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Schedules Direct US/Canadian/Mexico EPG Plugin (Updated August 2010)
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<blockquote data-quote="Nick1966" data-source="post: 1103780" data-attributes="member: 150241"><p>Hello All,</p><p></p><p>I've been using MP and the SD plugin for guide data for several years and would first like to thank all those involved for all the work done in support of both these wonderful programs. I receive over the air broadcast only and just checked for new channels which found several and as a result, sent me to the SchedulesDirect website. I rarely visit the site as things tend to just work properly with no input from me beyond the initial setup. Thanks again to Geoff specifically for this and the continued support. Upon going to the SchedulesDirect website, I saw a warning about changes coming. I'm pasting the forum link as well as the post content. I'd kindly ask that anyone with the technical know how, take a look and offer any advice as to whether this change will actually impact the plugin as used with MP 1.8. Thanks for any advice.</p><p></p><p>Nick</p><p></p><p><a href="http://forums.schedulesdirect.org/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2577" target="_blank">http://forums.schedulesdirect.org/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2577</a></p><p></p><p>TMS dropping Data Direct!!! But no reason to panic.</p><p>Postby rmeden » Tue Sep 09, 2014 5:29 pm</p><p>Greetings SD members.</p><p>Schedules Direct has been operating since 2007 to provide a stable environment for non-commercial media applications to receive TV listings data, but that does not mean things never change! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p>We have been informed that Gracenote (formerly Tribune Media Services) will be ending the guide data service currently used by most users of Schedules Direct. Their plan is to end support for this service on November 1, 2014.</p><p>Thankfully there is no need to panic, as Schedules Direct was already hard at work implementing a more modern JSON-based service using newer/better data feeds from TMS. This service offers the following improvements:</p><p>•More efficient "differential" transfer method. You only download the data that changes. Mid-day updates are fast and efficient.</p><p>•The ability to combine multiple source feeds into one output product.</p><p>•Additional data fields, including:</p><p>◦"season/episode" numbering!</p><p>◦Images for cast, episodes</p><p>◦NFL Sunday Ticket Details!!!!</p><p>•Completely custom lineups, including "Free to Air” Satellite</p><p>•ability to share QAM tuning info</p><p>•Additional International Lineups</p><p>This service is up and running now, and grabbers are available for MythTV and SageTV. We also encourage others to develop grabbers for their own applications.</p><p>In addition to the JSON service, a separate service is being developed to mimic the DataDirect feed. It's not ready yet but should be able to provide basic functionality for those legacy applications that can't move to JSON. It is expected to have most, but not all of the data currently in the Data Direct feed and will be updated daily. More details will be available about this later.</p><p>We can use this forum thread for the discussion.</p><p>Robert Eden</p><p>President, Schedules Direct</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nick1966, post: 1103780, member: 150241"] Hello All, I've been using MP and the SD plugin for guide data for several years and would first like to thank all those involved for all the work done in support of both these wonderful programs. I receive over the air broadcast only and just checked for new channels which found several and as a result, sent me to the SchedulesDirect website. I rarely visit the site as things tend to just work properly with no input from me beyond the initial setup. Thanks again to Geoff specifically for this and the continued support. Upon going to the SchedulesDirect website, I saw a warning about changes coming. I'm pasting the forum link as well as the post content. I'd kindly ask that anyone with the technical know how, take a look and offer any advice as to whether this change will actually impact the plugin as used with MP 1.8. Thanks for any advice. Nick [url]http://forums.schedulesdirect.org/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2577[/url] TMS dropping Data Direct!!! But no reason to panic. Postby rmeden » Tue Sep 09, 2014 5:29 pm Greetings SD members. Schedules Direct has been operating since 2007 to provide a stable environment for non-commercial media applications to receive TV listings data, but that does not mean things never change! :) We have been informed that Gracenote (formerly Tribune Media Services) will be ending the guide data service currently used by most users of Schedules Direct. Their plan is to end support for this service on November 1, 2014. Thankfully there is no need to panic, as Schedules Direct was already hard at work implementing a more modern JSON-based service using newer/better data feeds from TMS. This service offers the following improvements: •More efficient "differential" transfer method. You only download the data that changes. Mid-day updates are fast and efficient. •The ability to combine multiple source feeds into one output product. •Additional data fields, including: ◦"season/episode" numbering! ◦Images for cast, episodes ◦NFL Sunday Ticket Details!!!! •Completely custom lineups, including "Free to Air” Satellite •ability to share QAM tuning info •Additional International Lineups This service is up and running now, and grabbers are available for MythTV and SageTV. We also encourage others to develop grabbers for their own applications. In addition to the JSON service, a separate service is being developed to mimic the DataDirect feed. It's not ready yet but should be able to provide basic functionality for those legacy applications that can't move to JSON. It is expected to have most, but not all of the data currently in the Data Direct feed and will be updated daily. More details will be available about this later. We can use this forum thread for the discussion. Robert Eden President, Schedules Direct [/QUOTE]
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