[mythtv-users] Pay for listings [was Zap2it Labs Shutting Down?]

Jay R. Ashworth jra at baylink.com
Thu Jun 21 18:19:55 UTC 2007


On Thu, Jun 21, 2007 at 01:34:07AM +0200, Stephen Boddy wrote:
> So the two significant questions are:
> 1 - Are the TV networks restricted to providing information only to TMS?
> (i.e. an exclusive contract)

This isn't clear, but a) I'd bet not, and b) I can find out.

> 2 - Do the listings provided to TMS generate a revenue stream for them?
> (TMS pay direct, or revenue share with the station.)

Someone posted here that the stations pay TMS for the privilege.

> If not then a long term option is to create a P2P app which allows

Please see my comments on the Mooting an Architecture thread.

> crypto signed channels of information that a library could subscribe to.
> Then go to the station, and as a community offer to do the work of
> writing the wrapper that will convert their internal metadata format to
> xmltv standard, and then auto-post to the P2P channel.

On this point as well.

> I have no vested interest in this at this time, as my system is in the
> UK (big-ups to Radio Times), but as shown, the future is never certain.

Yes... yes indeed.

Cheers,
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