[j_cool]

Here is how it works minimal:

It needs "cookie" only:


set url=http://live.tvplayer.com/cnn/5/prog_index.m3u8
streamlink --http-header "Cookie=CloudFront-Policy=eyJTdGF0ZW1lbnQiOlt7IlJlc291cmNlIjoiaHR0cDo vL2xpdmUudHZwbGF5ZXIuY29tLyoiLCJDb25kaXRpb24iOnsiR GF0ZUxlc3NUaGFuIjp7IkFXUzpFcG9jaFRpbWUiOjE0ODczODE 3ODJ9fX1dfQ__; CloudFront-Signature=aWc67QDE2vYFHi95pmQgtBU7h0QhvG~o-p8vb3O5Jh7~O2Ksecgyp-cL4KENfRvYgSVN39fb~SSVdCKXHcDiUJIX-1K~zL9lzWKjvXAg7ZEuMXAjjnIfR2RhzGN6Pf2KbOxLpjYp4zC 0STBskqrOKq-MvcrB49ZzItf6VS4k1Tmqv8ZUPgdOfhx-217REV0GZr8nFI2Ml4oQRDeyOvOXYv1sh-BpBxGyJlZWWvA4-kdCmeWXMnOvFUfNGrhj8CgxJwT4JW2dGTjC-jiaokd9bVDATLWA3CSVqoa6pdrgJ6GXRamEeMPFMDWw2wUqvcq uvdiOwmuovw6ayGkxYISiNQ__; CloudFront-Key-Pair-Id=APKAJGWDVCU5SXAPJELQ; _ga=GA1.2.2088142750.1487358541; __qca=P0-1081178523-1487358541153; _gat=1" --player "ffplay.exe -vf scale=854:480" hls://%url% best


C:\MISC\STREAMLINK>set url=http://live.tvplayer.com/cnn/5/prog_index.m3u8

C:\MISC\STREAMLINK>streamlink --http-header "Cookie=CloudFront-Policy=eyJTdGF0ZW1lbnQiOlt7IlJlc291cmNlIjoiaHR0cDo vL2xpdm
UudHZwbGF5ZXIuY29tLyoiLCJDb25kaXRpb24iOnsiRGF0ZUxl c3NUaGFuIjp7IkFXUzpFcG9jaFRpbWUiOjE0ODczODE3ODJ9fX 1dfQ__; CloudFront-S
ignature=aWc67QDE2vYFHi95pmQgtBU7h0QhvG~o-p8vb3O5Jh7~O2Ksecgyp-cL4KENfRvYgSVN39fb~SSVdCKXHcDiUJIX-1K~zL9lzWKjvXAg7ZEuMXA
jjnIfR2RhzGN6Pf2KbOxLpjYp4zC0STBskqrOKq-MvcrB49ZzItf6VS4k1Tmqv8ZUPgdOfhx-217REV0GZr8nFI2Ml4oQRDeyOvOXYv1sh-BpBxGyJlZWWvA
4-kdCmeWXMnOvFUfNGrhj8CgxJwT4JW2dGTjC-jiaokd9bVDATLWA3CSVqoa6pdrgJ6GXRamEeMPFMDWw2wUqvcq uvdiOwmuovw6ayGkxYISiNQ__; Cloud
Front-Key-Pair-Id=APKAJGWDVCU5SXAPJELQ; _ga=GA1.2.2088142750.1487358541; __qca=P0-1081178523-1487358541153; _gat=1" --pl
ayer "ffplay.exe -vf scale=854:480" hls://http://live.tvplayer.com/cnn/5/prog_index.m3u8 best
[cli][info] Found matching plugin stream for URL hls://http://live.tvplayer.com/cnn/5/prog_index.m3u8
[cli][info] Available streams: live (worst, best)
[cli][info] Opening stream: live (hls)
[cli][info] Starting player: ffplay.exe -vf scale=854:480