XMLTV 0.5.52 released

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Here is the changelog for this new version:
tv_grab_uk_rt: lots of improvements.. should upgrade
tv_grab_re: better season/episode number handling
tv_grab_be: responding to source site changes
tv_grab_fr: better title detection
tv_grab_huro: now generates stop times
tv_grab_na_dtv: responding to source site changes
tv_grab_pt: responding to source site changes
tv_grab_za: […]

Mythbuntu 8.04 Alpha 3 is available

The changes since Alpha 2:

Lots of bug fixes across the board in Ubiquity and Mythbuntu Control Centre.
The installer menu has been merged with the Ubuntu installer menu. This lets you boot right into the installer.
Totem can speak MythTV now for playback.
New version of XMLTV
New MythTV checkouts (basically latest 0.21-fixes)

Be aware:
“It is very important to note […]

XMLTV 0.5.51 has been released

The release note states:
tv_grab_eu_epgdata: new European grabber (commercial)
tv_grab_es_miguiatv: new grapper for Spain
removed: tv_grab_nl,tv_grab_nc,tv_grab_no (use tv_grab_no_gfeed)
tv_grab_br_net: adapted for changes on the grabbed website
tv_grab_eu_epgdata : add “people” and “series id” tags
tv_grab_es_laguiatv: Fix for site changes
tv_grab_fi: misc fixes for site changes
tv_grab_fr: update for site changes
tv_grab_it: add new data source and speed improvment
tv_grab_na_dtv: misc fixes
tv_grab_re: misc fixes
tv_grab_uk_rt: add […]

XMLTV release 0.5.50

XMLTV 0.5.50 was just released. It is said that this could be the last release before moving to 1.0.
Changes:

Add new XMLTV::Supplement capability to many grabbers. Those grabbers will now check a XMLTV.ORG web server for channel-id and other supplemental information. This ensures more current versions and should make new channels available sooner for […]

CT TV Listings - an alternative to Schedules Direct

CT TV Listings is now providing U.S. electronic guide data for MythTV as well as other PVR applications. CT TV Listings is spun off from CTpvr Media Center. And while data is available subscription free if you buy the media center software, it is also available for a fee for users of other PVR’s, such […]

Schedules Direct cuts price in half

Schedules Direct has just announced that they are lowering their prices. It used to be $15 for three months, now it is $15 for six months. All existing customers have received three extra months of service, plus a bonus of one day for each day they have been a member.
The long term goal is to […]

Schedules Direct is now live

Schedules Direct has finished the testing and is now ready to take memberships. This was announced yesterday. You can sign up here.
MythTV 0.20.2 has been released and this release supports Schedules Direct. If you are not ready to upgrade yet, you can use XMLTV with Schedules Direct. There is a script available here.

Schedules direct announces pricing - 5$ a month but expected to drop soon

Schedules Direct has announced pricing for the electronic program guide listings which they have licenced from TMS.
The initial price will be $15 for three months. That may sound a bit steep, but this is just a safe price in case they don’t get the expected number of people to sign up. Remember, this is a […]

Schedules Direct licenses TMS Data for MythTV

Schedules Direct has just announced that they have licensed television program information for the US and Canada from Tribune Media Services.
This will bring relief to the many MythTV users getting more and more nervous about the potentially missing data after September 1st.
The data will be offered to non-commercial users in the US and Canada and […]

It’s official - the replacement of Zap2It Labs is “Easy TV Data”

Easy now - the solution is not ready yet, but it has been announced that Easy TV Data has been formed and that they are
“actively working on a solution that will provide what we hope will be a smooth transition away from Zap2it Labs by the September 1 deadline”.
The members of the board are:

Isaac […]

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