How to convert cable TV channel into Ip based stream

Question

I already search on internet but not get a proper idea about converting normal analog TV channels into IP based channels. Basically i am looking this information to create a application from where i can watch normal cable TV channel inside my custom application. For this i need to convert these channels into IP based stream which my application used play using vlc player API/html5 video tags. Can someone have idea about it.

Answer 1

If you want have own streaming application, use open source like DVBLAST (Of course initial commit on their repository have simplest code as last commit :) ). I do something like you want as i say, and change the code as i want.

But i suggest you that use last version of software like DVBLAST or MUMUDVB, That application is too stable and easy to use, They cover all of routine request, I have a server that run DVBLAST on that and it start from 3 years ago..and dont have any problem. DVBLAST have a opensource control panel that you can control start or stop the process from other computer in network.

Answer 2

Unless you have a free, non-encrypted cable source and the content owners are happy to allow this use case, then you can't legally and technically you will find it very hard also.

If you do have the entitlements, for example you are an IPTV provider with rights to re-distribute content you receive via cable or satellite, then you generally would use a specialist gateway to convert between the DVB transport format and IP, a QAM to IP converter.