directv.com, whattowatch.com US are broken

[Delitants]

directv.com, whattowatch.com siteconfigs are not operational, regardless of specified ZIP code un user key.
"No Channel Block Found"

[K-vanc]

Hi, directv(not only for US but globally) is using some kind of javascript bot protection layer similar to cloudflare. Siteconfig is working but it is being blocked by that protection layer. It is not possible to bypass with php since it requires touch/click based verifications. If one day, they stop using it, siteconfig will start working as it is.

Whattowatch us version removed tvguide page from website long time ago(should be 2 years) but it is still sending an empty data url for that removed guide. If they start to input data again, that siteconfig also will start working as it is.

Thats why I didnt delete both siteconfigs from repo but also there is nothing to fix from my side.

[Delitants]

Hi, directv(not only for US but globally) is using some kind of javascript bot protection layer similar to cloudflare. Siteconfig is working but it is being blocked by that protection layer. It is not possible to bypass with php since it requires touch/click based verifications. If one day, they stop using it, siteconfig will start working as it is.

I assume you could click that in browser, record cookies and use them in tempest?

[K-vanc]

For directv, you need more than this.

[Toei79]

I only see that the sites are becoming more restrictive every day. Basically, I see that the only site that still works well in the US is Gracenote by Zap2it, which no longer exists, and what you did some months ago. Regarding DirectV, I suppose it's something that detects that it's a robot extracting data. Is that so? And you have to do that data collection as similarly to a user as possible. I mean, that's how some online TV channels work if you want to use them outside of their websites.

[Toei79]

i see gracenote update i guess i see on channels app forums, i run updated tempest gracenote and give me error