New XMLTVID stuff (was Re: [mythtvnz] Warning- XMLTV ID class - Sky Movie Greats and TV One)

[Steven Ellis]

On Wed, June 27, 2007 5:04 pm, Hadley Rich wrote:
> On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 16:40:47 Steven Ellis wrote:
>> On Wed, June 27, 2007 3:59 pm, Hadley Rich wrote:
>> > This is the proposed XMLTVID scheme that I've come up with so far;
>> >
>> > http://nice.net.nz/epg/channels.conf.test
>>
>> You already have a problem as the two new sky channels use 1035 and 10=
36
>> which clashes with freeview.
>
> That's why I posted it for review, so people can send through updates. =
I
> don't
> know anything about these new channels yet so if you post the names of =
the
> new channels then can update the file.
>
> This channels.conf file is for grabbing data from the Sky transponder w=
ith
> epgsnoop so the 1035/1036 should be whatever Sky says they are. Obvious=
ly
> a
> different channels.conf file would be needed if you wanted to grab the
> data
> from the freeview transponder.
>
>> Ok where i am comming from is when the feeds are different, at the
>> moment
>> the freeview  eit data can be quite different from Sky's. That way if
>> someone prefers a particular set they can choose. Bit like the UK wher=
e
>> you can get the BBC from multiple sources.
>
> I understand what you mean but... Don't the BBC channels in the UK have
> the
> same XMLTVID, no matter which source you get them from?

No they are different. bbc1.radiotimes or bbc1.eit etc


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