[mythtv-users] recording groups and categories

[Gary Buhrmaster]

On Sat, Dec 26, 2020 at 5:42 PM Paul Harrison <mythtv at mythqml.net> wrote:

> Don't known if you have tried it already but Schedules Direct list Germany as one of their supported regions. I haven't heard anyone mention they are using it so don't know what the quality of the EPG data is like. They do a 7 day free trial if you want to test it out before committing to a years subscription.

"Quality" is in the eye of the beholder (and we all
have issues with some EPG providers and content
at least some of the time), but selecting a random
lineup from Schedules Direct for Germany resulted
in at least some shows have a category of "science
fiction" (the original example).

FWIW, there are other paid EPG providers that
operate in the EU region.  Their EPG "quality"
may be different than Schedules Direct (depending
on whether those providers are paying the same
sources, using different ones, or whether they
curate the data differently).

Of course, for those that are used to free EPG,
paying for such content may be something they
do not wish to do, and I can certainly understand
that position (even though I do pay, since having
good data is really the only way for schedulers
to make good decisions).