[mythtvnz] EPG or lack there of

[Nick Rout]

On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 5:34 PM, Stephen Worthington
<stephen_agent at jsw.gen.nz> wrote:
> On Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:43:09 +1300, you wrote:
>
>>Good time to get a satellite dish & dvb-s tuner.
>>How long will it be until the dvb-s EIT data is neutered as well. It
>>only still exists due to legacy sat receivers in so many homes ?
>>The dvb-s could move to mheg5 EPG as well.
>>
>>The fact that there are "toys being thrown out of the sand pit", over
>>internet  EPG sourced from dvb-s EIT, probably suggests they are staying
>>with dvb-s EIT because they are fighting to protect it.
>>
>>It is hard to see how to make the mheg5 EPG more awful.
>>
>>Don't they actually want us to watch any TV programmes from their channels ?
>
> I know you can get the Freeview EIT data from their satellite
> channels.  But can you also get the Sky EIT from their satellite
> channels even though the video is encrypted?  What do you need to do
> that?


My understanding is that the standard provides that the eit data must
be unencrypted. Break the standard and you break the receiving boxes.

I don't do sky at all and would be happy with freeview only data.