Zap2it Replacement (1 Viewer)

[patrick]

Hi all-

In case anyone is interested, just though I would pass along an update
to a possible replacement to the zap2it/dd EPG data source.

This is copied directly from http://easytvdata.org/

Greetings from the newly-formed team at Easy TV Data,

This organization was formed by members of various software projects in response to the announcement from Zap2it Labs that they will be discontinuing the free TV listings service that they have been providing to the non-commercial free and open source communities for the last 3+ years.

We know that many of you are waiting on the edge of your seats to find out what's going on behind the scenes here, and we're just as excited to tell you, but we can't give you many details while we are still involved in negotiations. We can, however, let you know that we 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. We will release more details as soon as we are able to do so, so please keep an eye on http://easytvdata.org/ for updates.

In the mean time, we are in need of a good lawyer who is familiar with business contracts and federal nonprofit law (preferably someone willing to work pro bono, at least initially). We are also looking for a good accountant/CPA (we are registered in Washington State) to help with any eventual financial/tax paperwork. If you are qualified and willing to help, please contact us.

Thanks for sticking with us,

The Easy TV Data Board:
Isaac Richards, Chairman (MythTV)
Robert Eden (XMLTV)
Daniel Kristjansson (MythTV)
Kevin Odorczyk (MacProgGuide)
Chris Petersen (Mythtv)

 

[mzemina]

Good news!

 

[Jack'naBox]

Indeed. I was wondering what the mythtv community was going to have to say about that.

 

[rob3435]

Pricing is up.. http://www.schedulesdirect.org/

$15 for the first 3 months, after that they are planning to base the price on how many users... (so it could be cheaper)

I noticed they have a post on current working grabbers, maybe it would be the best interest of this plugin for the developers to get in touch with them.

just my thoughts...

 

[jburnette]

From what the website says, the only change is the address that the listings are downloaded from. I guess that will be an easy fix for the current plugin?

 

[rob3435]

Nevermind...


It's been updated, just waiting for Schedulesdirect to go live.. https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/showpost.php?p=172679&postcount=16

 

[patrick]

Nevermind...


It's been updated, just waiting for Schedulesdirect to go live.. https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/showpost.php?p=172679&postcount=16

Give it a try:
https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/schedules_direct_us_canadian_epg_plugin-t26951.html

patrick