ID of the closed channel, e.g. AnhuiTV.cn
• Closed: the date it closed, as YYYY-MM-DD (an approximate date is fine)
• Replaced By (optional): the ID of the channel that replaced it, if there is one

Leave the other fields empty. Once the request is approved, the database is updated automatically.

From CONTRIBUTING.md: "We do not remove channels from the database if they stop broadcasting. In this case, all you need to do is add the approximate closing date using this form." The closed and replaced_by fields are described in the channels table in the same file.

If you have several channels to close, you can also edit data/channels.csv directly and open a pull request.

Does that work for the channel you had in mind?

[wasd431]

thanks! very helpful, i was aware it wasnt removed it was just how i marked it as closed to have the "Closed" tag added to it, and this helps, thank you.

[abozaralizadeh]

Glad it helped! If it solved it, could you mark it as the answer so others can find it?

[abozaralizadeh]

hey, the thread got closed without an answer picked 😅 if my reply was what fixed it, mind clicking "Mark as answer" on it? it helps people who land here later. no worries if not!

[wasd431]

my mistake, didnt see the button when i initially tried to mark it a while a go, cheers again!