Extensions
Embedding legal streaming availability in Joomla articles
Suchen.tv Streaming Widget lets German-language publishers place streaming-availability searches and curated title lists inside Joomla articles.
The job is to show readers where a film or programme can legally be streamed, without the publisher maintaining that catalogue.
Joomla already provides the article editor, custom HTML and, where appropriate, custom fields for storing and presenting editorial information. A team could also build a presentation layer with a template override, but that would not supply a streaming-availability database. This extension goes beyond those core tools by placing the external suchen.tv service in articles through tokens such as {suchentvhub}, {suchentvlist} and {suchentv}. According to the listing, the output is delivered in sandboxed iframes from https://suchen.tv, with searches, category lists, editorial picks and individual titles available.
It is aimed at German-language publishers, entertainment sites and editorial teams that regularly answer streaming-discovery questions and want repeatable article embeds rather than a home-built catalogue. A general business site, a publisher covering a different market, or a site that does not publish film and television recommendations has little reason to install it.
- The directory lists it as a free download under the GPLv2 or later licence, from developer suchentv, in the multimedia display section.
- The listing shows Joomla 4 and 5 compatibility, but it does not explain the service’s coverage, update process, availability guarantees or any limits attached to partner IDs.
- Check what data the iframe service receives, how its consent option works, and whether its privacy-policy wording meets the site’s obligations. The directory shows no reviews, and provides no broader developer track-record information.
Listed on the Joomla Extensions Directory.