[mythtv-users] Schedules Direct DataDirect replacement service testing

[Gary Buhrmaster]

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:
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>> 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).