[mythtvnz] Freeview EPG

[Steven Ellis]

On Mon, May 7, 2007 8:16 pm, Mark Cranness wrote:
> On this list, Freeview were quoted as saying:
> http://lists.ourshack.com/pipermail/mythtvnz/2007-March/002159.html
>> The Freeview broadcasters have no plans to turn off EIT schedule data
>> from the satellite transmissions.
>> The Freeview EPG will use MHEG and private data to populate it but thi=
s
>> is separate from EIT.
>
> But today in the Herald, they say this:
> http://stuff.co.nz/4050405a28.html
>> Mr Browning ... also says unaccredited boxes cannot find new channels
>> automatically or see Freeview's electronic programme guide.
>
> So will the standard EIT EPG continue, and be usable by non-MHEG
> receivers?

The EIT data isn't their "official" EPG, the MHEG one is.

Also the "official" STBs are setup to auto find the freeview channels
based on their NIT and BAT information without needed to rescan. Other
STBs including MythTV will have to rescan each time channels are added or
removed.

Also the freeview EIT data does have description information, but it migh=
t
differ from Sky's.

Steve

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