Fwd: Major Service Changes at Schedules Direct

[Ed]

This is for any MythTV users in the group - just in case you were
hiding under a rock somewhere....
If you don't want to mess with your MythTV setup (I understand) you
can solve this problem with an easy dns redirect added into your hosts
file. Check the Myth List for details, discussions, how-tos & flame
wars...

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Schedules Direct <noreply at schedulesdirect.org>
Date: Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 12:44 AM
Subject: Major Service Changes at Schedules Direct



Greetings !

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