ARCHIVE THREAD: Old TiVo Programme Listings/Schedule Errors

[manolan]

Provider: DTT
Channel: 4
Time: 9am 17-21 March
Title: Bewitched

The episode on Monday 17 March must have one code (same as all previous). The episodes from 18 March onwards must have a different one. There are two entries in the "Search Title" screen and they each list different episodes on "View forthcoming episodes".

[craigw]

- Postcode - RH4
- Service Provider - NTL (Ex-CWC) (Surrey)
- Channel Name - Five
- Channel Number - 5
- Programme Name - Holy Man
- Time/Date of airing - 13/3/2003, 8.00
- Problem encountered - This should be the Celtic - Liverpool UEFA cup tie which started at 7.45.

Apologies if this has already been mentioned, I confess that I haven't read trough the thread lately!

[OzSat]

Please keep this thread to the reporting of problems only.

The discussion posts regarding the 'missing' Celtic v Liverpool match have been merged into Tivo UEFA Football Blunder (http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=106408)

[Adder]

Provider: BSkyB UK
Channel: 105 FIVE
Time: 26/3 2.05am

Title: Indy Racing League Motor Racing

Problem:

This should be in the series "IRL Racing".

This problem is cropping up almost every week now with either NASCAR Busch Series or IRL on Five.

Are there proceedures that can be set up so "NASCAR Busch Series Motor Racing" always maps onto "NASCAR Busch Racing Series" and "Indy Racing League Motor Racing" always maps onto "IRL Racing"?

Would save me posting almost this same message every week? ;)

[Richardr]

Next Wednesday, the Newcastle Champions League game has been moved to Plus (from the ITV News Channel).

For the schedule see here (http://www.gplus.co.uk/features/index.php?ID=103) .

[Foxy]

quote:
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a) Didn't this programme used to be called "5th Gear"? Channel 5 web site appears to agree; search for "5th Gear" returns repeats on Discovery Home & Leisure & search for "Fifth Gear" returns new series on Five.
So Season Passes for "5th Gear" presumably won't get "Fifth Gear"?
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Jim please can we have these put back into the original "5th gear" series with episodes, ie

episode called "The Ultimate Crash Test":
FIVE Wed 12th Mar 20:30 True EP5687830001
FIVE Sun 16th Mar 17:10 True EP5687830001

episode called "The Ultimate Menace: Snoozers or Boozers"
FIVE Wed 19th Mar 20:30 True SH5697940000 (warning - that SH looks wrong - I expect there will be a duplicate of this on Sunday 23rd...)
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Listings now corrected to "5th Gear"! Many thanks to those concerned!

[sanderton]

Jim99 - thanks for making the Zurich Premiership rugby union on Sky as Season Passable series. Excellent.

[woody]

Originally posted by rscott4563
- Postcode - LS1 4HJ
- Service Provider - Sky Digital
- Channel Name - Channel 4
- Channel Number - 104
- Programme Name - ER
- Time/Date of airing - 19/03/03
- Problem encountered - When trying to setup a season pass to record all of the new series of ER starting on the 19th of March at 9pm TiVo dosen't seem to recognise that the new season and the repeats shown on channel 4 day time are different?? I've got it set to only record the first runs and I setup the season pass on the episode that will begin running on the 19th but if I look at the episodes set to be recorded and they include all of the repeats of last series during the day???

This is correct, ER, on C4 is technically a repeat (even though its a news series). Don't use a FRO, SP for this. A FRO SP works on E4.

[OzSat]

Originally posted by Richardr
Next Wednesday, the Newcastle Champions League game has been moved to Plus (from the ITV News Channel).

For the schedule see here (http://www.gplus.co.uk/features/index.php?ID=103) . It seems that ITV News were worried about the possibility that they may be in the middle of a war - which would have to be cancelled due to football. :)

[dallardice]

Programme name: "This Week"
Platform: Sky Digital
Channels: 101 BBC1 / 673 WONDRF

These are not the same programme. One is an intelligent review of the week's politics on BBC1, the other is on a religious propaganda channel.

"Search by name" currently shows three entries - one for BBC1, one for WONDERF and one without a channel name. Broadcasts are mixed up between all three of them - please sort it out.

[mrtickle]

^^ Also please don't forget to set different Genres for each one !

[AMc]

- Postcode - N16
- Service Provider - TeleWest Active Digital (probably all)
- Channel Name - BBC1
- Channel Number - 101
- Programme Name - Film 2003
- Time/Date of airing - 17/03/03
- Problem encountered
17th March "2320 Film 2003 Oscars Preview" was not shown, it was a news discussion program about the Iraq crisis.

Film 2003 fans will need to manually record the repeat later this week on BBC2, the item in Now Showing is not what it appears to be so Tivo won't schedule the new recording - also note the channel change for the repeat.

From http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/search/advance_search.cgi?keyword=film+2003

Film 2003 Sat 22 Mar, 13:05 - 13:35 BBC Two
Oscars Preview: A look ahead to the drama and glamour of next week's 75th Academy Awards, with profiles of some of the leading nominees and fascinating Oscar facts. W/S.

[sjp]

Sky 1 + Sky 1 Mix

Jeremiah

end of March beginning of April episodes...

There seems to be a little confusion regarding what episodes are being shown for Jeremiah on the 2 x Sky One and 1 x Sky One Mix showings.

Jeremiah is *usually* shown on Sky One on Mondays at 10pm, Sky One Mix Tuesdays also at 10pm and then repeated on Sky one around 3:55/4:20am the following Saturday. There is a change to this pattern next week when the Sky One Monday showing is on at 1am early Tuesday morning, I think this is a one off.

The "normal pattern" run has differing episode titles Sky One - Monday March 31st versus Sky One Mix - Tuesday April 1st (Tivo data not available as yet for the Saturday 4am repeat but DigiGuide has the Tuesday - Sky One Mix episode as being shown).

From what I can follow from episode numbers, tvtome etc it looks as if the Sky One "Ring of Truth" episode on Monday March 31st is next to be shown, perhaps the problem has arisen due to the cancellation of the whole weeks worth a while back when the Michael Jackson special (?) was aired.

tia

stuart

[Chris T]

- Postcode LE12
- Service Provider NTL Digital.
- Channel Name British Eurosport
- Channel Number 112
- Programme Name Rugby
- Time/Date of airing 9.30pm 23/03/03
- Problem encountered

The Monterrery round of Champ Cars is now being shown (as) live between 9.30 & 11.30pm replacing the Rugby and the Eurosport news.

From the Eurosport website and DigiGuide.

[Brownedger]

Postcode: ST6
Service Provider: Sky Digital
Channel Name: E!
Channel Number: 250
Programme Name:Countdown to the Red Carpet and following programmes (Live from the Red Carpet/ Post Show.
Time/Date of airing 5.00pm Sunday 23 March
Problem: Why is this programme listed for wednesday 26th March when its being transmitted on Sunday 23 March.

Can you please correct it quickly :(

[Typhoid]

- Postcode - CT16
- Service Provider - NTL (ex-CWC)l
- Channel Name - Paramount
- Channel Number - 102
- Programme Name - Becker
- Time/Date of airing - Weekdays @ 5:30pm and 9pm
- Problem encountered - As of this week (17/3 >) the season pass no longer identifies the 9pm showing as a repeat of the 5.30pm earlier that day - additionaly the 5.30pm listings also run on into Saturday and Sundays when the program is not aired, in that slot is 'Grosse Pointe'
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[sjp]

Postcode: SM3
Service Provider: Sky Digital.
Channel Name: Hallmark
Channel Number: 190
Programme Name: Law and Order / Law and Order: Special Victims Unit
Time/Date of airing: March 27th and 28th at 9pm (repeated at 1am)

Tivo shows "Law and Order" episodes Justice and Denial showing on the above dates. The Hallmark website has "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit" as being shown.

Both series has these episode titles, guess Hallmark has it right (fwiw, DigiGuide has L&O: SVU listed)

[DMc]

BBC7 (Freeview 78)
Title: Comedy Winners with Mark Radcliffe
Every Saturday 8am + repeated at 9pm

The Season pass options don't appear so I can't set one up.

[ndunlavey]

Postcode: SE3
Service Provider: Sky Digital
Channel Name: ITV2
Channel Number: 226
Programme Name:Cold Feet
Time/Date of airing Sunday evenings, 10.30 ish
Problem: Listing entries for this appear only a week or so in advance, and although I have a season pass I seem to have to select each one manually. Although other ITV2 programmes appear further in advance, this programme gets listed just as "ITV2 Entertainment" until a week or so before airing.

[sjp]

Postcode: SM3
Service Provider: Freeview
Channel Name: FTN
Channel Number: 20??? can't remember
Programme Name: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Time/Date of airing: nightly at 9pm

It looks like 9pm showing of The Tonight Show is repeated just after midnight but all episodes are being picked up when creating a season pass.

Will confirm when I can get both episodes recorded on the same night.

If at all possible, guest info would be great.

[themaddoc]

Postcode nw9 7hs
- Service Provider Sky Digital
- Channel Name zee tv
- Channel Number 808
- Programme Name movie
- Time/Date of airing sunday's at 8.00pm or 8.30 pm
- Problem encountered
do not show any guide data...i.e. name of movie or brief description.

also


Postcode nw9 7hs
- Service Provider Sky Digital
- Channel Name zee cinema
- Channel Number 810
- Programme Name movie
- Time/Date of airing all day
- Problem encountered does not show prgramme guide data for any airings

[Bones]

Postcode : SS5
Sky Digital

BBC2 (102) Thu 20 Mar @ 20:30
Tivo thought "How To Be A Gardener" was showing.
Actually aired, and reported correctly on Sky EPG, was "Match of the Day"


Bravo+1 (125) Sun 23 Mar @ 14:40
Tivo thought "Combat Missions" was showing.
Actually aired, and reported correctly on Sky EPG, was "Shark Files"

[gallen9]

Channel : Channel 5
Times Monday am 31st March , 7th April

Trying to set up a season pass of baseball on Five which has been notoriously bad for different programme names, over-runs, rescheduling.

First programme is 31st March but Season Passing this doesn't pick up 7th April programme which has the same name and a different description. I don't want to Wishlist everything with baseball since there are too many random programmes that come through.

Can someone help?

[sjp]

Postcode: SM3
Service Provider: Sky Digital
Channel Name: DHL & DHL+1
Channel Number: 133 & 134
Programme Name: Late Night Poker
Time/Date of airing: Sat & Wed but haven't figured out the first showing / repeat showing pattern as yet.

The data seems to be a little generic, based on the first round by the looks of it. Either that or some supermarket checkout operator has enough money to appear in all the heats (wonder if her till balances at the end of a shift).

The DHL website is of little help, looks like it is published monthly and only covers up to the end of the current month.

[OzSat]

Originally posted by gallen9
Channel : Channel 5
Times Monday am 31st March , 7th April

Trying to set up a season pass of baseball on Five which has been notoriously bad for different programme names, over-runs, rescheduling.

First programme is 31st March but Season Passing this doesn't pick up 7th April programme which has the same name and a different description. I don't want to Wishlist everything with baseball since there are too many random programmes that come through.

Can someone help? I understand that in the US - they have to use 'Wishlists' for this type of programming as each programme is treated as an event rather than an episode in a series.

I guess the same applies for the NASN channel - which has a triple-header of live MLB Baseball on Monday evening.

[cwaring]

Originally posted by cwaring
Just noticed this, so it's too late to get it changed, but there's a screw-up with "Buffy" on BBC2 this week. Thursdays ep is fine, but the Saturday repeat (1.05am this week) lists a different episode title which is naturally being picked up by a FROSP. The ep description, though, is the same :confused:

"Normal Again" is this weeks ep. "Entropy" (given as the title of the repeat) is actually the next episodes title which - according to DG - isn't on for at least two weeks.

Due to the error mentioned above, anyone with a BBC2 "Buffy" SP should check next week episodes as neither is going to be recorded due to the 28-day rule. Because of the above error, the Tivo thinks this ep was shown last week, or two weeks ago next week :)

[Brownedger]

Postcode: ST6
Service Provider: Sky Digital
Channel Name: BBC1
Channel Number: 101
Programme Name: This is your Life
Time/Date of airing: Thursdays at 7pm
Problem: This no longer has a season pass available.

[bobnick]

Originally posted by Brownedger

Programme Name: This is your Life
Problem: This no longer has a season pass available.

This is disgraceful Jim... I was a guest (albeit not the main star one) earlier this year and demand to be able SP this show!

(But if you could also look at the Baseball problem above, that would be lovely too... 'Major League Baseball Live' is more of a show than an event - the games they show change at a moment's notice, and it's the same presenters from the same studio each time, just picking up ESPN or Fox whenever they can)

[andyharvey]

Postcode: LE17
Service Provider: Aerial
Channel Name: BBC2
Channel Number: 40
Programme Name: The Next Big Thing
Time/Date of airing: Friday 4 Apr 12:55am
Problem: This is not picked up by my current season pass.

[sjp]

Tonights (Thursday 27th) Horizon about Flight 587 on BBC2 was postponed at the (near) last minute (turns out that digiguide knew about it but don't know when they changed their listings).

If rescheduled within the next 28 days I assume Tivo will ignore it as it already thinks it recorded this episode. Should this be the case can something be done that ensures it will still be picked up by an existing SP.

tia

stuart

[Crispin]

Originally posted by sjp
Tonights (Thursday 27th) Horizon about Flight 587 on BBC2 was postponed at the (near) last minute (turns out that digiguide knew about it but don't know when they changed their listings).

If rescheduled within the next 28 days I assume Tivo will ignore it as it already thinks it recorded this episode. Should this be the case can something be done that ensures it will still be picked up by an existing SP.


Interestingly, I had the correct title for Horizon ("Life on Mars") but the summary was the summary for the Flight 587 episode, also last nights episode wasn't picked up in my season pass :(

[sjp]

hmmm, just checked recording history and my episode title was Flight 587... and discovered that tivo does not have the overnight BBC1 repeats that digiguide (with no episode info) and the bbc website has listed (mind you the bbc website still has Flight 587 as being repeated on Wed 2 Apr, 02:25 - 03:15)

[Bones]

Postcode : SS5
Sky Digital

BBC1 (101) @ 11:00am Weekday mornings
TiVo thinks "Big Strong Boys" is being aired.
Actually aired, and reported correctly on Sky EPG, is "Bargain Hunt"

BBC2 (102) on Mon 24 Mar @ 0:10
TiVo thought "Never Mind The Buzzcocks" was showing.
Actually aired, and reported correctly on Sky EPG, was "Double Take"

[OzSat]

Sky Sports channels - this week's WWE Raw runs for 2hr 15mins - and not the 2 hours as shown on TiVo.

[craig7327]

Postcode - PO6
Service Provider - Sky Digital
Channel Name - Sky Movies Cinema 1
Channel Number - 315
Programme Name - Peyton Place
Time/Date of airing - 1 April 9:25am
Problem encountered - Not airing until the 9 April at 6:10pm

[cwaring]

You're new, so you might not have noticed, but we have a specific thread for this kind of thing: http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=29736

[OzSat]

Thread merged!

[Adder]

Here we go, we have a raft of non-descript Auto Racing titles again:

Provider: BSkyB UK

Title: "Auto Racing"

Times/Channels: 9/4 7pm SKYSP3, 9/4 9pm SKYSPX, 10/4 1am SKSP2, 10/4 1.30pm SKSP3 10/4 5.30pm SKYSP3

Problem: These programmes should all be titled "TVR Tuscan Challenge" if you intend to avoid the catch all Auto Racing as it was mentioned on the forum would be done earlier this year. Everything past the colon in the current episode title should remain in the episode title.

Title: Auto Racing

Time: 12/4 12am EUROGB

Problem: Should not be titled Auto Racing, should be titled "World Rally Championship"

Title: Auto Racing

Times: 16/4 8pm SKYSP2, 16/4 11pm SKYSP3, 17/4 1.30am SKYSP2, 17/4 1.30pm SKYSP3, 17/4 3pm SKYSP2

Problem: These programmes should all be titled "Caterham Tour" if you intend to avoid the catch all Auto Racing as it was mentioned on the forum would be done earlier this year. Everything past the colon in the current episode title should remain in the episode title.

Title: Auto Racing

Time: 16/4 10.15pm EUROGB

Problem: I believe there is already a series listed for this and it is probabaly called "Japanese GT Racing" or "JGTC Racing" probably the latter, so can this showing be put into that series?

Title: Auto Racing

Time: 16/4 10.45 pm EUROGB

Problem: This should be in the series "Nissan World Series Racing" that was created last year.

[Adder]

Oh, this is I would imagine is not Tribute's fault , but the following programs description is wrong on two accounts:

Provider: BSkyB UK

Title: CART Racing

Time: 13/4 9.30 pm EUROGB

The description currently reads:
"Another chance to catch the action from round three of the CART FedEx Series from Long Beach in California."

And should read:
"Round three of the Champ Car World Series, live from Long Beach in California."

If it is not live it will only be 30 mins after the race actually begins, so it's hardly another chance to see when you are joining in progress.

And I really wish whoever provides Tribune and the Sky EPG listings would stop using "CART FedEx Series" as it is NOT the "FedEx Series" anymore!

Eurosport have correct descriptions in their internal listings, so who is doing it!

* Gets off soap-box "

Sorry guys, I needed to vent. ;)

[Adder]

And one more:

Provider: BSkyB UK

Title: World Rally Championships

Channel: EUROGB

Times: 10/4 11pm, 11/4 7.30am, 12/4 7.30am, 12/4 9.30am, 12/4 9.30pm, 13/4 1am, 13/4 7.30am, 13/4 6.30pm, 14/4 2am, 14/4 8.30am, 14/4 6.45pm, 18/4 8.15pm

Problem: This series has sprouted the unwanted "s" on the end, can the series be changed back to "World Rally Championship" without the "s" on the end so that it matches the series title on Channel 4?

Thanks. :)

[bignoise]

The UKPANI combined Nickelodeon/Paramount channel for analogue cable viewers seems to have no Nickelodeon listings in it any more, and only lists Paramount from 6pm - 4am. (Should be 7pm)

This affects all schedules from today onwards. Wah! I'm going to miss Sabrina!!

[johala_reewi]

Provider: Freeview
Channel: TMF
Programme: Lateshift
Times: Every night

This programme should have an S and V and L category because it shows uncensored videos which can contain a lot of sex, violence and/or bad language. At the moment there is no rating or content categorising and so TIVO parental controls fail to restrict access.

During the day, TMF show the censored versions which are suitable for children. So the lack of ratings information is not a problem.

[sanderton]

I think the ratings are only applied to films?

[GarySargent]

OY TRIBUNE!

Sort out the bloody ITV evening schedules before I get nasty. The news is on at 9pm now every night not 10, and not 10:30.

It has been like this for over a week and it is unacceptable that you have not fixed this yet!...

Every weekday night is wrong.

End rant.

[mrtickle]

The thing is, if Jim is on holiday or ill, nothing will change. I believe he only reads this thread if he has time inbetween his other work.
I take it you have 'phoned customer services...? ;)

[Jim99]

Don't worry guys, I have coverage when I'm out.

We'll get this sorted.

[Bones]

Postcode : SS5
Sky Digital, MTV (440)
Various times and dates

Not sure if it's been mentioned before, but...

A FRO SP for Jackass and The Osbournes is picking up the myriad of repeats, in addition to the one new Osbourne show every week.

Judging from what's being recorded, Jackass is showing only repeats, whilst The Osbournes has one new showing per week - all other showings (and there are a lot of them) are repeats.

Can this please be fixed :) Ta!

[Adder]

These programmes are all now listed as "To Be Announced" are you in the middle of doing something or is there a problem?


Originally posted by Adder
Here we go, we have a raft of non-descript Auto Racing titles again:

Provider: BSkyB UK

Title: "Auto Racing"

Times/Channels: 9/4 7pm SKYSP3, 9/4 9pm SKYSPX, 10/4 1am SKSP2, 10/4 1.30pm SKSP3 10/4 5.30pm SKYSP3

Problem: These programmes should all be titled "TVR Tuscan Challenge" if you intend to avoid the catch all Auto Racing as it was mentioned on the forum would be done earlier this year. Everything past the colon in the current episode title should remain in the episode title.

Title: Auto Racing

Times: 16/4 8pm SKYSP2, 16/4 11pm SKYSP3, 17/4 1.30am SKYSP2, 17/4 1.30pm SKYSP3, 17/4 3pm SKYSP2

Problem: These programmes should all be titled "Caterham Tour" if you intend to avoid the catch all Auto Racing as it was mentioned on the forum would be done earlier this year. Everything past the colon in the current episode title should remain in the episode title.

Title: Auto Racing

Time: 16/4 10.15pm EUROGB

Problem: I believe there is already a series listed for this and it is probabaly called "Japanese GT Racing" or "JGTC Racing" probably the latter, so can this showing be put into that series?

Title: Auto Racing

Time: 16/4 10.45 pm EUROGB

Problem: This should be in the series "Nissan World Series Racing" that was created last year.

[Brownedger]

Postcode - ST6
Service Provider - Sky Digital
Channel Name - Premiership Plus
Channel Number - 433
Programme Name - Everton v Newcastle
Time/Date of airing - 6 April 2pm
Problem encountered - Programme start time is wrong the correct start time is 3.30pm

Can you fix this quick please.

[sjp]

Postcode - SM3
Service Provider - Freeview
Channel Name - FTN
Channel Number - 20
Programme Name - Tonight with Jay Leno
Time/Date of airing - Twice nightly 9pm and 12:10am
Problem encountered...

The 9pm broadcast is the first showing of the pair (1 day later than the US, Fridays show being broadcast the following Monday), the 12:10 (currently) showing is a repeat. Setting an SP currently grabs both showings.

WRT programme data - given that we get this a day later than yourselves is there any chance that you could supply any data that you use in the US? This would help greatly with wishlists for the musical bit at the end.

tia

stuart

[steveroe]

As per sjp's comment above, the same happens with the ITV2 showings of "The Late show with David Letterman". These are on twice a night, both editions being the same programme. An SP picks up both showings.

[bignoise]

Originally posted by bignoise
The UKPANI combined Nickelodeon/Paramount channel for analogue cable viewers seems to have no Nickelodeon listings in it any more, and only lists Paramount from 6pm - 4am. (Should be 7pm)

Still hasn't been fixed. :-(

[johala_reewi]

Postcode - SO45
Service Provider - Freeview
Channel Name - BBC3
Programme Name - Re:Covered
Time/Date of airing - Friday 18th April 20:00
Repeat at: Saturday 19th April 01:30.

Tivo listings show this episode as a repeat of the previous week's programme. (on the 11th & 12th).

Don't think it will be somehow.

EDIT: Got home today and it's fixed!!

[Adder]

Thanks for the Auto Racing changes though the "Snetterton" rounds of TVR Tuscan Challenge on the Sky Sports network have already slipped back into Auto Racing!

Platform: BSkyB UK
Postcode: BS7

Channel MOTORS

From 19-20/4 onwards

The main problem however is I have just gone to set my TiVo to record the six hours odd of live BTCC, Formula Ford and Carrera Cup on Motors TV on Easter Monday(21/4) to find that the schedules for that week are copies of the schedule from 23 March!

If there are no schedules yet is it possible to put that rather than recycle old schedules??

If your supplier are late giving you schedules for MOTORS again can you give them another nudge like last time?

Thanks.

[UncUgly]

Platform : Sky Digital
PostCode: SM7
Channel: BBC1
Programme: The Wild Thornberrys
Time/Date of Airing: Tuesday Afternoons 4:05-4:20 then 4:35-4:45
Problem encountered
The bbc, in their infinate wisdom, have decided to split a perfectly good episode of the Wild Thornberrys around another program (currently the story of Tracy Beaker) but the description of both parts is the same ! so the season pass only records the first half cos of the 28 day rule

ta

uu

[SaintM]

Platform : Freeview
PostCode: SO22
Channel: ITV1
Programme: Who Wants To Be A Millionaire
Time/Date of Airing: Saturday Afternoon (2pm-ish)/ Evening (8pm-ish)
Problem encountered:
The WWTBAM episode that is shown around 2pm on a Saturday is a repeat of the previous weeks Evening episode, yet my season pass always records both episodes each time instead of the afternoon recording being avoided using the 28 day rule.

[cwaring]

Postcode - WF1
Service Provider - Telewest Digital
Channel Name - Challenge? (Callsign "CHALL")
Channel Number - 152
Programme Name "TV Celebrity Bloopers"
Time/Date of airing - Mon-Fri 0140 & 1100
Problem encountered
There's no option to set a SP therefore I assume it will want to record all episodes though I suspect that there is only one show per day; the other being a repeat.

[UncUgly]

Originally posted by UncUgly
Platform : Sky Digital
PostCode: SM7
Channel: BBC1
Programme: The Wild Thornberrys
Time/Date of Airing: Tuesday Afternoons 4:05-4:20 then 4:35-4:45
Problem encountered
The bbc, in their infinate wisdom, have decided to split a perfectly good episode of the Wild Thornberrys around another program (currently the story of Tracy Beaker) but the description of both parts is the same ! so the season pass only records the first half cos of the 28 day rule

ta

uu

hmmm - next weeks radio times - looks like the beeb have stopped doing it ! :confused: Maybe Tracy Beaker has finished - just don't let it happen again ;) :)

uu

[djrowley]

The BBC7 schedules seem to have gone awry again. For example there is no sign of Guards, Guards which starts on Friday.

Any chance of getting these sorted?

David

[Gavin]

Postcode - cm19
Service Provider - Aerial
Channel Name - Channel 4
Channel Number - N/A
Programme Name - 40
Time/Date of airing - 8/9/10 April 10pm
Problem encountered
Too late to do anything but it's tagged as a documentary whne it's a drama. Dunno who's fault it is as the description says drama about....

[Crispin]

Postcode - cb4
Service Provider - NTL
Channel Name - BBC2
Programme Name - Dead Ringers
Time/Date - 16th April 10pm

The above episode has an OAD as 2nd April, but I think that this isn't actually a repeat of that episode, the BBC seem just to be taking the best parts of the first series and creating 3 new programs

[Bones]

Postcode : SS5
Sky Digital

BBC1 (101) @ 11:00am Weekdays,
TiVo still thinks "Big Strong Boys" is showing.
This week Sky EPG says "Trading Up In The Sun" is showing, though BBC1 is actually airing "Iraq War".
I've no problems with errors due to last minute schedule changes but, taking the published schedule into account, TiVo should be saying "Trading Up In The Sun" is airing.

Bravo (124), Various times over the coming weeks
"Britains Worst Driver" - A FRO SP is picking up all the repeats (all scheduled episodes are repeats - there is no new series showing... I'm off to delete the SP :) )

[pmk]

The West Wing
Channel 4
Monday Evenings around 23:00
Category is wrong it has Christmas and Holiday listed for some reason.

[cwaring]

Originally posted by pmk
The West Wing
Channel 4
Monday Evenings around 23:00
Category is wrong it has Christmas and Holiday listed for some reason.

The program description in DigiGuide - "As Christmas approaches....." - would explain it :)

[lloyd]

Postcode: SG19
Platform: Freeview
Channel: ITV1
Date/Time: 16/04/03 21:00

Currently listed as 'Movie'. TV press has this listed as Watermelon, one off comedy drama.

[occitan]

Dear Tribune,

On Friday the 11th of April (last Friday) How to be a gardener episode 7 was scheduled to air at 7:30pm on BBC2 Scotland.

Instead, on the day, the BBC replaced the scheduled line up with Golf, the masters. (Sky Guide was correct)

Episode 8 is due to be aired on Friday the 18th of April at 7:30 on BBC2 Scotland. That would mean that episode 7 would be missed completely.

Can you confirm with the BBC that the broadcasts have not just been shifted a week, and instead episode 7 will be broadcast on the 18th, with episode 8 on the 25th ?

Many Thanks

[OzSat]

Originally posted by occitan
Dear Tribune,

On Friday the 11th of April (last Friday) How to be a gardener episode 7 was scheduled to air at 7:30pm on BBC2 Scotland.

Instead, on the day, the BBC replaced the scheduled line up with Golf, the masters. (Sky Guide was correct)

Episode 8 is due to be aired on Friday the 18th of April at 7:30 on BBC2 Scotland. That would mean that episode 7 would be missed completely.

Can you confirm with the BBC that the broadcasts have not just been shifted a week, and instead episode 7 will be broadcast on the 18th, with episode 8 on the 25th ? I don't think Tribune have the time to answer individual enquries.

The latest BBC2 Scotland schedules hape the last edition sheduled for this week and no edition next week.

[OzSat]

Originally posted by occitan
Dear Tribune,

On Friday the 11th of April (last Friday) How to be a gardener episode 7 was scheduled to air at 7:30pm on BBC2 Scotland.

Instead, on the day, the BBC replaced the scheduled line up with Golf, the masters. (Sky Guide was correct)

Episode 8 is due to be aired on Friday the 18th of April at 7:30 on BBC2 Scotland. That would mean that episode 7 would be missed completely.

Can you confirm with the BBC that the broadcasts have not just been shifted a week, and instead episode 7 will be broadcast on the 18th, with episode 8 on the 25th ?

Many Thanks The episode from 11th April will now screen on BBC2 Scotland at 8.30pm on Wednesday 16th April.

[occitan]

Thank you so much for your help ! Greatly appreciated by my wife !

However, accoring to BBC 2 listings (http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctwo/listings/index.shtml?day=wednesday&service_id=4284&x=11&y=10)

On Wed 16th on BBC 2 Scotland :

8:00 pm
How To Be A Gardener
8:30 pm
Gardeners' World

Radio Times hasn't been changed yet, and still says home front in this time slot.

[bobnick]

A rather important heads-up, given the love of F1 by our forum members...

Friday's Formula One show has the exact same description and identification codes as the crucial Saturday (final qualifying) show - which means Tivo will only record the pre-qualifying. Please can you give Friday its own Epsiode ID, Jim? I know you'll be upset over the weekend's football results, but it's no better for me either!

For the record, don't forget that telling Tivo to 'Record This Showing' (of Saturday Qualifying) will mean that Tivo will skip the Friday qualifying show - you have to go back and request that it also be recorded.

[Jim99]

The F1 will be sorted tomorrow. We'll make sure it is set.

[bobnick]

Glad to see you've learnt it's best to avoid the wrath of all the F1 fans here! Thanks for sorting that out.
Whilst you're around, can you fix ITV1 data for Wednesday at 9pm - currently 'Movie' is listed for 90 minutes, when it's actually a one-off drama called 'Watermelon', adapted from the Marian Keyes novel. I'd reccomend using the word chick-lit in the description. If you could also keep the ID codes so existing recordings work, that would be marvelous - but I doubt it's possible.
Also, can you please promte Sunderland's appearances on 'The Premiership' for the next few weeks - it'd be nice to enjoy it while we can ;)

[OzSat]

Originally posted by occitan
Thank you so much for your help ! Greatly appreciated by my wife !

However, accoring to BBC 2 listings (http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctwo/listings/index.shtml?day=wednesday&service_id=4284&x=11&y=10)

On Wed 16th on BBC 2 Scotland :

8:00 pm
How To Be A Gardener
8:30 pm
Gardeners' World

Radio Times hasn't been changed yet, and still says home front in this time slot. Typo - here - it is 8pm - the 8.30pm is also a reschedule.

[mrtickle]

Originally posted by Jim99
The F1 will be sorted tomorrow. We'll make sure it is set.

As ever, thanks for your work with the F1 broadcasts! To make this easier to spot in future, please could the Friday and Saturday qualifying sessions have different episode titles for every race? I suggest "<race> Friday qualifying" and "<race> Saturday qualifying", ie insert the day? I find it a little unnerving when different "episodes" have the same text in their titles (even when the TMSids are different and correct) - it's asking for trouble IMHO :)

TIA

[Jim99]

The F-1 business has been sorted. Friday and Saturday's sessions have been identified as such in the episode title.

Details for "Watermelon" have been added as well.

The garden shows on BBC2SCO have also been added.

Hope this helps.

[fatboy]

Platform - Sky Digital and Freeview
PostCode - CF38
Channel - F tn
Programme - Thirtysomething.
Time and Date - 9.50pm every weeknight

The programme changed times this week from 8pm to 9.50pm, yet Tivo hasn't picked this up yet. Got an hour of Ricky Lake last night, which might sound like a blessing instead of Thirtysomething, but the missus was not amused.

Paul, who thanks you in advance if you can sort this out.

[erthis]

Post Code: NE24
Provider: Sky Digital
Program: Futurama
Channel: Sky 1

Tivo has recorded this, but it is infact Americas dumbest criminals.

[gregh]

can anyone confirm if there was a blip with 24? I just sat down to watch sunday's episode to find Tivo didn't record it, saying due to the 28 day rule. It was the 4pm-5pm episode that it didn't record, so I'm assuming it things this past Sundays episode was a repeat. Problem is I can't remember if I watched 4-5pm or 3-4pm last week!

regards,

greg

[bobnick]

24 took a week off due to the Golf - it was scheduled for BBC Three, but Tribune dropped it from the schedule sometime as a 'Jordan' documentary was apparantly shown instead.

Normal service next week..

[qwiki]

Platform : Sky Digital
Postcode : LE3
Channel : Playhouse Disney (616 I think)
Programme : All

Tried to record several episodes of Bear in the Big Blue House for my son, and every one recorded was something else. Checking Sky's guide showed that everything should have been on 1 hour previous. I set a manual recording to check today, and sure enough it's right. So it seems the whole channel is 1 hour out.

[JAL]

The tivo listings for sky movies have been all over the place for the last few days. I tried to record The Pledge on Premier Widescreen on Tuesday and found it had already started.:( Last night the listings all still seemed to be out by a few hours.

[mrtickle]

Originally posted by Jim99
The F-1 business has been sorted. Friday and Saturday's sessions have been identified as such in the episode title.


that looks great - thanks!

[Gavin]

Postcode - cm19
Service Provider - NTL
Channel Name - BBC 3
Channel Number - 126
Programme Name - Two pint of lager
Time/Date of airing - Al showings.
Problem encountered
Tivo's set to record first run only but it's picking up all 4, this is throwing out other items (such as murder game) as it's recording this in preference to other shows, I've called tivo and posted it before, but can someone please get the flags set right so I get one copy each week not 4 of the same...

Ta

[aerialplug]

Postcode ME6
Service Provider: Sky
Channel: Granada Plus
Programme Name: Man From UNCLE
Problem:
The synopses for every single programme this weeks is "See 10:00". This is hardly informative since there doesn't appear to be showings at any other time of the day, and even if there was a showing at 10am, the description is useless in the Now Showing list!

[aerialplug]

Postcode: ME6 (but other friends have complained about this too)
Service Provider: Sky & Freeview
Channel: BBC 3
Programme Name: many
Problem:

Can someone PLEASE sort out the series flag for BBC 3 programmes? Every series I have booked on BBC3 records as many versions of the same programme as it can! All the repeated showings are recorded. TiVo CAN cope with this if the series flag is set correctly, yet it seems to be consistently wrong on BBC3.

This is the same problem Gavin highlighted above. This isn't a "one-off" - it's been happening since BBC3 launched - and even previously on BBC Choice. It seriously hampers the functionality of season passes on BBC3 since many of the programmes shown there are repeated quite a few times in the week.

[Adder]

Here we go with the latest "motor racing" related schedule errors:

Provider: BSkyB UK
Postcode BS7


========================

Programme Title: "British F3"
Channel: MOTORS
Times 22/4 10.30pm, 23/4 2pm

and

Programme Title: "F3 Racing"
Channel: MOTORS
Times 26/4 12.30pm, 28/4 5pm

Problem: All 4 airings are the same programme and should all be in the series "F3 Racing".

========================

Programme title: "British Touring Cars"
Channel: All ITV1
Time: 26/4 2pm

and

Programme title: "GB Touring Cars"
Channel: GMM
First showing: 28/4 9pm

Problem: These should be in the already created series "British Touring Car Championship" that is currently used on MOTORS and was used last year.

========================

Programme title: "Champ Car World Series"
Channel: EUROGB
Time: 5/5 2pm

Problem: This is in the wrong series, BUT the series title is correct.

Suggested course of action: Merge with currently created series "CART Racing" AND rename this already created series "Champ Car World Series". That way the series title will be correct and everyone's season passes should work.

========================

Programme title: "Le Mans Classic"
Channel: MOTORS
Times: 27/4 12am, 27/4 2.30pm etc...

and

Programme title: "Le Mans Classics"
Channel: MOTORS
Time: 22/4 4pm

Problem: These are all the same programme so should be listed with a consistent title. Probably the former since the only remaining airing of the latter is tomorrow.

========================

Programme title: Formula 3000
Channel: EUROGB
Time: 28/4 9am

Problem: Wrong genres, delete Motoring and Sports Non-Event, add Motor Racing and Sports Event.

========================

I'd like to thank all of you guys again the quality of the motor racing listings, they have improved greatly, but there are still a few things to tidy up. ;)

[andyharvey]

Postcode LE17
Service Provider: Sky
Channel: TRAVEL
Programme Name: Coltrane in a Cadillac
Problem:
I have a wish list for Robbie Coltrane programmes. The TiVo keeps attempting to record this but it is doesn't actually seem to be in the schedule according to the sky planner.

[jonpers]

Postcode: AL1
Service Provider: NTL
Channel: All BBC, ITV, C4 and E4
Programme Name: all
Problem:

I looked in here because I thought there'd be loads of similar complaints, but nothing...

All of my BBC, ITV and channel 4 listings are not downloading. They show as follows, with the same entry repeated every 2 hours:

ITV1 - ITV Programming
ITV2 - ITV2 Entertainment
BBC1 - BBC ONE
BBC2 - BBC TWO
E4 - E4 Channel

... and so on ...

All of my other channel line-ups are fine.

Anyone else getting this problem?

Thx, JP

[OzSat]

Originally posted by jonpers
I looked in here because I thought there'd be loads of similar complaints, but nothing...

All of my BBC, ITV and channel 4 listings are not downloading. They show as follows, with the same entry repeated every 2 hours:

ITV1 - ITV Programming
ITV2 - ITV2 Entertainment
BBC1 - BBC ONE
BBC2 - BBC TWO
E4 - E4 Channel Suggest to re-run Guided Setup - it will be very quick and should fix the problem. If not call back ;)

[sjp]

Originally posted by sjp
Postcode - SM3
Service Provider - Freeview
Channel Name - FTN
Channel Number - 20
Programme Name - Tonight with Jay Leno
Time/Date of airing - Twice nightly 9pm and 12:10am (varies)
Problem encountered...

The 9pm broadcast is the first showing of the pair (1 day later than the US, Fridays show being broadcast the following Monday), the 12:10 (currently) showing is a repeat. Setting an SP currently grabs both showings.

WRT programme data - given that we get this a day later than yourselves is there any chance that you could supply any data that you use in the US? This would help greatly with wishlists for the musical bit at the end.

tia

stuart

maybe i should try a big font "oy tribune" to get some attention :)

looks like my SP is still picking both showings each day. again, if you have programme info for your shows... why can't these be applied to our broadcasts?

AND

have just found some unbelievably generic data for the current run of The Sopranos on C4/E4.

tia

[Adder]

None of the below has been fixed and one of the shows is tomorrow and my number 1 season pass "CART Racing" has been broken. :(

Originally posted by Adder

Here we go with the latest "motor racing" related schedule errors:

Provider: BSkyB UK
Postcode BS7


========================

Programme Title: "British F3"
Channel: MOTORS
Times 22/4 10.30pm, 23/4 2pm

and

Programme Title: "F3 Racing"
Channel: MOTORS
Times 26/4 12.30pm, 28/4 5pm

Problem: All 4 airings are the same programme and should all be in the series "F3 Racing".

========================

Programme title: "British Touring Cars"
Channel: All ITV1
Time: 26/4 2pm

and

Programme title: "GB Touring Cars"
Channel: GMM
First showing: 28/4 9pm

Problem: These should be in the already created series "British Touring Car Championship" that is currently used on MOTORS and was used last year.

========================

Programme title: "Champ Car World Series"
Channel: EUROGB
Time: 5/5 2pm

Problem: This is in the wrong series, BUT the series title is correct.

Suggested course of action: Merge with currently created series "CART Racing" AND rename this already created series "Champ Car World Series". That way the series title will be correct and everyone's season passes should work.

========================

Programme title: "Le Mans Classic"
Channel: MOTORS
Times: 27/4 12am, 27/4 2.30pm etc...

and

Programme title: "Le Mans Classics"
Channel: MOTORS
Time: 22/4 4pm

Problem: These are all the same programme so should be listed with a consistent title. Probably the former since the only remaining airing of the latter is tomorrow.

========================

Programme title: Formula 3000
Channel: EUROGB
Time: 28/4 9am

Problem: Wrong genres, delete Motoring and Sports Non-Event, add Motor Racing and Sports Event.

========================

I'd like to thank all of you guys again the quality of the motor racing listings, they have improved greatly, but there are still a few things to tidy up. ;)

[warrenrb]

Alias on Sky One - 28th Apr 9:00pm

This episode is in the guide as 'Passage (2/2)', when it should be (1/2). This means the second part is not scheduled to record the following week (It is also called 'Passage (2/2)'

Regards,
Warren.

[geekspeak]

Not sure if this is an "error" - perhaps someone could confirm?

Season pass set for 'Living TV' daily - 'Beyond with James Van Praagh'.

It is shown twice each day e.g. 1pm and 7pm.

Tivo always records it twice. SP currently set to 'first runs and repeats'. Shouldn't the 28 day rule come into effect?

NTL digital (ex c&w)

[OzSat]

It is an error as, if it is a single episode shown twice, it should be indicated as such.

[BaggieBoy]

Note to anyone recording "Curb your enthusiasm" via a seson pass, the pilot episode is being shown in the coming week but will not get picked up due to a change in the title. The pilot is entitled "Larry David: Curb your enthusiasm".

[Tony Hoyle]

Program: Click online

All times in 'upcoming episodes' for this are incorrect, according to the BBC website http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2976143.stm has a list of broadcast times for it, and they don't correspond at all to the times that Tivo has (actually it looks like the days are shifted, eg. Tivo says that there's a broadcast at 16:30 today, but actually there's one Tomorrow at 16:30. On Monday Tivo says 13:30, which is actually the time for the Tuesday broadcast.

Edit: I just checked the News24 schedules and it seems that Tivo is right and the BBC have got the times for their own programme wrong :)

[cwaring]

Originally posted by Tony Hoyle
Program: Click online
Edit: I just checked the News24 schedules and it seems that Tivo is right and the BBC have got the times for their own programme wrong :)

Great! Except that it looks like Tivo is still going to record both showing even though I'm sure the second is only a repeat of the first :)

Of course, this is not such a big problem now for me with my upgraded capacity, but we should always think of those less fortunate than us :D:p ;)

[Tony Hoyle]

Yes, repeats are a problem... I got about 5 copies of the same episode of 'Goodness Gracious Me' last week. Still, I'd rather Tivo recorded too many copies of a programme than missed it entirely...

[mrtickle]

I did report Click Online weekly quite a lot of times last year in the hope it might get done :). But then Jim pointed out that they don't get episodic data from the broadcasters; the "big" programmes on the main channels can be massaged manually so that the 28-day rule works, but it's too much to expect every single programme right down to the little Click Onlines and Talking Movies to be corrected by Tribune when it's the BBC's fault.

Also the broadcasters still aren't clued up into the concept that programmes which are NOT dramas could be episodic; ie have episode titles, numbers and duplicates (repeats in the same week). The prevailing culture of olde printed TV listings is that the viewer knows from reading the description (which is only ONE of the fields Tribune uses) and/or the timeslot, which "episode" it will be and whether or not it will be a duplicate of one they have seen before or is due to be broadcast soon afterwards...

[csteinle]

"Still Game" on BBC1 Scotland is shown on a Friday evening and then repeated in a Sunday. While the synopsis is usually correct for both showings, they appear to be set as different episodes, so the 28 day rule does not prevent the repeat being recorded.

[mrtickle]

Postcode: B29
Provider: Sky Digital (England setup)
Channel Name: BBC Radio Seven (BBCR7)
Channel Number: 922
Programme Name: Delve Special
Time/Date of airing: Thursdays 08:30, re-run the same day at 22:00

It isn't possible to set a Season Pass for this series; each broadcast is a separate "special" which is wrong. Please can this be fixed.

Also please add the "Public Affairs" genre. (I would have also suggested "Satire" but that's gone as we know :-( )


--------------

Postcode: B29
Provider: Sky Digital (England setup)
Channel Name: ITV1 (ITV1CEN, ITV1LON, ITV1WCY, ITV1ANG, ITV1MER, ITV1YOR, ITV1GRA, HTVWE, ITV1BOR, ITV1TYN, ITVBS)
Channel Number: 103
Programme Name: Formula One Racing
Time/Date of airing: see below

The data is correct but please can we continue with the system of different episode titles for the 2 qualifying sessions that was successfully used for the last race?

Ie change
Sat 3rd May 00:05 EP4979440131 "Spanish Grand Prix Qualifying"
to "Spanish Grand Prix Qualifying, Friday Session"

and change
Sat 3rd May 12:40 EP4979440132 "Spanish Grand Prix Qualifying"
to "Spanish Grand Prix Qualifying, Saturday Session"


--------------

Postcode: B29
Provider: Sky Digital (England setup)
Channel Name: Channel 4 (C4)
Channel Number: 104
Programme Name: Ali G in Da USAiii
Time/Date of airing: Fridays 22:00 (with re-runs on E4 at various times).

Great episodic data so far - but the title of the series is actually "Ali G in Da USAiii" not "Ali G in Da USA". I expect someone at Tribune thought it was a typo and changed it! Please can it be fixed?


--------------

Postcode: B29
Provider: Sky Digital (England setup)
Channel Name: Sky One (SKYONE) and Sky One Mix (SKY1MIX)
Channel Number: 106 and 107
Programme Name: Scrubs
Time/Date of airing: see below

Episodic data is missing from the following timeslots; they are therefore all being scheduled to record :( :

Sky One:
Sat 10th May 21:00 (should be "My Interpretation", EP4461600046)
Thu 15th May 22:00
Thu 15th May 22:30

Sky 1 Mix:
Fri 9th May 21:30 (should be "My Interpretation", EP4461600046)
Fri 16th May 20:00
Fri 16th May 21:30


Please can this be looked at? Ta.

[radish]

Programme Name: Stupid Punts
Postcode: E14
Service Provider: Freeview
Channel Name: BBC 3
Channel Number: 7
Time/Date of airing: e.g. 29 April, 1am

Two problems:
Firstly, the descriptions (lists of guests) frequently don't match the actual broadcast show. Secondly, each episode seems to be repeated about 4 times, and all of them get recorded (i.e. Tivo thinks they're seperate episodes not repeats). The two don't seem related, it will record the same episode repeatedly even when the guest list is the same.

Oh and if anyone's not seen it, take a look - very entertaining. Where else would you see live Ballerina Greased Pig Wrestling? (worth recording the current episode just for that!).

[digital_S]

Postcode: CT2
Provider: Freeview
Channel Name: BBC News 24 (BBC24)
Channel Number: 40
Programme Name: Talking Movies
Time/Date of airing: Saturdays @ 5:30am, 3:30pm and 10:30pm. Sundays @ 3:30am.

My 'Talking Movies', season pass keeps recording every episode, considering they're repeats of the 5:30am showing!!!

[Rolnikov]

Originally posted by warrenrb
Alias on Sky One - 28th Apr 9:00pm

This episode is in the guide as 'Passage (2/2)', when it should be (1/2). This means the second part is not scheduled to record the following week (It is also called 'Passage (2/2)'

Regards,
Warren.

The same thing happened with Fastlane a couple of weeks ago - a two-part story, same description for both episodes, so it didn't tape the second part.

[sjp]

quote:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Originally posted by warrenrb
Alias on Sky One - 28th Apr 9:00pm

This episode is in the guide as 'Passage (2/2)', when it should be (1/2). This means the second part is not scheduled to record the following week (It is also called 'Passage (2/2)'

Regards,
Warren.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Originally posted by Rolnikov
The same thing happened with Fastlane a couple of weeks ago - a two-part story, same description for both episodes, so it didn't tape the second part.


in addition to the above... Tivo is not showing any Alias episode on Sky One Mix this evening (last dialup in the wee small hours)... the Sky TV Guide has Passage ep. 1/2 as being shown.

[mrtickle]

Originally posted by digital_S
Postcode: CT2
Provider: Freeview
Channel Name: BBC News 24 (BBC24)
Channel Number: 40
Programme Name: Talking Movies
Time/Date of airing: Saturdays @ 5:30am, 3:30pm and 10:30pm. Sundays @ 3:30am.

My 'Talking Movies', season pass keeps recording every episode, considering they're repeats of the 5:30am showing!!!

Unfortunately this falls into the same category as Click Online (and I did try the same blitz-reporting angle with this, too!). See my post above dated 04-27-2003 10:18pm.

[blindlemon]

Postcode: SN16
Provider: sKY
Channel Name: Performance
Channel Number: 259
Programme Name: ALL :eek:

Time/Date of airing: Looks like all upcoming programme listings on channel 259 are completely wrong!

I couldn't find anything that matched between the TiVo and Sky EPGs for the next few days!!

I've removed 259 from Chennels I Receive for the time being.... :(

[sjp]

Originally posted by blindlemon
Postcode: SN16
Provider: sKY
Channel Name: Performance
Channel Number: 259
Programme Name: ALL :eek:

Time/Date of airing: Looks like all upcoming programme listings on channel 259 are completely wrong!

I couldn't find anything that matched between the TiVo and Sky EPGs for the next few days!!

I've removed 259 from Chennels I Receive for the time being.... :(

i've been trying to figure this out as well, it was happening last week iirc. i use their website to see what i fancy but couldn't find any matches either... perhaps a week has been missed/added throwing things a wee bit out of synch.

another "please fix"

stuart

[Ian_m]

CH5

Barney Bear has started again (unfortunately !!) under the Season pass of Barney where as the last season pass was Barney and Friends so is not being recorded (thank goodness !!!).

[Adder]

Aside from NOTHING on my last two posts having been looked at for the last two weeks, the listings for MOTORS BSkyB UK Channel 416 become a complete fabrication *AGAIN* from *THIS* Sunday.

I am about to go on holiday and most of my recording is going to have to be done manually!

* Shakes head *

Sorry to rant, but I am a bit non-plussed that my TiVo WON'T record my favourite shows for me! :(

[Jim99]

Re: MOTORS

I've got to disagree with you. We are working on your issues (Programmes are not as easily merged as you think!) but I know the Touring Car problem has been resolved and the F3000 genre fix has been made. The others are still being looked.

As for the "fabricated" schedules: well, this channel only releases info a few weeks out. We received next week's programming at the very end of last week when it was entered into our system. As of now all of that info is in and is correct (even checked myself!) We received the following week's schedule today and it will be entered shortly. I guess the changes haven't made their way to you yet.

Not sure how to make you happy with generic scheduling as this channel completely changes its lineups from week to week. Yes, we do use old templates until new schedules are received. Not sure how else to do it.

We have changed our standards in regards to Auto Racing to add all of these different racing series and it will take a while to get everything ironed out. We can certainly go back to blanket episodes of "Auto Racing" if you'd like.

My rant over....

[OzSat]

Originally posted by blindlemon
Postcode: SN16
Provider: sKY
Channel Name: Performance
Channel Number: 259
Programme Name: ALL :eek: This one is odd - perhaps Performance changed things but didn't let everyone know?

Anyway, TiVo does appear to be listing the correct programmes from 1st May onwards.

[groovyclam]

Jim - while you are around and posting can you say whether it is worth posting "GENRE" errors here.

I posted several two months ago or so ( mostly SPANISH, ART and GAY AND LESBIAN ) and they were not altered and so I reposted a few weeks later but they were not actioned either.

Do you act on these or should we only post schedule errors as opposed to GENRE errors ?

[blindlemon]

Originally posted by ozsat
Anyway, TiVo does appear to be listing the correct programmes from 1st May onwards. Really? Which year? :D

As far as I can see, all next week is totally wrong - so do I need to do something to refresh my data? My last daily call was 7.45am today and I noticed 259 was gibberish shortly after that... :(

[Adder]

Thanks Jim, I'm sorry to rant, but motor sport is pretty much all I record, I suppose you could call me a part of an unusual 0.005%. :D

As far as MOTORS goes, I know they are a pain with their listings, a lot of the time particularly with this coming Monday they are tweaking with the listings, but they are only a young channel, and hopefully they'll get it sorted out to make everyone's life easier!

For MOTORS really can you not just do the same thing as with the terrestrial channels and if you don't have listings just list "MOTORS TV Programming" or something?

That would be more useful than repeating old templates as you'd be able to see there were no listings and then not worry about it as they'd arrive about the same time as the terrestrial channels listings.

I don't mind seeing no programmes as opposed to entirely wrong ones
as my todo list and myself just get very confused.

Does anyone else have an opinion on what is better, no listings if they aren't available or ones that are a guess?

The situation now as I said in my first nag a couple of weeks ago is an enormous step compared to what was given last year and this is effectively just tidying up the last few.

Over the past few weeks the regular series like "NASCAR Busch Series Racing", "IRL Racing", "NASCAR Racing", "TVR Tuscan Challenge", "LG Super Racing Weekend" have worked consistently and the episode details on MOTORS are incredibly welcome.

I was just a bit annoyed that I couldn't see any kind of change to the stragglers.

I am normally on the other end of queries similar this as well, so I should know how the other half feel when people are haranging you for things. ;) They all get done in the end and everyone gets seen in their own time.

[Jim99]

One last post before I return to the shadows...

I have no problem listings the generic "Motors TV" every 4 hours until full details are released. This shouldn't irk anyone as there are about 2 shows that remaining in the same timeslot from week to week.

As for genres, please report them here. I can't personally change everything myself as some of these programmes originated from different regions. I forward these posts to the people here in charge of those editorial regions they sometimes have reasons for or against making the changes. Anyway, keep 'em coming. If the programme originates in the UK and the request is reasonable I have no problem changing them.

Thanks and goodnight.

[OzSat]

Originally posted by blindlemon
Really? Which year? :D

As far as I can see, all next week is totally wrong - so do I need to do something to refresh my data? My last daily call was 7.45am today and I noticed 259 was gibberish shortly after that... :( Can you privide some example programmes that are wrong?

I have checked several programmes up to 5th May - and all are correct.

Sometimes the title between Sky and TiVo doesn't match - but reading the synopsis will show they are the same programme.

My last daily call was about 7.30am this morning.

[Brownedger]

- Postcode: ST6
- Service Provider: Sky Digital
- Channel Name: Eurosport
- Channel Number: 412
- Programme Name: WTA Tennis, Cycling
- Time/Date of airing: 12.30pm, 2pm on Saturday 3 May
- Problem encountered: These have been replaced by Live Italian Football from 1.30pm to 4pm and Kick Boxing from 12.30pm to 1.30pm

[sjp]

- Postcode: SM3
- Service Provider: Sky Digital
- Channel Name: Sci Fi
- Channel Number: can't remember
- Programme Name: Firefly
- Time/Date of airing: Commencing 8pm Monday May 12th.
- Problem encountered: general confusion

Firefly should be starting with the 2 part pilot Serenity - part 1 on Monday May 12th with part 2 being shown May 19th (this is NOT the same running order as was shown in the US, we are getting it in the correct order and are supposed to be getting all episodes).

The May 19th episode is not being picked up as Tivo thinks it's a repeat of the previous week. IIRC this is the 3rd series (Alias and something else mentioned lower in this thread) that has suffered from a Part1 / Part 2 problem of late - can something be done to check on same name/description episodes that are shown 7 days apart?

Sci Fi Europe website shows the first showing / repeat showing run as...

First showing on Mondays at 8pm repeated same day around midnight, Friday at 8pm and Sunday at 7pm.

Epsiode order - May 12th Serenity Part 1, May 19th Serenity Part 2, May 26th The Train Job, June 2nd Bushwhacked, June 9th Shindig, June 16th Safe, June 23rd Our Mrs Reynolds and June 30th Jaynestown.

You may have the correct order with just the "not recording part 2" problem but current tivo data does not cover beyond the May 19th episode.

to be fair, DigiGuide are even more confused, perhaps a rogue schedule schedule went out before Sci Fi decided what it was doing.

tia

stuart

[sjp]

Originally posted by ozsat
Can you privide some example programmes that are wrong?

I have checked several programmes up to 5th May - and all are correct.

Sometimes the title between Sky and TiVo doesn't match - but reading the synopsis will show they are the same programme.

My last daily call was about 7.30am this morning.

only 4 hours into May 1st fair enough but... 4am had Art Blakey on Tivo but Performance listed and showed the Neville Brothers correctly. The Sky Now and Next was correct also.

[sjp]

another part 2 missing due to generic data...

- Postcode: SM3
- Service Provider: Sky Digital
- Channel Name: Sky One & Sky One Mix
- Channel Number: 106 & 107
- Programme Name: Jeremiah
- Time/Date of airing: wee small hours on Sky One and 10pm on SOM
- Problem encountered: generic data causing part 2 to be ignored.

season finale Things Left Unsaid 2nd part being missed by my SP.

add "consecutive" showings to my request below to double check same name shows broadcast 7 days apart. generic data is not our friend when it comes to 2 parters.

[bradleyem]

Originally posted by sjp
another part 2 missing due to generic data...

- Postcode: SM3
- Service Provider: Sky Digital
- Channel Name: Sky One & Sky One Mix
- Channel Number: 106 & 107
- Programme Name: Jeremiah
- Time/Date of airing: wee small hours on Sky One and 10pm on SOM
- Problem encountered: generic data causing part 2 to be ignored.

season finale Things Left Unsaid 2nd part being missed by my SP.

add "consecutive" showings to my request below to double check same name shows broadcast 7 days apart. generic data is not our friend when it comes to 2 parters.

My SP is picking it up fine on Sky One (ntl). Mind you, it is the third top SP in my list - you might want to double check the clashes.

[bradleyem]

Originally posted by sjp
- Postcode: SM3
- Service Provider: Sky Digital
- Channel Name: Sci Fi
- Channel Number: can't remember
- Programme Name: Firefly
- Time/Date of airing: Commencing 8pm Monday May 12th.
- Problem encountered: general confusion
stuart

Interestingly, the episode titles are different, but the episode numbers and descriptions appear the same.

[sjp]

Originally posted by bradleyem
My SP is picking it up fine on Sky One (ntl). Mind you, it is the third top SP in my list - you might want to double check the clashes.

have now deleted SP and added both shows manually so haven't much to check... padding possibly responsible

optimistic wishlist created... not sure Sky One are going to be picking up season 2 after bumping it into the wee small hours slot.

[blindlemon]

Originally posted by ozsat
Can you privide some example programmes that are wrong?

I have checked several programmes up to 5th May - and all are correct.

Sometimes the title between Sky and TiVo doesn't match - but reading the synopsis will show they are the same programme.

My last daily call was about 7.30am this morning. Sorry - I assumed that if the title was wrong then that was "wrong enough". It certainly is no good for me as I won't be able to see in my NPL what's what... :(

Ok, so to re-phrase it : The titles are all gibberish. :D

Cheers

[johala_reewi]

Now the list is back I can log this one!!

Postcode: SO45
Service Provider: Freeview
Channel Name: BBC1 & BBC2
Programme Name: Have I got news for you
Date & time: BBC1 Fri eve, BBC2 Sat eve.
Problem: The Sat showing on BBC2 is a repeat of the Fri showing on BBC1. Tivo doesn't spot this and records both episodes (with a 2SP).

[Crispin]

Isn't that one fixed this weekend? I have a conflict on friday so it isn't obvious, but both have the same description for the first time.

[Ianl]

ntl analog
uk living
charmed
program description is one week out (ahead of itself)and has been since the last bank holiday

[sjp]

Originally posted by Ianl
ntl analog
uk living
charmed
program description is one week out (ahead of itself)and has been since the last bank holiday

fwiw

it looks like the listings (if they actually differ) for Sky Digital is also exhibiting this problem.

[sjp]

slight confusion over the C4 program "Angel" (3:55am Tuesday June 3rd)...

it's actually a...

"Wistful charcoal animation about an angel who is banished to Earth."

which doesn't star the other Angel mob.

[cwaring]

Originally posted by sjp
which doesn't star the other Angel mob.

and of course, *that* series is starting on five on June 2 :)

[gregh]

I've got an issue with the date regarding superbikes shown on BBC2. I previously had an SP for world Superbikes, but noticed it hadn't recorded anything recently.

After checking listings it appears World Superbikes are now lumped under motorcycling on BBC2, hence there is no way to just record the world superbikes without getting all the other bike racing BBC show.

Is it possible to go back to a title of World Superbikes please?

thanks.

Greg

[bduguid]

- Programme Name: Thomas the Tank Engine
- Problem encountered: categorised only as Animation, should also have Children's category.

Although calling the content "animation" is a bit of a stretch, as anyone who's ever watched it will confirm!

[UncUgly]

- Postcode: SM7
- Service Provider: Sky Digital
- Channel Name: Playhouse Disney
- Channel Number: can't remember
- Programme Name: All of them !
- Time/Date of airing: All of the time !
- Problem encountered: general confusion - looks like the Tivo Schedule is out by an hour - but the Sky Digital epg is correct ! - Means its not easy to record Roly Poly Olie or Bear in the Big Blue house !

uu

[SteveA]

Postcode: any
Service Provider: Freeview (and others)
Channel Name: Channel 4
Channel Number: 4
Program Name: Auto Racing
Time / Date of airing: 0255 31/5/03
Problem encountered: This program was really called "Days Of Thunder Racing" and should have contained information in the description about ASCAR. As a result of this information missing, my wishlists failed.

[Adder]

Originally posted by SteveA
Postcode: any
Service Provider: Freeview (and others)
Channel Name: Channel 4
Channel Number: 4
Program Name: Auto Racing
Time / Date of airing: 0255 31/5/03
Problem encountered: This program was really called "Days Of Thunder Racing" and should have contained information in the description about ASCAR. As a result of this information missing, my wishlists failed.


Well, actually it should be in the series called "ASCAR Racing" that is currently being used this year by Motors TV, but since the ASCAR name has been pushed into the background this year the series for both channels should be called "Days of Thunder Racing". :D

[DeadKenny]

Postcode - GU22
Service Provider - Sky Digital
Channel Name - Paramount Comedy
Channel Number - 127
Programme Name - Monty Python's Flying Circus
Time/Date of airing - Sun 1/6 11:45pm - 12:20am
Problem encountered - Wrong time. Sky's guide knew it was due to start at 11:55, TiVo had it down 10 minutes early. Description doesn't change with episode (still claiming it's the first ever episode).

[mesaka]

Postcode - ANY
Service Provider - Sky Digital
Channel Name - ITV1
Channel Number - 103
Programme Name - Who wants to be a millionaire - classic
Time/Date of airing - every weekday evening
Problem encountered - ITV are currently running a series of classic (=repeats!) millionaire. I have a season pass for the programme but I really want only the new live shows normally shown at the weekend. The guide data should be changed to differentiate between the two shows.

[bobnick]

And Tribune have done all the hard work (by distributing OADs) - they just need to enable the episode flag.

Guide data has been pretty good recently - I've noticed a fair few mistakes creeping in, especially with regard to ID's and OADs but they're generally false positives - ie my tivo is taping two showings, as opposed to none.

However, there's a two part Friends coming up - first on Friday, next a week on Friday. Can't check the details (as the first episode has been scheduled into a 35 minute window, cheeky Ch 4!) but it looks like Tribune are listing both showings as the same episode.

Also, next Tuesday on Channel 5 there's a double bill of CSI - a series 3 and a series 1 back to back. Unfortunately, they're missing from Tivo's listings. Can they be added in please?

[sjp]

Tuesday June 10th Channel Five... it looks like Tribune think the Prince Willy at 21 special runs for 2:50 and not the 1 hour that digiguide think. thus CSI: LV s3e19 and s1e2 are completely missing.

Tribune, can you ensure that the OADs are correct for CSI: LV so an FRO SP will function correctly?

tia

stuart

[bobnick]

Isn't that what I just requested above? ;)

[sjp]

post typed but unsubmitted when SWMBO called a Makro run (ain't my life exciting).

i see your ;) and raise you a :p

[bobnick]

Fun though Makro is, I doubt it took a full 6 hours of your time. Even if you did browse round the whole food section. Even the junior members of the CSI team could pull your story apart with no problems ;) Is it just me that gets confused about why the Captain in CSI is really nice and friendly at 9pm, and is a right nasty character an hour later? What on earth went on in those two series?

You could have at least added that Tivo will merrily tape several copies of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno every night off FTN.... :D :cool:

[Gavin]

Postcode - All? (I'm CM19)
Service Provider - NTL
Channel Name - UKHorizons and UK Horizons +1
Channel Number - 506 and 809 ( I think)
Programme Name - Robot Wars
Time/Date of airing - As they get schedule space to fill I think but eg 6/6/03 at 6pm and 7pm
Problem encountered - Tivo has a wishlist for Robot wars as they change the title every so often (or add extreme that throws it), and it's set to record all showings and autorecord them..
I don't mind it recording old ones on UK Horizons, in fact in that respect it's working perfectly well, what's bugging me is it records it from UK Horizons, then switches to the +1 hour channel and re-records the same program. Surely this falls to the 28 day rule and I should only ge one copy?

[Toothy]

Postcode: DG1

Service Provider: Sky Digital

Channel Name: GMM

Channel Number: 139

Program Name: Pulling Power

Time/Date Of Airing: Sun 8/6 1:30PM

Problem: Generic program description, means same episode is recorded multiple times breaking 28 day rule.

[AENG]

SG17
Aerial
ITV1 Ang Ch24
Sundays 8 June, 15 June 2:30 p.m.
The Adventures of English

Although the progs. are billed as a series EPG does not allow setting a SP.

[Crispin]

Postcode: CB4
Provider: NTL
Program: Spooks (Monday evenings 9pm and 10.30pm)
Channel BBC1 / BBC3

There seems to be some problems with the current information for spooks. The showing on BBC1 is a repeat of the previous weeks BBC3 showing. For instance the showing on BBC1 on 16th June should be marked as the same episode as the BBC3 episode on 9th.

[Ashley]

Originally posted by AENG
SG17
Aerial
ITV1 Ang Ch24
Sundays 8 June, 15 June 2:30 p.m.
The Adventures of English

Although the progs. are billed as a series EPG does not allow setting a SP.

Drat!! I missed it. I had a SP set from when it was last shown but the series was then called 'The Adventure of English' so it was not recorded:mad:

[cwaring]

I didn't think to check the listings and have just discovered that Tivo had this programme start/end TEN MINUTES before it's actual time. Thank's Tribune :rolleyes: I therefore missed the last bit.

If someone who was it could re-cap the last ten minutes for me (using the [spoiler] tag, just in case!) I'd appreciate it. The last bit I saw - before the "bong" :) - was Billie chatting to a cop about a plane trip to Oxnard.

Thank-you!

[cwaring]

Apparently, "Alias" is moving to the 'around midnight' slot from Saturday 21st June though I cannot confirm this from their published schedules site myself.

PLEASE get the scheduling of this show correct as I will not be around to check it at that time and would HATE you with a passion if I were to miss it :)

[digital_S]

Originally posted by cwaring
Apparently, "Alias" is moving to the 'around midnight' slot from Saturday 21st June..... and would HATE...... to miss it If you did, you can always wait for the C4 showing of it :p
(Like I have to!) :(

[sjp]

Originally posted by digital_S
If you did, you can always wait for the C4 showing of it :p
(Like I have to!) :(

it looks like it'll be Five showing series 2 from this autumn... time to convert that C4 SP into a WL.

[cwaring]

Originally posted by sjp
it looks like it'll be Five showing series 2 from this autumn... time to convert that C4 SP into a WL.

Let's hope they give it a better time-slot and less hacking... sorry... editing :)

[bobnick]

On friday 20th, Tivo think's Bo Selecta! has been shown before - it hasn't, and needs a new episode ID.

Also, ITV2 is showing Neighbors [sic] from Hell.

[Toothy]

Postcode: DG1

Service Provider: Sky Digital

Channel Name: GMM

Channel Number: 139

Program Name: Dream Deals

Time/Date Of Airing: Mon 9/6 7:00PM

Problem: Wrong program description. Listed as history of Mercedes Benz, was history of Porsche.

[Toothy]

Postcode: DG1

Service Provider: Sky Digital

Channel Name: GMM

Channel Number: 139

Program Name: Used Car Heaven

Time/Date Of Airing: Mon 9/6 7:30PM

Problem: Inaccurate program description.

[Toothy]

Postcode: DG1

Service Provider: Sky Digital

Channel Name: GMM

Channel Number: 139

Program Name: Car File

Time/Date Of Airing: Tue 10/6 4:30PM

Problem: Inaccurate program description. SP records multiple episodes, breaking 28 day rule.

[Gavin]

Originally posted by Gavin
Postcode - All? (I'm CM19)
Service Provider - NTL
Channel Name - UKHorizons and UK Horizons +1
Channel Number - 506 and 809 ( I think)
Programme Name - Robot Wars
Time/Date of airing - As they get schedule space to fill I think but eg 6/6/03 at 6pm and 7pm
Problem encountered - Tivo has a wishlist for Robot wars as they change the title every so often (or add extreme that throws it), and it's set to record all showings and autorecord them..
I don't mind it recording old ones on UK Horizons, in fact in that respect it's working perfectly well, what's bugging me is it records it from UK Horizons, then switches to the +1 hour channel and re-records the same program. Surely this falls to the 28 day rule and I should only ge one copy?

Checked the wishlist last night, it's set to record FRO. Can someone take a look at the flags, it's recording old Ep's the BBC have shown on BBC2

[Gavin]

Postcode - All? (I'm CM19)
Service Provider - NTL
Channel Name - Sky 1
Channel Number - 140
Programme Name - Temptation Island Australia
Time/Date of airing - Jumps around currently 00:30 Mondays
Problem encountered - Description just says "Reality"

I know it's trashy TV, but can there at least be decent descriptions, Digiguide has them, (and even tells me it's the last in the series) .

If anyone else is whatching it do you suspect once they see the show on TV the relationships are going down the pan?

[Toothy]

Postcode: DG1

Service Provider: Sky Digital

Channel Name: GMM

Channel Number: 139

Program Name: Pulling Power

Time/Date Of Airing: Tue 10/6 9:30PM

Problem: Generic program description. SP records multiple showings of same episode, breaking 28 day rule.

[Toothy]

Postcode: DG1

Service Provider: Sky Digital

Channel Name: SCIEU

Channel Number: 130

Program Name: Ultimate Gamer

Time/Date Of Airing: Tue 10/6 11:40PM

Problem: Generic program description. SP records multiple showings of same episode, breaking 28 day rule.

[cyril]

Today's tennis on BBC2 runs to 7.30pm!

[digital_S]

Originally posted by cyril
Today's tennis on BBC2 runs to 7.30pm! :rolleyes: Typical!! :mad:

Means, the new series of 'Malcolm in the Middle' starts next week, 19th June - 6:45pm, and 7:05pm. [Add padding to 2nd episode, so you get them both.]

Will need the Episode titles, and program descriptions moving forward!

[Crispin]

Interestingly the review of last nights television in the Daily Telegraph today talks about how good the 2 episodes were :)

If the episodes for next week are changed to be the correct ones, will we need to force the Tivo to record them due to the 28 day rule?

[Toothy]

Postcode: DG1

Service Provider: Sky Digital

Channel Name: Motors

Channel Number: 416

Program Name: Tuning Zone

Time/Date Of Airing: Sat 14/6 8:30PM

Problem: Generic program description. SP records multiple showings of same episode, breaking 28 day rule.

[Ashley]

Postcode: SL4

Service Provider: Sky Digital

Channel Name: ITV1LON

Channel Number: 103

Program Name: The Adventures of English

Time/Date Of Airing: Sun 15/6 2:30PM

Problem: The actual program is tiltled 'The Adventure of English'. As a result I missed the first episode as I had a SP for the latter.
:mad:

[mrtickle]

Hello everybody!

Postcode: B29
Provider: Sky Digital (England setup)
Channel Name: BBC One (BBC1)
Programme Name: Rogue Traders
Time/Date of airing: Thursdays 20:00, (re-runs the following WEEK Thursdays 03:15/02:30?)

The episode "Bathroom Builders" that was scheduled for Thursday 12th wasn't shown, but it was trailed for next week instead. So next week should be "Bathroom Builders".

I presume that everything else is pushed back a week, ie "Gas Boiler Mechanics" now on June 26th and an episode about Rental Cars on July 3rd.

Digiguide has the same error as Tribune with regard to the early-morning repeats - I doubt that "Landscape Gardeners" will be repeated every week! :)

Please be careful with the episode titles - some subjects have been re-visited over more than one series, and the BBC re-use the same episode titles without taking tivo into account. I make it this:

season 1
Electricians
Double Glazing
Car Mechanics
Elderly Scams
Landscape Gardeners
Gas Fitters
Locksmiths

season 2
Drive Layers (Tarmac etc)
The RAC
Gas Fitters 2
Fitted Kitchens
Pest Controllers
Roofing
Electricians 2

season 3
Builders
Landscape Gardeners 2
Locksmiths 2
Bathroom Builders
Gas Boiler Mechanics
Rental Cars

[Toothy]

Postcode: DG1

Service Provider: Sky Digital

Channel Name: ITV1 GMP

Channel Number: 103

Program Name: Revved Up

Time/Date Of Airing: Fri 13/6 11:35PM

Problem: I have a SP for Revved Up on my local ITV1 channel, (ITV1 Bor), but TiVo recorded it from ITV1 GMP, also the program was wrong...it was a program called Hairdo.

[bobnick]

Bugger all these motoring errors, here's a real big problem that needs fixing aspap ;)

Channel 4 have changed their schedule for Friday night - there's 3 showings of Big Brother, to cover the two evictions. Can you give them a shout Jim and get out Tivo's updated this week?

Ta!

[mesaka]

Postcode: ALL

Service Provider: Sky Digital

Channel Name: BBC World Service
Channel Number: ?

Program Name: Just a minute


Problem: Problem is the same for all of the forthcoming programmes. The programme is listed in the guide data as being 15 minutes long followed by another 15 minute programme entitled "light entertainment". In fact the programme is 30 minutes long and is a light entertainment programme.

[kitschcamp]

Provider: Sky Digital
Channels: SkySports 1-3
Programme name: Tennis

Much confussion here last night, not helped by the odd glass of wine, when the tennis recorded yesterday was "Real Tennis" as opposed to "Tennis". Is it possible to have tennis and real tennis separated into seperate series?

The shows at the moment called "Professional Championships" on SKYSP1 Tue 17th Jun 08:00 and SKYSP3 Tue 17th Jun 14:30 are Real Tennis (a totally different game).

[andyharvey]

Provider: Sky Digital
Channels: SkySports 1
Programme name:International Cricket
Tues 17th June

The live coverage of the one day International between England & Pakistan is set as Sports non-event, I think it should be Sports/Cricket Event.

[Toothy]

Postcode: DG1

Service Provider: Sky Digital

Channel Name: GMM

Channel Number: 139

Programme Name: Dream Deals

Time/Date Of Airing: Mon 17/6 7:00PM

Problem: Inaccurate Episode Description.

Happy Century Ford - Correct

The history of the Bavarian Motor Works is a history of innovation, dedication and determination. - WRONG

[Toothy]

Originally posted by Toothy
Postcode: DG1

Service Provider: Sky Digital

Channel Name: Motors

Channel Number: 416

Program Name: Tuning Zone

Time/Date Of Airing: Sat 14/6 8:30PM

Problem: Generic program description. SP records multiple showings of same episode, breaking 28 day rule.

Bump this error.

[Toothy]

Originally posted by Toothy
Postcode: DG1

Service Provider: Sky Digital

Channel Name: GMM

Channel Number: 139

Program Name: Car File

Time/Date Of Airing: Tue 10/6 4:30PM

Problem: Inaccurate program description. SP records multiple episodes, breaking 28 day rule.

Bump this error.

[cwaring]

Originally posted by Toothy
Bump this error.

Absolutely. Let's bump all the errors they haven't managed to fix yet. Especially two that are only a WEEK old That'll help :rolleyes: :D

[OzSat]

Yes Carl :)

Re-posting with corrected data is one thing - but please don't bump with old data!

Because of the TiVo processing delay - I suspect that anything which is not two or more days in the future - is ignored!

[alanjrobertson]

Postcode: G12

Service Provider: Analogue terrestrial

Channel Name: BBC2 Scotland

Channel Number: 2

Program Name: ST:TNG

Time/Date Of Airing: 17/6 @ 18:45

Problem: Programme correctly named ('Darmok'), but synopsis was for a different episode.

(I know the programme has now aired, but perhaps more than one programme in the ST:TNG database is affected by this error, e.g., if synopses have been swapped, etc.)

[sjp]

Provider: Sky Digital
Channels: DHL and DHL+1 - 133 & 134
Programme name: Late Night Poker

a bit late for tonights final but the Late Night Poker / Late Night Poker Final different programme problem has risen once again. my SP for LNP failed to pick up tonights final as it looked like it was a separate programme. there is another incidence of this on Tuesday July 1st at 00:00

a previous series had this problem and was fixed sometime ago so please ensure this time it's fixed in a more permanent fashion.

anybody following LNP - sorry for the late notice, happened to spot it just before it started 20 minutes ago - but... the way LNP is being shown at the moment i'm sure it'll be repeated soon.

[Toothy]

Originally posted by cwaring
Absolutely. Let's bump all the errors they haven't managed to fix yet. Especially two that are only a WEEK old That'll help :rolleyes: :D

Well pardon me all over the place. :o ;)

But it makes me wonder why I`m paying for a subscription service, when 50% of my recordings are wrong/have errors in the titles etc etc. :mad:

[Toothy]

Postcode: DG1

Service Provider: Sky Digital

Channel Name: GMM

Channel Number: 139

Programme Name: Used Car Heaven

Time/Date Of Airing: Wed 18/6 4:00PM

Problem: "No Programme Information Available" A SP records multiple showings of same episode, breaking 28 day rule.

[Jim99]

Toothy,

You do understand that many of the shows you are posting about lack episodic details on the schedules provided to us from week to week. These are left as generic show records so SPs will record multiple showings.

If there are inaccuracies in titles and descriptions, please keep on letting us know. We will research all of these problems.

Thanks,
Jim99

[cwaring]

Originally posted by Jim99
You do understand that many of the shows you are posting about lack episodic details on the schedules provided to us from week to week.


I would guess that he didn't before your post :) Naturally, we all expect 100% accurace, all the time :D:D:D

[manolan]

Originally posted by alanjrobertson
Postcode: G12

Service Provider: Analogue terrestrial

Channel Name: BBC2 Scotland

Channel Number: 2

Program Name: ST:TNG

Time/Date Of Airing: 17/6 @ 18:45

Problem: Programme correctly named ('Darmok'), but synopsis was for a different episode.

(I know the programme has now aired, but perhaps more than one programme in the ST:TNG database is affected by this error, e.g., if synopses have been swapped, etc.)

This was no doubt caused because the BBC didn't show Darmok last week (Queens overran). I didn't check, but presumably the description was for Ensign Ro (the next episode and the one originally scheduled in that slot).

[cwaring]

Originally posted by manolan
This was no doubt caused because the BBC didn't show Darmok last week (Queens overran). I didn't check, but presumably the description was for Ensign Ro (the next episode and the one originally scheduled in that slot).

Which is actually being shown right now :)

[Toothy]

Originally posted by cwaring
I would guess that he didn't before your post :) Naturally, we all expect 100% accurace, all the time :D:D:D

No I don`t expect 100% accuracy, 100% of the time but I do expect a reasonably accurate listings service, and I definitely do not expect to be ridiculed for reporting these errors. :(

The errors may not be important to you or anyone else, but as 50% of the recordings my TiVo makes are duff re-recordings, due to the inaccurate/generic or no programme information, my enthusiasm does start to waiver. :(


Anyhoos.......the latest error. :(

Postcode: DG1

Service Provider: Sky Digital

Channel Name: Motors

Channel Number: 416

Programme Name: British GT Racing

Time/Date Of Airing: Wed 18/6 7:00PM

Problem: Inaccurate episode description. Listed as Round 4 from Silverstone, was actually Round 5.

This may seem an insignificant error to some but as I`m archiving the Championship to VHS....this will make the rest of the rounds `out-of-sync`.

Please fix before the next repeat showing.

[cwaring]

Originally posted by Toothy
No I don`t expect 100% accuracy, 100% of the time but I do expect a reasonably accurate listings service, and I definitely do not expect to be ridiculed for reporting these errors. :(
I sincerely apologise if my remarks upset you. What I meant was that it's not "the done thing" to bump already-posted errors. Jim99 reads this thread regularly (daily I think?) and the errors will be fixed when he gets to them.

The errors may not be important to you or anyone else, but as 50% of the recordings my TiVo makes are duff re-recordings, due to the inaccurate/generic or no programme information, my enthusiasm does start to waiver. :(
For the record, I'm still waiting for the synsopsis of most "Charmed" episode to be changed from a generic one to episode-specific and that was a. reported at least six months ago and b. a very popular programme. However, I don't post about it every week :) Hmmm... there an idea ;)

Anyhoos.......the latest error. :(
One more thing. Any posted errors take a minimum of around three days to be fixed, assuming it is fixed straight away. Therefore it is of little use posting error a day late :D (Sorry, more sarcasm. Must stop that :))

[Jim99]

>>Programme Name: British GT Racing

>>Time/Date Of Airing: Wed 18/6 7:00PM

>>Problem: Inaccurate episode description. Listed as Round 4 from Silverstone, was actually Round 5.

>>This may seem an insignificant error to some but as I`m archiving the Championship to VHS....this will make the rest of the rounds `out-of-sync`.

>>Please fix before the next repeat showing.

Again, apologies for the error but it was incorrectly listed on the schedule as the fourth round. Believe me, we wouldn't insert that info if it wasn't clearly printed on the materials we received.

It will be amended this morning.

[OzSat]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by cwaring
One more thing. Any posted errors take a minimum of around three days to be fixed, assuming it is fixed straight away.[QUOTE] It is two days from when the error is fixed.

A fix today (Thursday) - will be seen in the Saturday download.

[AMc]

Postcode: N16

Service Provider: TeleWest Active Digital

Channel Name: BBC3

Channel Number: 106

Program Name: Adam and Joe Go Tokyo

Time/Date Of Airing: Fri, Sun Mon

Problem: SP records multiple showings of same episode, breaking 28 day rule





Postcode: N16

Service Provider: TeleWest Active Digital

Channel Name: Discovery

Channel Number: ?

Program Name: MONGREL NATION

Time/Date Of Airing: frequently

Problem: SP records multiple showings of same episode, breaking 28 day rule. Generic program information

[sjp]

Postcode: SM3
Provider: Sky Digital (England setup)
Channel Name: C4
Programme Name: Grand Slam
Time/Date of airing: that's wots wrong...

Next Fridays (June 27th) Grand Slam doesn't start at 19:55 and isn't 5 minutes long.

a start time of 19:30 and run time of 30 minutes would probably work just a wee bit better if we want to see all of the program :)

[Gavin]

Postcode: cm19 5nt
Provider: Ntl
Channel Name: Discovery (CHa 501)
Programme Name: Remote Madnes
Time/Date of airing: 9am and 3pm daily

Generic description the 9am and 3 pm ones are the same showing repeated. The Generic description means Tivo is recording both.

[LJ]

Jim, looks like there're still problems with the Travel Channels on Sky (181 / 182). TiVo recorded several showings of Beautiful Britain from 181 during the week - they're all half hour of a screen saying "...programmes start at 12:00." :(

The Sky planner has programmes between 7am and 12pm on 182 and between 12pm and 1am on 181.

The Travel Channel website (http://www.travelchannel.co.uk/TC1/aboutus.htm) isn't much help - it says they're only on 181 :rolleyes:

Cheers

[Toothy]

Postcode: DG1

Service Provider: Sky Digital

Channel Name: GMM

Channel Number: 139

Programme Name: Used Car Heaven

Time/Date Of Airing: Sat 21/6 1:30PM

Problem: Wrong Episode Description. Listed as `Vauxhall Monteray & Nissan Terrano`, was actually Saab 93, Honda Accord Coupe & Peugeot 406 Estate.

[LJ]

Provider: Sky Digital
Channel Name: ITV1LON
Programme Name: Soul
Time/Date of airing: Thur 26th 23:30

Problem: Oh no it isn't! This slot has "Airbase" in it. I think it was wrong last week too.

[Toran]

Postcode: PA1
Service Provider: NTL Digital
Channel Name: NASN
Channel Number: 917
Problem: About a third of the programmes shown have the wrong guide data and those that are correct have very sparse information.

[Jim99]

Re: NASN

The main problem with this channel is that many of their shows change at the last minute. Initially, they send their schedules at least 4-6 weeks out, but many changes happen as baseball games are rained out, championship series finish before all games are played, etc. We receive "urgent" schedule changes for 12-24hrs in advance at least 4 times a week. This late notice coupled with the time it takes the information to filter to UK users makes it very difficult to keep the listings accurate.

Apologies for these problems but they often cannot be helped.

Jim

[mrtickle]

The feedback is very welcome though Jim!

Some emergency Big Brother errors:



Postcode: B29
Provider: Sky Digital (England setup)
Channel Name: Channel Four (C4)
Channel Number: 104
Programme Name: Big Brother
Time/Date of airing: Friday 27th June 20:30 and 22:00

The above two episodes of "Big Brother" are missing from the series and have been put into the "Big Brother Live" Season pass by mistake. Please can they be put back as they were for the past 4 weeks. It would also be nice if they could have different episode titles when there are two different programmes (like with Formula One Qualifying), eg

Friday 27th June 20:30-21:00 "27 June eviction results"
Friday 27th June 22:00-22:35 "27 June eviction interview"


** See next entry for the TmsIDs.



--------------------------------------

Postcode: B29
Provider: Sky Digital (England setup)
Channel Name: E4
Channel Number: 205
Programme Name: Big Brother
Time/Date of airing: Tues 24th - Fri 27th June 21:30-22:00; Sat

According to Digital Spy these timeslots are broadcasts from the South Africa Big Brother. They are NOT re-runs of the Channel 4 22:00 show!

http://bigbrother.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds4356.html

"Viewers will be able to follow Cameron's progress in the African BB house at 9.30pm on E4 from Tuesday to Friday.
A special programme documenting his time abroad will air on Channel 4 at 9.30pm next Saturday."



Episode OAD Channel Date Time TmsId
"24 June" Tue 24th Jun 2003 E4 Tue 24th Jun 21:30 EP4461630126 - should be different, say "24 June SA"

"24 June" Tue 24th Jun 2003 C4 Tue 24th Jun 22:00 EP4461630126 - ok
"24 June" Tue 24th Jun 2003 C4 Wed 25th Jun 01:55 EP4461630126 - ok

"25 June" Wed 25th Jun 2003 E4 Wed 25th Jun 21:30 EP4461630127 - should be a different South Africa episode
"25 June" Wed 25th Jun 2003 C4 Wed 25th Jun 22:00 EP4461630127 - ok
"25 June" Wed 25th Jun 2003 C4 Thu 26th Jun 01:45 EP4461630127 - ok

"26 June" Thu 26th Jun 2003 E4 Thu 26th Jun 21:30 EP4461630128 - should be a different South Africa episode
"26 June" Thu 26th Jun 2003 C4 Thu 26th Jun 22:00 EP4461630128 - ok

"27 June" Fri 27th Jun 2003 E4 Fri 27th Jun 21:30 EP4461630129 - this should be a different South Africa episode

"27 June eviction results" Fri 27th Jun 2003 C4 Fri 27th Jun 20:30 EP4448750100/EP4461630129? - ** missing from this SP
"27 June eviction interview" Fri 27th Jun 2003 C4 Fri 27th Jun 22:00 EP4448750101/EP4461630130? - ** missing from this SP


"27 June" Fri 27th Jun 2003 C4 Sat 28th Jun 11:30 EP4461630129 - this is a re-run of Fri 27th Jun 20:30 above
"27 June" Fri 27th Jun 2003 C4 Sat 28th Jun 12:00 EP4461630130 - this is a re-run of Fri 27th Jun 22:00 above

"28 June" Sat 28th Jun 2003 C4 Sat 28th Jun 21:00 EP4461630132 - this is the task
"28 June" Sat 28th Jun 2003 C4 Sat 28th Jun 21:30 EP4461630133 - this is Cameron's SA programme?


HTH

[Gavin]

Can someone check the ID's for Robotwars on UK Horizons and UK horizons +1. Does the +1 show have different ID's?

And is thawhy it's recording both copies of the same show.

[groovyclam]

Yikes! Just want to thank Mr Tickle for the BB Africa changes.

I think you should post a separate BB heads-up warning thread pointing to here in the main forum. ( I know lots of people get their knickers in a twist about separate threads but BB is popular and this won't get fixed in time until Thursday at the earliest )

[Toothy]

Postcode: DG1

Service Provider: Sky Digital

Channel Name: BBC2SCD

Channel Number: 102

Time /Date of Airing: Tue 1/7 - Fri 4/7 10:00am - 11:00am

Problem: BBC2 are showing 10 classic Laurel & Hardy programmes, (no...that`s not the problem).

There is no option to book a Season Pass, presumably because the episode title is in the main title, eg. the first programme is Laurel and Hardy: Berth Marks, the second is Laurel and Hardy: Night Owls

All 10 programmes have to be manually selected for recording. :(

Also the production dates are wrong....dates range from 1993, 1994 and even 2003. :eek: :rolleyes:

Please at least fix the dates, as archiving a L & H show with a production date of 2003, ruins it somewhat.

EDIT: I`ve just set a wishlist for LAUREL AND HARDY, which did catch all 10 programmes, but that`s a bit long-winded for me. :p

[OzSat]

Originally posted by Toothy
Problem: BBC2 are showing 10 classic Laurel & Hardy programmes, (no...that`s not the problem).

There is no option to book a Season Pass, presumably because the episode title is in the main title, eg. the first programme is Laurel and Hardy: Berth Marks, the second is Laurel and Hardy: Night Owls Technically it is not a series at all - it is a selection of short films.

[sjp]

Postcode: SM3
Service Provider: Sky Digital
Channel Name: Discovery H&L
Channel Number: 133

Late Night Poker

The "final" problem now seems to be fixed but...

The final on July 1st (and one later in July) is now failing the 28 day rule. The way LNP is now being show is a little problematic as they seem to be running the series' back to back with finals every couple of weeks.

can you have another look, and possibly even tag the data with whatever series is being shown.

tia

stuart

[Toothy]

Originally posted by ozsat
Technically it is not a series at all - it is a selection of short films.
Technically Tom & Jerry on Boomerang is not a series either...it`s just a selection of short cartoons....but I can still get a Season Pass for those.

[OzSat]

Perhaps they'll remove the SP now you pointed that out!

[Toothy]

Originally posted by ozsat
Perhaps they'll remove the SP now you pointed that out!

What if I wish to start archiving classic Tom & Jerry cartoons?? Removing the SP option is a step backwards, and I may as well just resort back to manual setting a VHS recorder.

:rolleyes:

[Jim99]

The difference between Tom & Jerry and the Laurel and Hardy films in that the Tom and Jerry shorts were repackaged into an actual TV series long ago. The Laurel and Hardy shorts (as Ozsat pointed out) are stand alone titles, not linked to each other.

Your point regarding the OADs is quite valid and we researching the proper dates and will insert them as quickly as possible.

Again, thank you for your input. It is appreciated.

Jim

[mrtickle]

Originally posted by Gavin
Can someone check the ID's for Robotwars on UK Horizons and UK horizons +1. Does the +1 show have different ID's?

And is thawhy it's recording both copies of the same show.

Yes and no. They all have a generic IDs (one that starts "SH") and are set as IsEpisode false, all generic. This is as opposed to a series with Episodes (IDs starting "EP"); "First Run" and 28-day rule duplicate checking only works with Episodic series. You can easily check the data for a programme by pressing Enter on the details screen, with backdoors turned on (see FAQ) you get more fields printed. HTH

The only way Robotwars on UK Horizons will improve is it UK Horizons supply better data to Tribune...

No probs for BB Africa :). Wasn't on yesterday so I presume someone else would start a thread if needed.

[Adder]

Originally posted by Jim99
Toothy,

You do understand that many of the shows you are posting about lack episodic details on the schedules provided to us from week to week. These are left as generic show records so SPs will record multiple showings.

If there are inaccuracies in titles and descriptions, please keep on letting us know. We will research all of these problems.

Thanks,
Jim99

MOTORS TV

This isn't a Tribune problem, more of a warning to readers of this thread and Tribune if they don't know.

There are no useful Motors TV listings about from this Saturday onwards, not on the Sky Guide, on their own website they do now seem to have a PDF file that has more complete listings in. Apparently they are installing some new computer system that I presume will create listings. Hopefully this means the listings will be better than they have been in the past!

So if you are a Motors TV viewer be forewarned for missing listings for a few days!

Worth noting though is they will be showing the NASCAR Busch Series race from Milwaukee from 19.30 - 22.00 on Sunday night LIVE!

Should make up for their being no Champ Car or Cup Series this Sunday night!

[Gavin]

Originally posted by mrtickle
Yes and no. They all have a generic IDs (one that starts "SH") and are set as IsEpisode false, all generic. This is as opposed to a series with Episodes (IDs starting "EP"); "First Run" and 28-day rule duplicate checking only works with Episodic series. You can easily check the data for a programme by pressing Enter on the details screen, with backdoors turned on (see FAQ) you get more fields printed. HTH

The only way Robotwars on UK Horizons will improve is it UK Horizons supply better data to Tribune...


I guess this is rhetorical, but is it beyond Tribune that any +1 channel will by default have the same shows as the "normal channel" just 1 hour later?. I'd remove it from the channels I recieve but sometimes it's useful in case of clashes

[Jim99]

It isn't beyond us, we could insert the same generic episodes on both channels. However, the main point I'd like to stress is that the service just isn't providing any episodic information and you simply cannot imagine just how many programmes lack details on a regular basis!

[Ollie]

I wouldn't advise it though because the +1 channels don't always just have the same programmes as the normal channels 1 hour later.

[mrtickle]

Indeed. For example, UK Style+1 is a joke; it has very restricted hours (12 hours per day) compared to the real UK Style (18 hours per day)!

Many thanks for the Big Brother fixes Jim99. If you would like to carry on with longer episode titles for Friday eviction days, the next two are

"4 July Eviction results"
Fri 4th Jul 2003
C4
20:30
EP4461630139
_

"4 July Eviction interview"_
Fri 4th Jul 2003
C4
22:00
EP4461630140


(For those people who want the documentary about Cameron's time in the BBA house, it is on Saturday - Big Brother: The Swap)

[wozwebs]

The Anna Nicole Show on Sky 1 and Sky 1 Mix always have the same sypnosis and therefore the SP doesn't work

[Gavin]

Originally posted by Jim99
It isn't beyond us, we could insert the same generic episodes on both channels. However, the main point I'd like to stress is that the service just isn't providing any episodic information and you simply cannot imagine just how many programmes lack details on a regular basis!

But Robot wars *Does* have episode descriptions. I appreciate if you don't get data you cannot put it in but in this case it does seem to have data.

[johala_reewi]

Postcode: SO45
Service Provider: Freeview
Channel Name: BBC2 & BBC3
Programme: Re:Covered.

The BBC have started to repeat Re:Covered episodes frequently and are also interspersing these with mini episodes from the previous series. TiVo is busy recording the whole lot because it can't spot duplicate showings. Not a problem for me to delete but the extra repeats that TiVo picks up forces other stuff I want to watch out of now playing.

[sjp]

Postcode: SM3
Provider: Sky Digital (England setup)
Channel Name: Sky One
Programme Name: Stephen Kings Rose Red
Time/Date of airing: Saturdays at 21:00 June 28th, July 5th and July 12th

The third and final part on July 12th is falling foul of the 28 day rule as the data seems to be from part 1.

Also DigiGuide has Sky One Mix repeating this mini series one day later again at 21:00... Tivo data has no mention of this whatsoever.

EDIT: Just checked Sky One Mix Sunday 21:00... the info is there, sort of. it's down as Stephen King Mini Series with episodes entitled Rose Red.

Probably still worth bringing into line with the Sky One info.

[sjp]

early warning for Charmed on Living...

the July Sky mag reckons that season 5 comes to a close on July 12th with, and I quote, "a whole day dedicated to witchy fun, including the first episodes of each season back-to-back plus the current run's long awaited two-part finale. they also state that the final episodes are "from 9pm"

the current tivo data does not reflect this (neither does DigiGuide so who really knows what's going to happen).

please check.

[Gavin]

Originally posted by Gavin
But Robot wars *Does* have episode descriptions. I appreciate if you don't get data you cannot put it in but in this case it does seem to have data.

Nevermind, I looked ahead and whilst some episode have good data, others just say a generic description, so Apologies to Jim..

[Marzbar]

Hi all

Just a note that last night's Big Brother (Friday night, eviction night) was down as "Big Brother Live" which (although technically correct) is not helpful, since it doesn't get picked up by a "Big Brother" season pass.

Lucky we were in.

Cheers

[Jim99]

Re: Big Bro (I'm from New York...)

Did your TiVo connect lately? That issue was corrected earlier in the week and should have been okay (Mr.Tickle can you confirm??)

[Marzbar]

Originally posted by Jim99
Re: Big Bro (I'm from New York...)

Did your TiVo connect lately? That issue was corrected earlier in the week and should have been okay (Mr.Tickle can you confirm??)

Aha. Might be the problem: my TiVo is sharing the cat5 cable (over ADSL) with my wife's laptop and she often forgets to switch back before bedtime. According to the http logs the last successful "call" was Wednesday night, 00:59.

And yes, I know I should get a mini-switch. It's on the "tuits" list.

:)

Cheers

Geoff

[Toothy]

Postcode: DG1

Service Provider: Sky Digital

Channel Name: Discovery

Channel Number: 551

Programme Name: Concorde: The Comeback

Time/Date of Airing: Fri 27/6 4:00PM

Problem: Wrong Programme Description.

Listed as Concorde: The Comeback but actually a programme called Private Jets Revealed

[Toothy]

Postcode: DG1

Service Provider: Sky Digital

Channel Name: GMM

Channel Number: 139

Programme Name: Car File

Time/Date of Airing: Fri 27/6 9:00PM

Problem: Wrong Programme Description.

Listed as Motor Drive Live. An interactive car show from leading manufacturers including Lotus, Alfa Romero, Smart, Ford & Vauxhall was actually The Ultimate Luxury Car: Testing the Mercedes CL 600, BMW 760i & the Range Rover Vogue

[Toothy]

Postcode: DG1

Service Provider: Sky Digital

Channel Name: C4

Channel Number: 104

Programme Name: British Rally Championship 2003

Time/Date of Airing: Sat 28/6 7:00AM

Problem: Incomplete Guide Data.

Listed as 28 June:Pirelli, a fuller description would have been helpful for archiving purposes e.g. RSAC Scottish Rally 13/15 June rather than just a non-descript round of the Pirelli Championship. After all, the F1 race programme isn`t listed as 29 June:FIA

[Toothy]

Postcode: DG1

Service Provider: Sky Digital

Channel Name: ITV2

Channel Number: 226

Programme Name: Tour De France

Time/Date of Airing: All showings

Problem: No rating

Using Search By Title/Sports/Bicycle Racing lists No programmes, have to use Search By Title/All Programmes to set a SP.

[Niall]

Postcode TW8
- Service Provider (aerial, Sky Digital, etc.) Sky Digital
- Channel Name Sky Box Office
- Channel Number 734 and others
- Programme Name Bowling for Columbine
- Time/Date of airing 29 June and other dates
- Problem encountered

The Tivo guide is basically just plain wrong. Tonight for the second time in a week we went looking for Bowling for Columbine. The first time the Tivo said it was on when it wasn't. Tonight it got the channel and the start time wrong by half an hour. If we used SBO more often I've a feeling we'd get more instances of this problem.

[csteinle]

Channel : ITV1SCO, ITV2
Programme: Tour de France

Can we get seperate series for the highlights and live shows, please, rather than live and recap shows being bundled together?

[Bones]

Postcode : SS5
Sky Digital

Sat 28/06 @ 19:30
Life TV (202)
Tivo thought "Music Documentary" was showing. Which was cleaver because "Programmes start at 8pm" was the banner shown up until ... er ... 8pm :)

Sun 29/06 @ 19:30
UK Style +1 (149)
Tivo thought "Homefront In The Garden" was showing. Again, an interesting choice of programme as "Programmes start at 8pm" was the banner shown up until ... er ... 8pm :)

[Rich2k]

I know Big Brother has been mentioned recently in this topic but I'm not sure this specifically has been (it wasn't correct on my download from yesterday)

Post code: SS15
Sky Digital

E4
Monday, Wed-Fri @ 7pm
Tues @ 7:30pm
Big Brother Africa

It is currently listed as Big Brother Live.

Also can someone tell me why the 10pm showing on C4 always has the description something like "a second chance to see the 10pm show". A similar thing always shows on the Big Brother's Little Brother showing at pm on C4 (not that it's really important just a bit annoying).

[mrtickle]

I think it's because each episode can only have one description in Tribune's database. We've had the same probably with movies in the past. The first description (supplied by C4 for the 10pm broadcast - something like "a look back at the last 24 hours in the house") gets imported into the database. Then it is overwritten by the description for the repeat when that one is added.

This is the price we pay for a system which deals "duplicates" and has the 28-day rule. If it was all automated, the different descriptions would probably result in separate episodes, and we'd all have to remove half of them manually from our ToDo lists!

Normally if an updated description is supplied it is because it is a correction, late change to guests on a chatshow, etc - so that's why the 2nd one is used. I don't think it would be easy to change at Tribune's end. It's C4's "fault" (but not really a fault) for supplying different descriptions for the same episode.

That's a bit rambly, hope it makes sense. And I'm only guessing :) But I'd prefer this than having every showing added to ToDo.

[TMW2N]

Post code: G67
Sky Digital

BBC3
Monday @ 10:30pm
Spooks

following the last minute BBC shuffle of BBC1's spooks to BBC 3 this week, the listings are now off by one week, i.e. the listing that was on this week's showing of spooks is actually for the one on the 7th, and so on.

[dd400005]

I hope I don't get flamed for posting this question in this forum, but it seems the most appropriate. I'm gonna be away from my TiVo for about a month starting mid-July and I'm just wondering whether any potential line-up changes for BBC will take place automatically via the daily call, and any season-passes / preferred channels list will be adjusted accordingly.

Thanks :)

[OzSat]

Originally posted by dd400005
I hope I don't get flamed for posting this question in this forum, but it seems the most appropriate. I'm gonna be away from my TiVo for about a month starting mid-July and I'm just wondering whether any potential line-up changes for BBC will take place automatically via the daily call, and any season-passes / preferred channels list will be adjusted accordingly.

Thanks :) If your recordings are on BBC1 on Sky channel 101 - then you should have no problems following the EPG changes at the end of the month.

[dd400005]

yeah, and 102 for bbc 2.

that's good news... thanks :)

[halcinlatsmir]

Postcode: ME7
Service Provider: Telewest
Channel Name: FilmFour
Channel Number: 444

Programme Name: The Day of the Beast
Time/Date of airing: 7/7 00:00
Problem encountered: Rated as 15, yet the description, and both IMDB and FilmFour websites show it as a 18 cert

Programme Name: I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
Time/Date of airing: 10/7 00:00
Problem encountered: Rated 15 should be 18

Programme Name: Nightwatch
Time/Date of airing: 2/7 22:00
Problem encountered: Rated 15 should be 18

Programme Name: I Know What You Did Last Summer
Time/Date of airing: 9/7 22:00
Problem encountered: Rated 15 should be 18



Channel Name: Sci-Fi
Channel Number: 135

Programme Name: Jacob's Ladder
Time/Date of airing: 6;7 22:00
Problem encountered: Rated 15 S/B 18

Programme Name: Night of the Creeps
Time/Date of airing: 16/7 02:05
Problem encountered: Rated 15 S/B 18


Channel Name: UK Drama
Channel Number: 147
Programme Name: From Dusk Till Dawn
Time/Date of airing: 6/7 22:05
Problem encountered: Rated 15 S/B 18

And so on.

Am I the only person that looks at the Rating? I could list more films that are not correctly rated but if no one will do anything, there seems little point.

Martin

[bobnick]

Parental Controls simply don't work properly on UK Tivos - perhaps because of this no-one uses them, so getting correct data isn't a priority? I'd rather the time and effort went on a software update...

[Adder]

MOTORS TV

Sky Guide and Digiguide now both have listings for Motors TV, Digiguide's up to 18 July, are listings now heading the way of TiVo users?

Thanks.

[Jim99]

Re: Motors

We are still waiting on the new schedules. I will contact the schedule provider for this station to see if we can obtain them as quickly as possible.

[sjp]

Postcode: SM3
Service Provider: Sky Digital
Channel Name: Sky Sports 2 and 3
Channel Number: 402 and 403
Programme: World Heads-up Poker
Date: and Time: various showings over both channels

Does anybody know if these should be a series?

It looks like there are a couple of repeat showings but i'd doubt if they'd repeat the same episode on consecutive evenings as they're doing on Sky Sports 3 July 10 and 11th at 22:00 and 22:30 respectively.

tia

stuart

[sjp]

Originally posted by sjp
early warning for Charmed on Living...

the July Sky mag reckons that season 5 comes to a close on July 12th with, and I quote, "a whole day dedicated to witchy fun, including the first episodes of each season back-to-back plus the current run's long awaited two-part finale. they also state that the final episodes are "from 9pm"

the current tivo data does not reflect this (neither does DigiGuide so who really knows what's going to happen).

please check.


looks like last nights download contained the required corrections, thanks.

but... it seems that the 2 part finale is invoking the 28 day rule.

tia

stuart

[woody]

Not sure if this is the correct thread, but it appears that lastnights download with new channels has caused a problem.

We now have two channels listed for the following numbers, 981,982,983,985,986,987,988 (all on sky).

Doesn't cause me any problems, but someone who has these channels or the correct version might have trouble knowing which is the correct number/name.

chris

[OzSat]

Originally posted by woody
Not sure if this is the correct thread, but it appears that lastnights download with new channels has caused a problem.

We now have two channels listed for the following numbers, 981,982,983,985,986,987,988 (all on sky).

Doesn't cause me any problems, but someone who has these channels or the correct version might have trouble knowing which is the correct number/name.

chris This are new numbers which will take effect on Sky on Monday. The old numbers will be removed on Tuesday.

Processing timing issues mean they could not be done as a move.

[Automan]

Postcode: SM3
Service Provider: Sky Digital
Channel Name: five
Channel Number: 105
Programme: Big Valley
Date: and Time: 10 & 17th July 15:35

Two "Big Valley" TV Movies are on but the TiVo EPG lists each of them as two parts with the same name / episode so it will only record one half of each TVM.

Correct data for these is on the Sky EPG or Digiguide.

Automan.

[Toran]

Australian Football is nothing like American Football. Please remove it from the American Football genre as it mucks up my auto-recording wishlist which is set to best quality. Every time an Australian game comes on I needlessly loose many recordings.

PS Arena Football and NCAA College Football should be in the American Football genre.

[mrtickle]

Originally posted by Automan
Postcode: SM3
Service Provider: Sky Digital
Channel Name: five
Channel Number: 105
Programme: Big Valley
Date: and Time: 10 & 17th July 15:35

Two "Big Valley" TV Movies are on but the TiVo EPG lists each of them as two parts with the same name / episode so it will only record one half of each TVM.

Correct data for these is on the Sky EPG or Digiguide.

Automan.

Correct data for these is on your TiVo, too! Have you tried setting a Season Pass and are you seeing the Recording History saying that it won't record the 2nd episode due to the 28-day rule? I'd be amazed if it said that - the data on my tivo is:


Episode Orig.Air Date Date Time TmsId
"Explosion" (1/2) Tue 21st Nov 1967 Thu 10th Jul 15:35 EP0005740074
"Explosion" (2/2) Tue 28th Nov 1967 Thu 10th Jul 16:35 EP0005740075
"Legend of a General" (1/2) Tue 20th Sep 1966 Thu 17th Jul 15:35 EP0005740037
"Legend of a General" (2/2) Tue 27th Sep 1966 Thu 17th Jul 16:35 EP0005740038


Notice all the TmsIds are different so that fixes the 28-day rule. Also they are marked as "part 1 of 2", "part 2 of 2" etc - see the bits in red (only visible with TiVoWeb!). TiVo is very happy for the text in the episode titles to be the same, I don't think the text is what controls the 28-day rule. HTH :)

[Toothy]

Postcode: DG1

Service Provider: Sky Digital

Channel Name: GMM

Channel Number: 139

Program Name: GB Touring Cars

Time/Date Of Airing: Tue 8/7 4:00PM

Problem: Innaccurate guide data.

Listed as `an actionpacked, weekly half-hour show`.....programme actually runs for 1 hour. Also it is listed as `Motoring, Sports Talk, Chat Show` , should actually be `Motoring, Sports Event`.

[dallardice]

Date: 12/13 July and following
Channel 121 Challenge TV
Platform Sky Digital
Postcode N1

Programme "The Mole" (US edition)

Challenge TV has changed their schedule for this - originally scheduled to be one programme a day Mon-Sun, they are now running catch-ups at weekends which extends the run of the programme.

New shows are at 9pm and midnight Mon-Fri, with catch-up repeats on Sat at 1900, 2000 and 2100, and on Sunday at 2100 and 2200. This means that the original series will now run until July 14th with Mole II starting on July 15th with the same schedule format.

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Originally posted by Toothy
Postcode: DG1

Service Provider: Sky Digital

Channel Name: GMM

Channel Number: 139

Program Name: GB Touring Cars

Time/Date Of Airing: Tue 8/7 4:00PM

Problem: Innaccurate guide data.

Listed as `an actionpacked, weekly half-hour show`.....programme actually runs for 1 hour. Also it is listed as `Motoring, Sports Talk, Chat Show` , should actually be `Motoring, Sports Event`.

Being the guy normally turfing up the motor sport errors, this should *NOT* be in the "Motoring" category, IMO "Motoring" is for magazine shows like Top Gear, 5th Gear, Pulling Power etc..

This should be "Motor Racing, Sports Event" as it is, basically.

To be even more picky, GMM give the series the wrong name anyway, it should be in the series "British Touring Car Championship" which is used for the series on ITV1 and MOTORS, but that just complicates issues further!

[mrtickle]

Jim,

Please can something be done about Sky One's lateness in supplying data (ie please can you give them a kick!) - for weeks now I have noticed that they aren't supplying you (Tribune) with data for the end few days in the database and you are having to use generic templates.

Eg for my ToDo list, every single episode of The Simpsons after Sat 26th Jul is being added because they are generic, but I only have a First Run Only season pass. The same thing is happening with Stargate SG-1, The X-Files, Malcolm in the Middle etc. Tons and tons of chaff to wade through when I'm planning other recordings :(

What then happens is that as we get nearer to the date, the data arrives, you apply loads of corrections, and I get loads of entries in my Recording History which read "This programme was not recorded because someone in your household modified the Season Pass or auto-recording Wishlist that originally requested it."

Now I know that actually means "This programme was set as IsEpisode False, but now the data has been updated by someone at Tribune and it isn't a First Run, so it wasn't recorded". But surely these extra entries confuse people and cause calls to the helpdesk. Even if they are not confusing, they don't half clog up my Recording History - normally episodes which aren't FR wouldn't be reported on the list for this precise reason.

Looking at the data, everything after 26th July is generic. I would rather not have the extra generic days at all and you reduce the amount of data you release to us (like you did with BBC Radio Five, thanks again!) if Sky cannot be persuaded to go back to giving you 3 weeks' of data on time?

Hope this makes sense!