[mythtv-users] Zap2it Labs Shutting Down?

Joseph Caputo jcaputo1 at gmail.com
Wed Jun 20 02:45:18 UTC 2007


On 6/19/07, Jake Palmer <jakep_82 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >From: Eric Holt <eric-mythtv at skoozdag.com>
> >Reply-To: eric-mythtv at skoozdag.com,Discussion about mythtv
> ><mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> >To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> >Subject: [mythtv-users] Zap2it Labs Shutting Down?
> >Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2007 21:34:27 -0400
> >
> >I just saw this posted on the KnoppMyth forums, and for sure, I checked
> >out the Zap2it Labs website, and there is the announcement:
> >
> >http://labs.zap2it.com/
> >
> >
> >-----
> >IMPORTANT MESSAGE:
> >
> >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.
> >
> >We thank those users who have honored the terms of the agreement, and we
> >suggest you consider the many TV listings options offered by the
> >commercial licensees of TMS TV listings data.
> >
> >If you would like to discuss how to license TV listings for commercial
> >use, please let us know by e-mail (labs at zap2it.com) and include your
> >company name, telephone number and the best time to reach you. We will
> >respond to your inquiry as soon as possible.
> >
> >We anticipate this decision will generate discussion and invite you to
> >respond via the Zap2it Labs forum. We will do our best to respond to
> >relevant questions posted on this forum in a timely manner.
> >-----
> >
> >
> >
> >~Aryq~
>
> So where does this leave MythTV?  Without listing data I've got a thousand
> dollar computer with 1.4TB of space and all it will do is play MP3's and
> DVD's.  I can't stand the very thought of paying Comcast for the privilege
> of using one of their crappy DVR's.
>
> Jake


Back to XMLTV web scraping?

-JAC


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