How to push DLNA content from the command line

Question

I am going to integrate broadcasted channels with IPTV channels into one menu on my TVs. The problem is that swithing between different sources is a pain. So basically I need to create a menu on the tv to select the channel I want to watch and then switch the TV to that very channel. I know how to create the menu.

The other part of the solution is to push the ITPV channel from the mediaserver to the TV screen. This is a hard part. I ended up installing gupnp and playing with it. It works and I'll be able to write the application.

May be you have an idea of a better solution to pushing the content via DLNA? Is there a command line utility or a mediaserver that can be controlled from the command line? That'll be an ideal option.

The very basic question is how would you programmatically play a resource from a mediaserver on a renderer?

Thanks.

Answer 1

This shows how you can instruct your renderer to play media from a mediaServer, using curl from the command line. You can easily make a similar http request from within a program.

http://www.accella.net/knowledgebase/sending-a-video-content-to-a-dlnaupnp-softwaredevice-using-curl/

and this too: http://djoepnpoep.blogspot.co.za/2015/07/command-line-dlnaupnp-av-with-curl.html