Software Update: Plex Media Server 1.26.0.5715

Version 1.26.0.5715 of Plex Media Server has been released. This version was previously available to holders of the paid PlexPass, but can now be downloaded by anyone. Plex Media Server is a media server for Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, macOS and various NAS devices. The software can serve content to clients on the same machine, within the local network or over the Internet. Client software is available for the aforementioned operating systems, but content can also be viewed on iOS, Android, Google TV and Chromecast, for example. The program is free to use and also has PlexPass, a paid service that gives access to ‘premium features’ and earlier to new versions. Since version 1.25.7.5604, the following changes and improvements have been made:

Plex Media Server 1.25.8.5621 (beta update channel)

New:

• (DVR) Add Transponders list for dvb-c NetColgone German Cable provider (#12012)

Fixes:

• (DVR) Fix port rebind issue on PTS restart (#12988)
• (Metadata) Editing director, writer or producer fields could result in duplicated entries (#13384)

Plex Media Server 1.25.8.5663 (beta update channel)

New:

• (DVR) Add Transponders list for dvb-c NetColgone German Cable provider (#12012)

Fixes:

• (DVR) Fix port rebind issue on PTS restart (#12988)
• (Metadata) Editing director, writer or producer fields could result in duplicated entries (#13384)
• (Windows) Sonic Analysis would fail)

Plex Media Server 1.25.9.5673 (beta update channel)

New:

• (Series Scanner) Allow the server owner to create “.plexmatch” files providing hints for more accurate matching of nonstandard file naming schemes (#13211) see details at Match Hinting for TV Series | Plex Support 192
• (Web) Updated to 4.76.1

Fixes:

• (AdDetector) Fix potential crash (#13421)
• (Scanner) Improved parsing of certain episode filename formats (#13419)
• (TV) Remove the deprecated TVDB ratings source option (#13426)

Plex Media Server 1.25.9.5721 (beta update channel)

New:

• (Series Scanner) Allow the server owner to create “.plexmatch” files providing hints for more accurate matching of nonstandard file naming schemes (#13211) see details at Match Hinting for TV Series | Plex Support 108
• (Web) Updated to 4.76.1

Fixes:

• (AdDetector) Fix potential crash (#13421)
• (PubSub) A pubsub server with sub-optimal latency could be selected (#13480)
• (Scanner) Improved parsing of certain episode filename formats (#13419)
• (TV) Remove the deprecated TVDB ratings source option (#13426)
• Fix for Window related EventSource crashes (#13437)

Plex Media Server 1.26.0.5715 (beta update channel)

New:

• (Metadata) Pull down country info for TV shows during metadata refreshes (#13463)

Fixes:

• (Music) Improve artist searches when the search term is an alias (#13441)
• (PubSub) A pubsub server with sub-optimal latency could be selected (#13480)
• (Transcoder) Hardware transcoding could fail on Nvidia SHIELD TV systems (#13452)

Plex Media Server 1.26.0.5715 is now available to everyone