[mythtv-users] How do programme categories work?

[George Poulson]

On 23 June 2018 at 02:42, Stephen Worthington <stephen_agent at jsw.gen.nz>
wrote:


> Your example above looks like you have EIT data collection and are
> getting both long term EIT data (1 or 2 weeks ahead) plus now/next EIT
> data.  They two types of EIT data are usually broadcast as separate
> streams on the transmitter.  If I am right, your long term EIT data
> has the wrong Music/Ballet/Dance category, but the now/next EIT data
> that arrives just before the programme is actually broadcast has the
> correct Sports category.  To see if that is what is happening, if you
> are around while the programme just before the affected one is
> playing, take a look and see if the category of the affected programme
> has changed then.
>

​That's a very likely situation; I'll try to do as you suggest.​


>
> If you want to look at your EIT data you may be able to use epgsnoop
> to capture it.  That is how I gather my EIT EPG:
>
>
Very helpful and informative Stephen - thanks very much for your reply and
​I'll definitely have a look at epgsnoop.

George
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