<div dir="ltr">I think that you missed the key point from the first blog post link:<div><br></div><div>"Atlas access is provided initially free of charge on a trial basis for up to ten users, so that we can support early development of apps. Beyond 10 users on a single API key, or for trials continuing longer than three months, a charge is levied based on the number of users you have, and the features you use."</div><div><br></div><div>i.e. this looks like they are only providing Atlas data free of charge for up to three months on a single API key - if you want to consume their data on a regular basis, you are going to have to pay for it.</div><div><br></div><div>They go on to say that they want users to sign in to their account, in order to:</div><div><br></div><div>"reconfirm their compliance with our terms and conditions, and provide further details about their application, so that we can assess whether to provide a time-limited free trial"</div><div><br></div><div>They say:</div><div><br></div><div>"We understand these arrangements will not suit everyone, especially those users who are running software for personal use, who will want to maintain access permanently without paying for using Atlas."</div><div><br></div><div>So the BBC are withdrawing their data on 16th June and now Atlas are cutting off their data too!</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 17 May 2016 at 22:23, Thomas Boehm <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mythtv-users@lists.boehmi.net" target="_blank">mythtv-users@lists.boehmi.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi list,<br>
<br>
if you use xmltv with the atlas grabber you might have gotten the<br>
following email from Metabroadcast<br>
<br>
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We are writing to you because you have registered an API key for Atlas<br>
using this email address.<br>
<br>
Today we are announcing some important changes to the way we make data<br>
available for smaller users of Atlas. You can read more about these<br>
changes here: <a href="https://metabroadcast.com/blog/changes-to-atlas-access" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://metabroadcast.com/blog/changes-to-atlas-access</a><br>
<br>
As part of these changes, it is necessary for all holders of Atlas API<br>
keys to log in to the Atlas website before 16 June 2016, and confirm<br>
compliance with our updated terms and conditions. Details of how to do<br>
this are available here:<br>
<a href="https://metabroadcast.com/blog/confirming-atlas-terms-and-details" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://metabroadcast.com/blog/confirming-atlas-terms-and-details</a><br>
<br>
You can contact MetaBroadcast via the contact form here:<br>
<a href="https://atlas.metabroadcast.com/admin#/contact" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://atlas.metabroadcast.com/admin#/contact</a>. Unfortunately we cannot<br>
commit to answering all messages individually, or messages sent via<br>
other channels.<br>
<br>
Thanks for reading,<br>
Chris<br>
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<br>
and the summary of the first link is as following<br>
<br>
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1. The former RadioTimes XMLTV feed will stop on 16 June 2016.<br>
2. We have updated our terms for the first time in two years, including<br>
clarifying when free access to Atlas is provided.<br>
3. All users of Atlas APIs must log in and reconfirm compliance with<br>
terms and conditions by 16 June 2016, following the instructions<br>
here. Applications that do not confirm by 16 June 2016 will have<br>
their API keys revoked.<br>
4. In addition, we will advise some applications of changes in their<br>
API calls that are required.<br>
5. One specific change required is that no call to the Atlas schedule<br>
endpoint should request more than 24 hours of data. Applications not<br>
following this rule will be revoked without further notice.<br>
6. Those making personal use of Atlas may well want to consider another<br>
source of data, such as Schedules Direct.<br>
7. You can contact MetaBroadcast via the contact form here, although we<br>
cannot commit to answering all messages individually.<br>
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<br>
Can someone explain in plain english what this means for the future use<br>
of Metabroadcast's guide data?<br>
<br>
It looks like they want to get rid of all the users with a free API key<br>
because of some users who (unwillingly?) abused the service.<br>
<br>
What would be the alternative? I read that Schedulesdirect provides data<br>
for UK now. Does MythTV support the SD-JSON service or only the "old"<br>
SD-DD service?<br>
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