[mythtv-users] Schedules Direct DataDirect replacement service testing

[Mike Perkins]

On 03/10/14 00:42, Gary Buhrmaster wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 2, 2014 at 11:24 PM, Mark Perkins <perkins1724 at hotmail.com> wrote:
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>>> On 3 Oct 2014, at 2:17 am, "R. G. Newbury" <newbury at mandamus.org> wrote:
> ....
>>> Robert Kulagowski's MFDB-JSON replacement uses a different Gracenote data source than the present DataDirect service. The data source has more data (Series and Episode numbers! internal fan-art etc) about the shows and covers a large chunk of the world.
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>> How large is 'large chunk of the world'? Non English language?
>
> I believe Gracenote (the company, not just the TV schedule
> business) has intention to (try to) take over the world (and even
> be in your automobile).  As with all else, some countries
> content are going to be a bigger challenge than others.  Integration
> of all their recently purchased properties will no doubt take some
> time, but they want one service to rule them all (of course,
> there are competitors in certain markets, but Tribune has
> been on a buying spree.  If I recall correctly, they just
> purchased an Austrialian provider of schedules/metadata,
> and purchased an Indian provider a few months ago).
>
I'm sure the EU competition authorities are going to *love* that.

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Mike Perkins