The direct links don’t work to my knowledge anymore as you need to login to access it now. Probably the easiest way to access it would be to use Kodi and download the 9Now extension from the link below. The Kodi extension will prompt you to login using your 9Now login but in the configuration you’ll be able to change the location to Newcastle at minimal.
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Would this work when accessing 9Now on a PC, or just your TV?
Yes you can install Kodi on a computer phone etc
Added the 9Now extension, but I can’t seem to change it to Newcastle, I’ve tried going to Add-on settings and it tells me that the add-on can’t be configured. I am receiving the Sydney feed of Channel 9 by default. How can I change it to Newcastle in the easiest way possible using the Kodi on PC? Thanks.
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I don’t have Kodi installed on my computer but I tested it on my Nvidia Shield and it did not show any errors by going to Settings 9Now Region.
It did load the stream after making the changes however I did not watch long enough to confirm if it was NBN and not Channel Nine. However if you log an issue on the Github the developers maybe able to help. I am aware of an issue when watching a stream when an ad break starts the first promo shows as normal but after that it freezes but usually if you go out of the stream and back in again it starts playing again.
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Just had another look, and I found the region section. Just changed it to Newcastle.
I think that freezing thing is because if you watch on the 9Now app, it will replace the channel’s ad break feed with 9Now’s inserted national ads, mostly coming from the capital cities. But when watching it on Kodi, it just stops. When the 9Now direct links used to be active, they just kept playing without interruptions (if you watched it on VLC). But now you have to keep stopping and starting the stream, which is very annoying.
But at least I finally found the Newcastle stream once again, even if it’s through Kodi for now. Thanks for the help.
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A 24/7 The Block channel launched today.
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They might as well just launch a 24/7 news channel
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