I have heard that there iptv services which are really private and don’t advertise openly and provide really great services. I don;t remember but i saw it here/reddit that they are available on private trackers’ forums. I am on Avistaz, bakabt, torrentleech and few others not worth mentioning. I would like to learn more about them so please let me know
Jellyfin is not best player for iptv btw. I use tivimate and love it, free version vorks fine, but it doesnt play VOD and EPG. Lifetime sub is not expensive imo (35$ for 5 devices iirc). Kodi with some addon works as well
With vpn you can use any provider. Most of them should offer 1-3 days test line for free and its easy to switch between them. Probably best to find local forum (in your native language) for contacts, but I think aliexpress works as well