| spiderplant |
24-09-2019 23:05 |
Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
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Originally Posted by Raider999
(Post 36011601)
I realise it does that auto call-back, however it is often days behind sky's EPG when changes are made - so that isn't the reason.
A specific example would be availability of red button football coverage which are often not updated until the day of the match or the preceding day, when sky's EPG has had the details for days.
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Sky Sports red button coverage isn't in the EPG at all. The slate that's displayed when nothing else is on is basically just an application that's under Sky's control.
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Originally Posted by Raider999
(Post 36011601)
Just who does the changes at VM base?
Do they only pick up when sky tell them?
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The EPG data is supplied by an external company, Gracenote. They update the data when any of the broadcasters tell them there's been a change.
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Originally Posted by Raider999
(Post 36011601)
And a related question, when is Virgin going to set up sub-menus to allow recording of the red button streams as sky do?
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I can't see this ever happening, or at least not on V6. Sky supply and operate their red button application, but there is no mechanism for it to schedule recordings. |
