Tvheadend

Which satip client are you using? Because you can set the names in a channellist as well. For example VLC or DVBViewer.

I also find this annoying. It should allow to automatically set the service name the same as mux name in an automatic iptv network (where 1 mux has 1 service).

By the way, I think there is a bug somewhere:

On the mux config there are options to set:
"Channel number", "Mux name" and "Service name".

The "Service name" in the mux config is correctly set by the playlist, but the Service tab always shows "Service".

This will fix it:

diff --git a/src/input/mpegts/iptv/iptv_service.c b/src/input/mpegts/iptv/iptv_service.c
index 2292ca178..b5286c799 100644
--- a/src/input/mpegts/iptv/iptv_service.c
+++ b/src/input/mpegts/iptv/iptv_service.c
@@ -148,6 +148,9 @@ iptv_service_create0
   is->s_channel_epgid  = iptv_service_channel_epgid;
   is->s_channel_tags   = iptv_service_channel_tags;

+  if (im->mm_iptv_svcname)
+    is->s_dvb_svcname = strdup(im->mm_iptv_svcname);
+
   /* Set default service name */
   if (!is->s_dvb_svcname || !*is->s_dvb_svcname)
     if (im->mm_iptv_svcname)

Jaroslav,
I believe this should be the default behavior - if the "Service name" field is set on the mux config, it should apply the name not only to on the channel mapping, but also to the service name.

VLC or DVBViewer may allow that, but using a TV as Client (or 10 TVs) makes that more difficult.

I will try that patch, thank you!

I tested and it does the right thing when you open tvheadend and the "Services" config tab shows the proper configured service name.

But this patch is not enough - somewhere else in the code when the service is "played" or the mux re-scanned it overrides the configured name with the service name coming from the stream itself(?).

Here is the missing code.
Adding this path to the above will make tvh to only update the service name if the network discovery mode is set to "New muxes & changed muxes".

diff --git a/src/input/mpegts/dvb_psi.c b/src/input/mpegts/dvb_psi.c
index e04d2df6c..7875b8eb6 100644
--- a/src/input/mpegts/dvb_psi.c
+++ b/src/input/mpegts/dvb_psi.c
@@ -1681,10 +1681,14 @@ dvb_sdt_mux
     }

     /* Update name */
-    if (*sname && strcmp(s->s_dvb_svcname ?: "", sname)) {
+    if (*sname && strcmp(s->s_dvb_svcname ?: "", sname) &&
+        s->s_dvb_mux->mm_network->mn_autodiscovery == MN_DISCOVERY_CHANGE &&
+        !s->s_dvb_svcname && !*s->s_dvb_svcname ) {
       if (!s->s_dvb_svcname || master) {
         tvh_str_update(&s->s_dvb_svcname, sname);
         save2 = 1;
         tvhtrace(mt->mt_subsys, "%s:    name changed", mt->mt_name);
       }
     }

My bad on the patch above. It should be:

diff --git a/src/input/mpegts/dvb_psi.c b/src/input/mpegts/dvb_psi.c
index e04d2df6c..880a1a90f 100644
--- a/src/input/mpegts/dvb_psi.c
+++ b/src/input/mpegts/dvb_psi.c
@@ -1681,7 +1681,8 @@ dvb_sdt_mux
     }

     /* Update name */
-    if (*sname && strcmp(s->s_dvb_svcname ?: "", sname)) {
+    if (*sname && strcmp(s->s_dvb_svcname ?: "", sname) &&
+        s->s_dvb_mux->mm_network->mn_autodiscovery == MN_DISCOVERY_CHANGE) {
       if (!s->s_dvb_svcname || master) {
         tvh_str_update(&s->s_dvb_svcname, sname);
         save2 = 1;

I'm not sure if the "Network discovery" should be the switch to enable the "auto service name change".

Hello,
i know thats a er old issue but it discribes perfectly my problem

IPTV - automatic Network
ROund about 200 muxes and 200 services

I rename the muxes names and the service names that 1st they fit together (same name) and sometimes i am adding an abbreviation behind (e.g. that the channel has both languages). After i rescan the network, the service name changes back to the orginal name. How to prevent this?
I don't know how to use the comment of Luis Alves who escribed a possible solution...

Example: mux name: 13th Street HD
service name: 13TH STREET HD

I change it to mux name: 13th Street HD (de+en)
service name: 13th Street HD (de+en).

How to prevent that service name changes back to 13TH STREET HD after a network scan?