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DaBoz 18-05-2011 22:34

Who provides the EPG data?
 
http://community.virginmedia.com/t5/...og/td-p/502883

In the 1.01 update log, it says "Cast information in EPG updated where missing for many programmes"

If VM does not own the EPG data and it's sourced from a US provider, how come the firmware update fixes missing cast information?

Perhaps the relationship isn't as black and White as some suggest, that being an external company provides the data and VM push it into TiVo without change.

Whatever, again, I'm glad VM don't think bad EPG data is not their problem.

muppetman11 18-05-2011 22:36

Re: Who provides the EPG data?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by DaBoz (Post 35239827)
http://community.virginmedia.com/t5/...og/td-p/502883

In the 1.01 update log, it says "Cast information in EPG updated where missing for many programmes"

If VM does not own the EPG data and it's sourced from a US provider, how come the firmware update fixes missing cast information?

Perhaps the relationship isn't as black and White as some suggest, that being an external company provides the data and VM push it into TiVo without change.

Whatever, again, I'm glad VM don't think bad EPG data is not their problem.

Tribune Media Services provide it

http://www.tribunemediaservices.com/

Digital Fanatic 18-05-2011 22:49

Re: Who provides the EPG data?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35239829)
Tribune Media Services provide it

http://www.tribunemediaservices.com/

Yeah, this is true. If somethings wrong then VM feed it back to Tribune, so it isn't a case of "it's not us" if there is a problem. :)

spiderplant 18-05-2011 23:02

Re: Who provides the EPG data?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by DaBoz (Post 35239827)
If VM does not own the EPG data and it's sourced from a US provider, how come the firmware update fixes missing cast information?

Presumably the software wasn't picking up the cast info from the EPG data correctly.

carlwaring 19-05-2011 00:17

Re: Who provides the EPG data?
 
Or it wasn't there in the first place :)

---------- Post added at 23:17 ---------- Previous post was at 23:15 ----------

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaBoz (Post 35239827)
Perhaps the relationship isn't as black and White as some suggest, that being an external company provides the data and VM push it into TiVo without change.

It's not even that.

TMS provide the data for Tivo. VM actually have nothing whatsoever to do with it.

DaBoz 19-05-2011 00:32

Re: Who provides the EPG data?
 
Doesn't answer my OP. VM indicate that a fix was made to show missing cast EPG data for some programs. I saw lots of cast data before, so it wasn't a general problem with the fields not populating through.

So if VM are nothing to do with the data, then what was the change? Confused.

carlwaring 19-05-2011 00:41

Re: Who provides the EPG data?
 
I guess it was a problem "for some programs"; but maybe none that you watch ;)

clinteastman 19-05-2011 09:52

Re: Who provides the EPG data?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by DaBoz (Post 35240075)
Doesn't answer my OP. VM indicate that a fix was made to show missing cast EPG data for some programs. I saw lots of cast data before, so it wasn't a general problem with the fields not populating through.

So if VM are nothing to do with the data, then what was the change? Confused.

I think Spiderplant has already answered, if it needed a firmware update then it mush have been something like a field mapping update.


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