The tv-listings supplier I use with MythTV is changing to delivering the data from their own servers, and in addition is prototyping a json version. At the moment, it's not obvious if I need to change anything: anyone following this and have experience to share? --dave -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Major Service Changes at Schedules Direct Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 01:01:42 -0700 From: Schedules Direct <noreply@schedulesdirect.org> To: David Collier-Brown <davecb@spamcop.net> Greetings David Collier-Brown! Schedules Direct has been operating since 2007 to provide a stable environment for non-commercial media applications to receive TV listings data, but that does not mean things never change! :) This may be our first email-blast since 2007! We have been informed that Gracenote (formerly Tribune Media Services) will be ending the guide data service currently used by most members of Schedules Direct. Their plan is to end support for this service on November 1, 2014. Schedules Direct was already hard at work implementing replacement services. Please check with your application's support page for your best solution. Some applications have chosen to use a new SD-JSON service that offers a richer data set, while others have chosen to use the SD-DD service, which is meant to be a drop-in replacement for Gracenote/Tribune's service. If your application is no longer supported, there's no reason to worry. Most apps can continue to function with a change to your system's hosts file. (details in the SD forum). Last week I asked Tribune to update their DNS to force half of the traffic to the SD-DD servers. The concept was for people with problems to fail half the time now, rather than 100% come Nov 1. If you're one of the folks having problems, check with your application team or us to help resolve it. For the most up-to-date news, look for links on the SD website http://schedulesdirect.org Robert Eden President, Schedules Direct