Streamlink: bigo.tv streams fails

[JohnDoh666]

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Description

bigo.tv streams fails to load

Expected / Actual behavior

`streamlink http://www.bigo.tv/32266506 best &

[cli][info] Found matching plugin bigo for URL http://www.bigo.tv/32266506
[cli][info] Available streams: live (worst, best)
[cli][info] Opening stream: live (hls)
[cli][error] Try 1/1: Could not open stream http://45.255.132.57:7783/list_3676193094_2104705102_0.m3u8 (HTTPConnectionPool(host='45.255.132.57', port=7783): Read timed out. (read timeout=20.0)))
error: Could not open stream

[2]- Exit 1 streamlink http://www.bigo.tv/32266506 best`

Reproduction steps / Explicit stream URLs to test

Any bigo.tv streamer URL

Environment details

MacOS 10.12.6
Python 2.7
Streamlink 0.81

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Comments, logs, screenshots, etc.

Also tested on Windows with same result. The weird thing is that bigo.tv streams doesnt load in any web browser for me either. I have also tried loading through a VPN without any luck. Did they block access through their website? Am I the only one with this issue?

[sdfwv]

yes it's geo blocked or very slow in some regions.

try a Japan vpn, it would load with it.

[JohnDoh666]

Thanks, I tried a Japanese VPN and it worked. Also, the mobile app works without a VPN, that might be a backdoor in for you guys in the know.

[gravyboat]

Going to close this out, thanks for providing an answer @sdfwv!