[mythtvnz] Sky viewers may get new TVNZ channels after all ....

[Steven Ellis]

On Tue, September 11, 2007 1:57 pm, Steve Hodge wrote:
> On 9/11/07, Steven Ellis <steven@openmedia.co.nz> wrote:
>>
>> On Tue, September 11, 2007 11:58 am, Steve Hodge wrote:
>> > I'm not sure what is preventing them from using the EPG data TVNZ
>> > transmits now though.
>>
>> Their STBs use more than just the DVB EIT data to work.
>
>
> But does it need to or is it just due to the way they've currently
> implemented it? I mean I can't see anything in the Sky EPG that isn't
> available in the EIT data (though I haven't looked closely), so presuma=
bly
> they could implement their EPG using just the EIT data and if they did
> that
> they could use TVNZ's transmission as the source for TVNZ6 and 7.

Hence their requirement for a firmware upgrade?

Steve

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