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Originally Posted by ragedogg69
Actually I have a different theory. So not sure if anyone else is aware, but SportsDevil got hit with a cease and desist from a whole bunch of european sports broadcasters. So al101, who has been patching and taking care of the app has dropped support and deleted the github. I dont blame him. So eventually as sites start to change their streams, SportsDevil will break one by one; until it is no longer useable.
Which brings me to XBMCHub or TV Addons or whatever they call themselves now. I think they are down because they are scrubbing their entire site of anything related to SportsDevil. Same with fusion. Or they are scrambling to make a replacement, but very unlikely.
I am not sure, but I think starstreams or bosscast might be the only avenue to watch sports and only through a browser. Maybe you can sideload chrome?
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Nah, I don't think that's the case at all. XBMCHub/TVAddons does not host anything that would get them in legal trouble. Most importantly the streams. Sportsdevil didn't get any cease and desist orders. Only the source websites that Sportsdevil uses. Sportsdevil is merely a portal, and it's not really at risk of anything. Sportsdevil plugin has been in developer limbo for a long time. The current dev working on it has taken a break because the plugin requires a lot of frequent updates to keep up with changes in sources. But I'm sure someone will pick up the slack. Someone always does. It gets too much use to die.
European ISP are trying to crack down on lots of illegal streaming stuff right now. But not actually having much luck with it. They've already blocked tons of sources that 1Channel and others use, in addition to shutting down some sports streaming sites. But users are creating VPNs and proxy networks faster than they can be closed, and are still streaming everything they want.
XBMCHub/TVAddons isn't shying away from anything. They're simply in the middle of a domain change and server hoster change. And it hasn't been going well. Their new server is woefully underpowered for the amount of traffic they get. That's the underlying issue with them, and the Addon Installer's current issues.