So, hab mal in mein System-Logfile geschaut, da steht für den "fraglichen" Zeitpunkt folgendes:
Okt 16 19:37:20 host vdr[8412]: [8436] loading /etc/vdr/plugins/vnsiserver/allowed_hosts.conf
Okt 16 19:37:20 host vdr[8412]: [8436] VNSI: Client with ID 0 connected: 127.0.0.1:35760
Okt 16 19:37:20 host vdr[8412]: [9388] VNSI Client 0->127.0.0.1:35760 thread started (pid=8412, tid=9388, prio=high)
Okt 16 19:37:20 host vdr[8412]: [9388] VNSI: Welcome client 'XBMC Media Center' with protocol version '8'
Okt 16 19:37:20 host vdr[8412]: [9163] ERROR: video data stream broken
Okt 16 19:37:20 host vdr[8412]: [9163] initiating emergency exit
Okt 16 19:37:20 host vdr[8412]: [8412] emergency exit requested - shutting down
Okt 16 19:37:20 host vdr[8412]: [8412] stopping plugin: live
Okt 16 19:37:20 host vdr[8412]: [8412] stopping plugin: dynamite
Okt 16 19:37:20 host vdr[8412]: [8412] dynamite: force detaching all devices
Okt 16 19:37:20 host vdr[8412]: [8412] stopping plugin: epgfixer
Okt 16 19:37:20 host vdr[8412]: [8412] stopping plugin: vnsiserver
Okt 16 19:37:20 host vdr[8412]: [8437] VNSIStatus thread ended (pid=8412, tid=8437)
Okt 16 19:37:20 host vdr[8412]: [9388] VNSI: cxSocket::read(fd=58): eof, connection closed
Okt 16 19:37:20 host vdr[8412]: [9388] VNSI Client 0->127.0.0.1:35760 thread ended (pid=8412, tid=9388)
Okt 16 19:37:20 host vdr[8412]: [8412] VNSI: VNSI Server stopped
Okt 16 19:37:20 host vdr[8412]: [8412] stopping plugin: epgsearch
Okt 16 19:37:20 host vdr[8412]: [8435] EPGSearch: Leaving search timer thread
Okt 16 19:37:20 host vdr[8412]: [8435] EPGSearch: searchtimer thread ended (pid=8412, tid=8435)
Okt 16 19:37:20 host vdr[8412]: [8447] recording thread ended (pid=8412, tid=8447)
Okt 16 19:37:21 host vdr[8412]: [8412] buffer stats: 206236 (0%) used
Okt 16 19:37:21 host vdr[8412]: [8412] timer 6 (13 1925-2003 'Nachrichten~Hamburg Journal') stop
Okt 16 19:37:21 host vdr[8412]: [8451] recording thread ended (pid=8412, tid=8451)
Okt 16 19:37:21 host vdr[8412]: [8412] buffer stats: 133480 (0%) used
Okt 16 19:37:21 host vdr[8412]: [8412] timer 7 (12 1925-2003 'Nachrichten~Schleswig-Holstein Magazin') stop
Okt 16 19:37:21 host vdr[8412]: [8449] device 1 TS buffer thread ended (pid=8412, tid=8449)
Okt 16 19:37:21 host vdr[8412]: [8448] buffer stats: 208304 (3%) used
Okt 16 19:37:21 host vdr[8412]: [8448] device 1 receiver thread ended (pid=8412, tid=8448)
Okt 16 19:37:21 host vdr[8412]: [9160] recording thread ended (pid=8412, tid=9160)
Okt 16 19:37:21 host vdr[8412]: [8412] buffer stats: 391604 (1%) used
Okt 16 19:37:21 host vdr[8412]: [8412] timer 28 (2 1855-1943 'Nachrichten~Berlin direkt~2016.10.16-19:10-So') stop
Okt 16 19:37:21 host vdr[8412]: [9163] recording thread ended (pid=8412, tid=9163)
Okt 16 19:37:21 host vdr[8412]: [8412] buffer stats: 0 (0%) used
Damit würde ich schlussfolgern, dass das Kodi Plugin vielleicht nicht robust genug ist, aber das eigentliche Problem eher im VDR-Server sitzt, oder?