Black screen when starting a video — how to fix it

A black screen when starting a video in an IPTV player usually comes down to one of two causes: the stream itself is failing on the provider's side, or the video is already actually playing (audio audible) while the picture hasn't come through yet.

No audio, really nothing happening

This points to a problem at the source: the stream URL has expired, the channel/title is offline, or your playlist provider is having temporary issues. Test the same stream in a different app to confirm whether it's the source.

Audio plays, no picture

This is a different situation: audio decoding is already working, but video rendering hasn't caught up yet. Wait a few seconds — this often resolves itself once the video layer has started. If it stays black, try restarting the channel/title.

Does this happen more often on one specific device

If the problem only occurs on one TV/device and not on others, that points to something device-specific (for example an outdated app version) rather than an issue with your playlist itself.