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<blockquote data-quote="LJG" data-source="post: 1098394" data-attributes="member: 120269"><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />A couple of things to add....thetvdb.com database is editable, so if it's not in there you can add it, but you may be suprised at what is in there already. The beauty is that's once it's in and your file is named correctly eg., The Great British Bake Off s02e03 (yes, that's in there) many HTPC databases will recognise it and autoscrape the artwork and metadata.When I was using MP TV Server I managed to get series and episode data for most channels (not radio) using XMLTVGUI and the RadioTimes grabber. I am not sure that would necessarily get you water tight series linking, but it's worth a try. I think there is a post processor in there (XMLTVGUI) to add a Repeat flag as well. Argus TV definitely uses that, I think MP might too.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LJG, post: 1098394, member: 120269"] :) A couple of things to add.... thetvdb.com database is editable, so if it's not in there you can add it, but you may be suprised at what is in there already. The beauty is that's once it's in and your file is named correctly eg., The Great British Bake Off s02e03 (yes, that's in there) many HTPC databases will recognise it and autoscrape the artwork and metadata. When I was using MP TV Server I managed to get series and episode data for most channels (not radio) using XMLTVGUI and the RadioTimes grabber. I am not sure that would necessarily get you water tight series linking, but it's worth a try. I think there is a post processor in there (XMLTVGUI) to add a Repeat flag as well. Argus TV definitely uses that, I think MP might too. [/QUOTE]

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