[mythtv-users] Rovi

[Chris Petersen]

On 08/01/2009 08:47 AM, Dean Collins wrote:
> Has anyone noticed that Macrovision has changed their name to Rovi
> (www.Rovicorp.com <http://www.rovicorp.com/>).

They also happen to own Gemstar, which owns TV Guide.

> I also noticed that they sell channel line up information for United
> States, Canada, Latin America and Western Europe.

They're notoriously difficult to get in touch with.  Schedules Direct
has been trying for about 3 years (ever since we thought about forming
SD), and it wasn't until one of their employees contacted us about an
unrelated matter that we were able to get the appropriate sale channel
contact info from him.  We've opened a dialog with Rovi, but are happy
with our current TMS contract (and still have a year or two left on it),
especially since switching to a different provider would cause a huge
hassle for the apps that use the data (which at the moment is provided
in a TMS-specific format via TMS servers).

> My company would like to buy channel guide data but when I looked into
> it the MythTv platform couldn’t provide us details for all USA channels
> across all zip codes (eg just one carrier in 1 zip code).

MythTV doesn't provide channel data.  It can extract the EIT data from
broadcast channels and clear QAM cable, but if you want more
information, you need to take advantage of the data feed that is
provided via a Schedules Direct membership.  However, since you said "my
company", it's a safe bet that as a commercial entity, you would not
qualify for a Schedules Direct membership.

TMS has been working with a couple of us who are involved with SD on a
separate project to provide a solution like SD for commercial entities.
 If you would like more info, contact me off-list and I will provide
contact info for the account manager at TMS who can give you more
information.

-Chris

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