I want to pass on all the guide data problems to Microsoft so I thought it would be good to have a central location to report the problems.
So please post your guide data problems here and include the channel with the problem, the channel number, transmitter or region and the signal type.
e.g. ITV1 - Channel no 3, no guide data via Winter Hill DVB-T
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STV (Channel 3) Glasgow area - Blackhill transmitter DVB-T
Missing guide data for two weeks
STV (channel 3) and ITV2 (channel 17) in Shetland from Bressay transmitter via DVB-T
No guide data ever.
ITV1 - Channel no. 3, Crystal Palace DVB-T
For some weeks now, 'The Bill' has been listed with the episode title in the name, e.g. "The Bill: Cop Killer", "The Bill: Quiet Times", etc.
This of course screws up any chance of doing a series recording, as the series 'The Bill' is no longer transmitted as far as the guide is concerned. So I have to do a wishlist type recording, based on the title containing "The Bill". This of course means that *every* episode of The Bill, including both repeats, is recorded, along with the odd program I don't want ("The Billingsgate Murders" etc).
This is a very annoying and seemingly pointless change to the guide data. No other programmes are listed like this, as far as I can tell. It seems almost designed to screw up automated recording systems.
Virgin Media - KT17 2PZ.
TV Channels missing EPG data:
Also, several radio channels have no EPG data.
There might be several channels that have no data at all - but I've no way to know about them without comparing the Virgin EPG with the MCE one.
The problems are systemic, I think. It seems to take many months for the Microsoft EPG to catch up to changes. The Virgin EPG is up-to-date so the data must exist somewhere. I don't think it can be the fault of the channels themselves.
I have reported problems in the past through the official EPG feedback page, but never had a response or acknowledgement.
Andy
The following channels have no guide data via Winter Hill on DVB-T
Sky Three UKTV History The Hits UK Bright IdeasFTNTMFFilm4E4+1ITV2+1Sky NewsSky Sports News
Most of the DVB-T radio stations expect the BBC stations have no guide data
Sandy Heath DVB-T Vista Premium
I have various series set to record. Each show is set to record first run only, once only, anytime of day. I'm finding that many shows i.e. Holby, Perfect Housewife, Dirt, Click etc etc will record repeated showings when it's quite clearly stated in the show info the showing is a repeat. I've BBC1 set to record the daily lunchtime showing of Neigbours however recently I've found MCE also recording the afternoon showing too. What's strange is that the lunch time recording is present on the machine right up until the afternoon showing when it just disappears from the listed recordings. Sometimes it reappears and other times is just replaced by the later showing. This is only a recent occurrence. I've completed a fresh set up of Media Center but these issues remain.
No listings for last few weeks for:STV
ITV1 (ITV1+1 is OK)
Angus Transmitter...
Cheers
Mickey
Sandy Heath
Vista Premium with DVB-T & TV Pack 2008
Only Now & Next currently available apart from ITV1 which is displaying a full guide.
Checked other freeview receivers in house and all receiving full guide accross all channels.