IPTV Setup

A practical guide to buying TiviMate Premium through the official Companion app, activating it on your TV, managing devices and moving your license to new hardware.

A step-by-step plan for leaving cable in 2026: what to check first, the equipment you need, which services fit which viewers, and the 2026 changes to watch for.

An HDR deep dive for IPTV: the four HDR formats, why live TV uses HLG, the device and TV settings that make HDR work, and how to fix a washed-out picture.

A complete TiviMate guide to everything after setup: TV guide navigation, favorites and groups, catch-up, recording, multi-view, parental lock, playback settings, backup and shortcuts.

Roku, Fire TV, Google TV, Apple TV and Shield all changed in 2026. Here are the best streaming devices by budget and need, with a full comparison table.

A reference to what each TiviMate playback option actually does, from the video decoder and tunneled playback to buffer size, passthrough, external player and user agent.

How catch-up, timeshift, pausing live TV and recording work in TiviMate, what your provider has to support, and why catch-up sometimes does not show.

Not every device runs YouTube TV equally well. Here is how Google TV, Roku, Apple TV, Fire TV and Shield handle 4K, multiview and the live guide.

A hands-on guide to watching UFC on Paramount Plus: choosing between Essential and Premium, the real yearly cost, setting up the app on your TV and finding live cards.

How TiviMate multi-view works, what it needs (Premium, connections, device power) and how to set up split screen and four-game layouts.

A Roku TV is a Roku player built into the screen, with the same app rules. Here’s how to get IPTV working on one, from adding a stick to setting up input switching, HDMI-CEC and the antenna input.

Turn an old TV smart for around $40. How to check your TV’s ports, the cheapest sticks for 720p and 1080p sets, and what to do if there is no HDMI.