[mrmt32]

I have created a simple grabber in php (I don't really know any other languages well enough...) to grab listings from the new online sky epg (http://www.sky.com/portal/site/skyco...ide/tvlistings). The listings are more complete than the epg available from radio times (there are more channels listed).

I have also included a description of how to read the data available from the epg in order to create your own grabber.

In order to use my grabber you need to download and install php from http://uk2.php.net/get/php-5.2.6-win.../from/a/mirror

Link: http://rapidshare.com/files/12422525...raber.rar.html

[Furtive]

Using the documentation in the package linked above, I've written what could become an "official" XMLTV grabber (in perl) for the sky.com EPG.

I'm hoping to get it included in the official XMLTV releases at some point, but you can download it here in the meantime: http://github.com/Floppy/tv_grab_uk_sky/tree/master

cheers,
James

[jumpjack]

I wrote un update to my Excel macro to download italian SKY EPG:
http://win98.altervista.org/SatGrabLC/

Is anybody able to use my source to update XMLTV to get it working again for italy?

[jzee]

Originally Posted by jumpjack

I wrote un update to my Excel macro to download italian SKY EPG:
http://win98.altervista.org/SatGrabLC/

Is anybody able to use my source to update XMLTV to get it working again for italy?

Just to let you guys know DJBlu has been working on an XML grabber for Sky UK and Italia taken from the broadcast (not web) EPG - instructions in this post (ignore 3, 6 and 7 if you don't have DVBViewer). DJ is working on a version that will automatically update DVBViewer, but it is not released yet.

[pkc]

This could be useful...

But is there anyway to grab selected channels.

[TheBrutalK]

This seems to have stopped working.

Word is that Sky made some changes on the website as some iPhone apps have broken at the same time.

[Mr Trim]

Open the cmd file in a text editor, search & replace:

www.sky.com/portletepg

with

epgservices.sky.com/tvlistings-proxy

All working perfectly again (for me anyway).

I love this grabber & couldn't do without it!

[Stevo86]

Can anybody confirm if this grabber still works?

[coopermanyorks]

Originally Posted by Mr Trim

I love this grabber & couldn't do without it!

I can't figure out what you do with it ?

[jzee]

Originally Posted by Stevo86

Can anybody confirm if this grabber still works?

EPGCollector does a similar thing but needs a sat card.