tv_grab_uk_rt users: An important update :(

Fellow uk_rt users,

I've been using the Radio Times XMLTV service since late 2004. It's
been nearly faultless in terms of reliability. My thanks to
metabroadcast for continuing the service after they took over the
management of the Radio Times digital properties in late 2011.

Today metabroadcast (who run the Atlas service that provides the data
for both the tv_grab_uk_rt and tv_grab_uk_atlas grabbers) announced a
major change to the way they make data available to end users:

"Today we are announcing some important changes to the way we make
data available for smaller users of Atlas. You can read more about
these changes here:

https://metabroadcast.com/blog/changes-to-atlas-access
"

Key points:

The tv_grab_uk_rt data service WILL BE TURNED OFF ON 16TH JUNE 2016.

The tv_grab_uk_atlas service API key will permit a free 3 month trial,
but will be disabled after that time has elapsed and will thereafter
require a subscription for continued access (starting at £95/month for
up to 1000 users.)


So, time to start looking for another reliable source of UK listings
data. As you will read in the above MB link, Schedules Direct are one
of metabroadcast's recommendations for guide data.

I hope that Robert (Eden) might be able to provide details of the
platforms and full channel availability for the SD JSON service in the
UK, to see whether it will meet your needs going forwards once the
uk_rt service is turned off in a month's time.

I hope you've found the uk_rt service useful over these years. I've
enjoyed trying to improve the quality of the data that the grabber
outputs.

Thanks,
Nick
(tv_grab_uk_rt user since 2004, developer since 2007)

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