Online Petition for an EPG:

ricee007 · 21st June 2006, 8:57 PM

Below is email from my father he asked me to past on to anyone i might think will sign it...

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Hi all,

If you want a decent EPG for Australia, and you do, even if you don't know
that you do, please go to this link .............

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/EPG_OZ/

and "sign" the petition.

You only need put a first name and e-mail address, and if you want you can
even tick the "Anonymous" box and nothing will show.

After you have signed the petition you will be asked to make a small
donation, there is **NO NEED** to do this, your vote is already recorded,
just press the "Back" button on your browser to see the results.

I only send one or two "spams" a year, so if you could spare a minute of
your time for this cause I'd really appreciate it !!!

Trust me, even if you don't really know what this means, it's something that
really needs your support !!!

Thanks,

Austen.

(EPG=Electronic Program Guide)
Rhys

EDIT:->maybe for shits and giggles include 'ocau' in the comments if you do sign...

MR CHILLED · 22nd June 2006, 7:38 AM

I'm confused and probably in need of a little education in this area, but what sort of program guides? Like teletext where you can see online program information?

dinos22 · 22nd June 2006, 7:57 AM

well if they don't do it there are still possible avenues like Webscheduler which has an EPG created by some guy......

it's extremely gay of them not to facilitate for EPG

ROFL at that sig

archie · 22nd June 2006, 1:49 PM

that guy (jrobbo) who makes epgs for WS does by scraping the ninemsn website for data.

ninemsn are already sueing icetv for providing an epg, stating its aiding piracy.
ninemsn also keep changing their site which keeps breaking the scrappers every couple of days.

bullshit it is! networks can't even provide a free EPG to go with their service

an epg should be a full 7 day program guide for all channels. so you can automatically setup recordings on your pvr/htpc if need be.

apsilon · 22nd June 2006, 2:07 PM

Is there also going to be a petition (almost typed partition

) to make the networks start and finish their programs on time so that an EPG would actually be useful for timer recordings?

MR CHILLED · 22nd June 2006, 2:11 PM

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Originally Posted by archie

ninemsn are already sueing icetv for providing an epg, stating its aiding piracy.
ninemsn also keep changing their site which keeps breaking the scrappers every couple of days.

I see. I use IceTV as a program guide on the PC. Seems (maybe?) all a bit pointless given that due to the new legislation that will allow personal recording of TV shows. And why should people just have to look at physical guides in this day and age!? Pfft.

dinos22 · 22nd June 2006, 4:27 PM

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Originally Posted by MR CHILLED

I see. I use IceTV as a program guide on the PC. Seems (maybe?) all a bit pointless given that due to the new legislation that will allow personal recording of TV shows. And why should people just have to look at physical guides in this day and age!? Pfft.

well it seems we'll need to wait for those laws to kick in i guess

Tex Zero · 22nd June 2006, 5:23 PM

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Originally Posted by MR CHILLED

I see. I use IceTV as a program guide on the PC. Seems (maybe?) all a bit pointless given that due to the new legislation that will allow personal recording of TV shows. And why should people just have to look at physical guides in this day and age!? Pfft.

I think it has more to do with greedy broadcasters like Nine not figuring out how to make a profit from the scrapers. If you're scraping the service, you're not visiting he site and seeing all those ads that nineMSN is selling. They're also pissed off that a company like IceTV has been able to implement an EPG and profit from it by what they argue is their IP (their program listings).

If they were smart they'd set up in competition to IceTV and either offer the service free or at a reduced rate - it's not like they need the revenue. Hell, they could even set up an EPG with advertising support. I personally wouldn't care if my MCE guide had a banner ad for Carpoint or something across the top as long as I was sure that the EPG info was right and I wasn't going to miss the last 5 minutes of 24.

El.Sean · 22nd June 2006, 6:58 PM

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Originally Posted by ricee007

EDIT:->maybe for shits and giggles include 'ocau' in the comments if you do sign...

You mean like this?

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373 El.Sean ocaupwns

Personally I don't use any EPG. Because the one that my STB gets is a pile of shit. Just get the Green Guide every Thursday in the Age.

LOL TMM.!

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Originally Posted by TMM's signage

365 TMM LOLFAG CHOCOLATE. www.tmmtmm.org www.ocau.com KTHXBYE CHEESE MONKEYS LOL

22nd June 2006, 7:38 AM	#2
MR CHILLED D'oh! Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Keep it up! :D Posts: 90,065	I'm confused and probably in need of a little education in this area, but what sort of program guides? Like teletext where you can see online program information? __________________ Co2 is weightless apparently. Be careful what you vote for. Howard on the economy: ''When the Prime Minister and the Treasurer and others tell you that the Australian economy is doing better than most – they are right,'' Asked how cash payments of baby bonus and school bonus are any different, Opposition Leader tony abbott says 'well look, they just are.'

22nd June 2006, 7:57 AM	#3
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22nd June 2006, 1:49 PM	#4
archie Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: northmead, sydney Posts: 2,854	that guy (jrobbo) who makes epgs for WS does by scraping the ninemsn website for data. ninemsn are already sueing icetv for providing an epg, stating its aiding piracy. ninemsn also keep changing their site which keeps breaking the scrappers every couple of days. bullshit it is! networks can't even provide a free EPG to go with their service an epg should be a full 7 day program guide for all channels. so you can automatically setup recordings on your pvr/htpc if need be. __________________ Monitor the air quality around you via this USB powered gas sensor For all your gas detection needs www.gasalarm.com.au

22nd June 2006, 2:07 PM	#5
apsilon Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 4,308	Is there also going to be a petition (almost typed partition ) to make the networks start and finish their programs on time so that an EPG would actually be useful for timer recordings?