cbc-sl, a streamlink helper for watching the Olympics on CBC.ca

I wanted to watch the Olympics on a non-NBC channel. CBC was easy to get working in a browser with a Canadian proxy, but I wanted to use a proper media player, so I wrote this.

This is quick and very dirty. I don't intend to expand it beyond watching the Olympics or fix it if it breaks once I'm done watching them. (Update: Fixed for Beijing 2022.)

Guide

1. Install streamlink and configure it
2. Build from source (cargo install --git https://github.com/AlyoshaVasilieva/cbc-sl) or download a pre-built binary
3. Run cbc-sl --list or cbc-sl --replays to see what you can watch
4. Run cbc-sl ID to call streamlink

You can also use URLs, such as cbc-sl https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1920742467707

Use -p IP:port option to specify a proxy. Supports HTTP, SOCKS4a, SOCKS5H proxies.

Notes

• If your player fails to detect audio, look for a configuration option like "Stream Analysis Duration" and increase it.
• You can't seek, even in replays. Limitation of streamlink.
• It's 720p30 at a less-than-perfect bitrate.