[mythtv] Replacement for Zap2It - Shutting down Sept 1st

Nick Morrott knowledgejunkie at gmail.com
Wed Jun 20 21:32:53 UTC 2007


On 20/06/07, Jason Johnston-McLeod <anakin at sdf1.net> wrote:
> Looks like Zap2It will be dicontinuing their services for hobby projects as
> of Sept 1st.
>
> From their login page:
>
> "For several years we have offered a free TV listings service to hobbyists
> for their own personal, noncommercial use. In October of 2004 we posted here
> an open letter saying the future of Zap2it Labs was at risk because of
> certain growing misuses of the Zap2it Labs data. Unfortunately this misuse
> has continued and grown. These misuses, combined with other business factors
> have led to the decision to discontinue Zap2it Labs effective September 1,
> 2007."
>
> Thoughts?

That you should read the mythtv-users list's couple of hundred
messages on this topic, and refrain from posting to the wrong list :)
The official MythTV site will have an announcement soon, hopefully.

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Nick

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