[mythtvnz] Freeview EPG
Steve Hodge
mythtvnz@lists.linuxnut.co.nz
Mon, 7 May 2007 23:36:55 +1200
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On 5/7/07, Mark Cranness <mark.cranness@paradise.net.nz> 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 this
> > 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?
>
I took it that he was refering to the MHEG EPG. I thought he sounded pretty
content with non-approved hardware in that article, and it left me more
confident that they aren't likely to make things difficult unnecessarily.
Cheers,
Steve
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On 5/7/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Mark Cranness</b> <<a href="mailto:mark.cranness@paradise.net.nz">mark.cranness@paradise.net.nz</a>> wrote:<div><span class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
On this list, Freeview were quoted as saying:<br><a href="http://lists.ourshack.com/pipermail/mythtvnz/2007-March/002159.html">http://lists.ourshack.com/pipermail/mythtvnz/2007-March/002159.html</a><br>> The Freeview broadcasters have no plans to turn off EIT schedule data
<br>> from the satellite transmissions.<br>> The Freeview EPG will use MHEG and private data to populate it but this<br>> is separate from EIT.<br><br>But today in the Herald, they say this:<br><a href="http://stuff.co.nz/4050405a28.html">
http://stuff.co.nz/4050405a28.html</a><br>> Mr Browning ... also says unaccredited boxes cannot find new channels<br>> automatically or see Freeview's electronic programme guide.<br><br>So will the standard EIT EPG continue, and be usable by non-MHEG receivers?
<br></blockquote></div><br>I took it that he was refering to the MHEG EPG. I thought he sounded pretty content with non-approved hardware in that article, and it left me more confident that they aren't likely to make things difficult unnecessarily.
<br><br>Cheers,<br>Steve<br>
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