[mythtv] BBC series link

[Stuart Auchterlonie]

On Sun, Dec 17, 2006 at 03:31:34PM +0000, David Matthews wrote:
> The BBC is now broadcasting some form of series link information in the 
> EIT.  It seems to be based on ETSI TS 102 323 (TV-Anytime).  The 
> information is carried in a "dvb content identifier" descriptor (0x76) 
> in the EIT which contains one or two content identifiers (CRIDs).  These 
> CRIDs have type codes 0x31 and 0x32 which are "User private" types 
> according to TS 102 323.  However, it seems that the 0x31 descriptor 
> corresponds to the programId and the 0x32 descriptor (approximately) to 
> the seriesId so I've been experimenting with adding these into the 
> "program" table.  The programId works pretty well and does avoid some 
> duplicate recordings that would otherwise have happened because of 
> slight differences in the subtitle or description text.
> 
> I'm not happy about proposing this as a patch because of the use of the 
> private types.  I guess the BBC could change this at any time.  Does 
> anyone have any more information about this?
> 

As Rudy said, they don't generally change these things once they've been
rolled out as it affects all the STB's out there. So please put this up
as a patch (and assign it to me please)

I've been waiting for them to start broadcasting this so I could start
implementing it, but you've beaten me too it.

I'm keen to utilize the information provided to fill in the additional
data fields that are currently only provided by the RT times data,
such as the actors, directors etc. If they follow the TV Anytime spec
that i've seen, it will provide the UK with some very useful EIT data.

Sadly i'm away over Christmas & New Year so i won't have much chance
to test it till I get back.


Thanks,
Stuart