XMLTV is an XML based file format for describing TV listings. There are several programs available which can download EPG data for you in XMLTV format. Then you can use the XMLTV plugin for MediaPortal to import the data into your TV Guide.
Here is a list of XMLTV Programs that work with MediaPortal
XMLTV
| Features |
| General Comment | Generic application, written in Perl. Not user-friendly. Forms the basis of MediaPortal's EPG. |
| Site Support | Hard coded. Each site supported requires a new Perl script. |
| Configuration | Command Line |
| Link | XMTLV Home |
| Supported Countries | Australia, Belgium and Luxembourg, Brazil, Britain and Ireland, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary and Romania, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, North America, Norway, Portugal, Reunion Island (France), South Africa, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland |
| Comment | XMLTV channel IDs must match MediaPortal channel names.
You may rename the channel IDs within your tv_grab_??.conf file (spaces and exotic characters are accepted) but do not modify any other settings. |
WebEPG
| Features |
| General Comment | MediaPortal-specific application, written in C#. Included with MediaPortal distribution. |
| Site Support | Site Support is via XML configuration files, anyone can create new or edit existing configuration files. |
| Configuration | GUI configuration program |
| Link | How to configure WebEPG |
| Supported Countries | Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Poland, Portugal, United Kingdom (GB in WebEPG), USA |
WebGrab+Plus
| Features |
| General Comment | Generic application. Good site and country support. Is an extended and more versatile replacement for WebGrab. Very well documented. |
| Site Support | Site Support is via ini configuration files, anyone can create new or edit existing configuration files. |
| Configuration | Text Editor. Editing .ini files. |
| Link | WebGrab+Plus website |
| Supported Countries | Australia, UK, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Denmark, Iceland, France, Finland, Austria and many more. Any country can be supported by creating a new ini file. |
Schedules Direct plugin
| Features |
| General Comment | MediaPortal plugin. |
| Site Support | Hard coded |
| Configuration | TV Server Configuration (Plugins) |
| Link | SchedulesDirect Guide Importer |
| Supported Countries | US and Canada. Supports OTA/Cable/Satellite |
XMLTV GUI Grabber
| Features |
| General Comment | Generic set of applications, for Windows and Linux. |
| Site Support | Through lua grabber scripts |
| Configuration | GUI |
| Link | Homepage, Instructions at MediaPortal forum |
| Supported Countries | United Kingdom, Denmark, North America, Israel |
MC2XML
| Features |
| General Comment | Very fast command line utility based on XMLTV. Supported OS: Windows/Linux/OSX. Downloads media center, titantv, or schedules direct tv listings. |
| Site Support | |
| Configuration | Command line plus batch |
| Link | How would I use mc2xml with MediaPortal? |
| Supported Countries | US,CA, UK, IE, MX, BR, ES, FR, DE, AT, DK, NL, NO, BE, CH, FI, PL, SE, CZ, SK, IL, IN, KR, JP |
EPG Collector
| Features |
| General Comment | Supports DVB-S, DVB-T, DVB-C, ATSC terrestrial or cable and Clear QAM
Command line utlity for creating xmltv file. |
| Site Support | |
| Configuration | EPGCentre.exe is a GUI for generating .ini files to be used with epgcollector.exe |
| Link | |
| Supported Countries | Many countries supported |
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