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1.4.0 2025-04-17
- tv_grab_fi_sv: disable grabber (upstream site changes)
- tv_grab_fr: disable grabber (upstream Terms and Conditions)
- tv_grab_huro: disable Romanian listings (upstream site gone)
- tv_grab_it: disable grabber (upstream site changes)
* tv_grab_fi: improvements to episode/season handling and
upstream channel availability
* tv_grab_pt_vodafone: migrate to new upstream API and improvements to
quality of programme data
* tv_grab_uk_freeview: improvements to programme retrieval and handling,
web page cache is now used by default
* tv_grab_zz_sdjson: improvements to episode/season handling
* tv_grab_zz_sdjson_sqlite:
adds deaf-signed subtitles element support and
improves database handling
1.3.0 2024-02-24
+ tv_grab_uk_freeview: new grabber for UK Freeview schedules
- tv_grab_eu_epgdata: disable grabber (upstream site gone)
- tv_grab_na_dtv: disable grabber (upstream site changes)
- tv_grab_pt_meo: disable grabber (upstream site changes)
- tv_grab_uk_guide: disable grabber (upstream site changes)
* tv_grab_ch_search: fix setting of configured channels
* tv_grab_fi: updates for STAR Chanel/FOXTV rename, and YLE
data source (API key needs)
* tv_grab_zz_sdjson: improvements to episode/season handling
* tv_grab_zz_sdjson_sqlite:
improvements to episode/season handling,
3rd-party metadata, lineups handling, and more
1.2.1 2023-02-23
- tv_grab_ar: disable grabber
* tv_grab_fi_sv: update UserAgent to work with upstream changes
1.2.0 2023-02-19
- tv_grab_tr: disable grabber
* tv_grab_fi: improvements to handle upstream changes
* tv_grab_fr: improvements to channel name handling and
updates for upstream changes
* tv_grab_na_dd: add some debug info
* tv_grab_uk_tvguide: bug fixes and improvements
* tv_grab_zz_sdjson: support Schedules Direct redirection response
* tv_grab_zz_sdjson_sqlite:
improve rating agency data validation and update
documentation
* tv_merge: minor change to output handling
1.1.2 2022-04-18
* tv_grab_fi_sv: refresh internal channel map
* tv_grab_fr: improvements to channel name handling
ignore programmes when title is missing
* tv_grab_uk_tvguide: add alternative method to retrieve available channels
improvements to GMT/BST changeover handling
improvements to documentation and examples
1.1.1 2022-02-19
* tv_grab_uk_tvguide: improvements to channel-id handling
* QuickStart: documentation updates
1.1.0 2022-01-31
- tv_grab_eu_xmltvse: disable grabber
+ tv_grab_pt_meo: new grabber for Portugal (MEO)
+ tv_tmdb: new utility to augment listings with TMDB data
* tv_grab_fi: foxtv: improvements to programme data
telsu: disable listings source
* tv_grab_fi_sv: improved channel handling avoids downloading
data for unconfigured channels
* tv_grab_uk_tvguide: enhance data with programme URLs and images
* tv_grab_zz_sdjson_sqlite:
improvements to programme data
* tv_imdb: improvements to film and series matching
* xmltv.dtd: add 'system' attribute to 'url' element
add 'image' element to 'programme'
add 'image' and 'url' as sub-elements to credits
1.0.0 2021-02-07
+ tv_grab_ch_search: re-enable fixed grabber
* tv_grab_eu_xmltvse: fetch listings over SSL
* tv_grab_fi: many improvements to listings parsers
* tv_grab_na_dtv: fetch listings over SSL
* tv_grab_pt_vodafone: more reliable SSL conections using recent
OpenSSL versions
* tv_grab_uk_tvguide: improvements to XMLTV ID compliance
- tv_grab_dk_dr: disable grabber (source site gone)
- tv_grab_uk_bleb: disable grabber (source site gone)
* tv_grep: allow regex filtering on channel ID
* tv_imdb: significant reductions in memory consumption
* Windows build: migrate to PAR::Packer
0.6.3 2020-08-22
- tv_grab_ch_search: disable deprecated grabber
0.6.2 2020-08-21
- tv_grab_dotmedia: disable deprecated grabber
- tv_grab_se_tvzon: disable deprecated grabber
- tv_grab_dtv_la: disable broken grabber
- tv_grab_il: disable broken grabber
- tv_grab_pt_meo: disable broken grabber
- tv_grab_se_swedb: disable broken grabber
* XMLTV.pm: update handling of reading from STDIN due to
XML::Parser adopting 3-arg open
* tv_grab_ch_search: handle upstream cookies
* tv_grab_eu_epgdata: various fixes and improvements
* tv_grab_fi: various fixes and improvements
* tv_grab_fr: update grabber due to upstream changes
* tv_grab_huro: use https source site URLs
* tv_grab_it: fix overlapping/duplicate programmes
* tv_grab_na_dd: use https source site URLs
* tv_grab_na_dtv: various fixes and improvements
* tv_grab_pt_vodafone: various fixes and improvements
* tv_grab_uk_tvguide: various fixes and improvements
* tv_grab_zz_sdjson_sqlite:
many fixes and improvements
0.6.1 2019-02-21
* IMPORTANT *
tv_grab_eu_dotmedia and tv_grab_se_tvzon are deprecated and will be
removed in the next release of XMLTV. Please switch to the new
tv_grab_eu_xmltvse grabber as soon as possible.
+ tv_grab_eu_xmltvse: new grabber for Europe
+ tv_grab_pt_vodafone: new grabber for Portugal
- tv_grab_es_laguiatv: disable broken grabber
- tv_grab_fr_kazer: disable broken grabber
- tv_grab_in_toi: disable broken grabber
- tv_grab_nl: disable broken grabber
* tv_grab_eu_epgdata: include fanart URLs in output
* tv_grab_fi: add new ampparit and telsu sources
* tv_grab_il: update grabber due to upstream changes
* tv_grab_is: now only provides RUV channels
* tv_grab_zz_sdjson_sqlite:
improvements to lineup management
add support for TheTVDB metadata
* tv_augment: new rules to improve episode numbering
logging must now be enabled explicitly
* tv_count/tv_merge: mandatory command line options for files
* tv_imdb: migrate to new URL for archived IMDB data
0.6.0 2019-02-18
* TRIAL RELEASE *
- tv_grab_pt_vodafone: new grabber for Portugal
- tv_grab_es_laguiatv: disable broken grabber
- tv_grab_fr_kazer: disable broken grabber
- tv_grab_in_toi: disable broken grabber
- tv_grab_nl: disable broken grabber
- tv_grab_eu_epgdata: include fanart URLs in output
- tv_grab_fi: add new ampparit and telsu sources
- tv_grab_il: update grabber due to upstream changes
- tv_grab_is: now only provides RUV channels
- tv_grab_zz_sdjson_sqlite:
improvements to lineup management
add support for TheTVDB metadata
- tv_augment: new rules to improve episode numbering
- tv_imdb: migrate to new URL for archived data
0.5.70 2017-11-28
- tv_grab_eu_egon: removed broken grabber
- tv_grab_fi_sv: re-enable Swidish language linstings of Finnish TV channels
- tv_grab_sd_json: renamed to tv_grab_zz_sdjson (not country specific)
0.5.69 2017-01-24
- tv_grab_zz_sdjson_sqlite:
add additional grabber for Schedule Direct's fee-based
SD-JSON service. Supports 50+ countries.
http://www.schedulesdirect.org/regions
- tv_grab_hr: removed broken grabber
- tv_grab_pt: removed broken grabber
- tv_grab_uk_atlas: removed due to new target site rules
- tv_grab_fi: major changes, need to run configure again
- tv_grab_sd_json/tv_grab_zz_sdjson:
major speed improvements.
This grabber is replicated as tv_grab_zz_sdjson and will
only be available via the new name in the next release.
Please switch to the new name.
0.5.68 2016-06-02
- tv_grab_sd_json: new grabber for ScheduleDirect.org's
SD-JSON service ($$) includes coverage for 50+ countries
0.5.67 2015-08-25
- tv_grab_tr: new grabber for Turkey
- tv_grab_za: broken grabber removed
- tv_augment: new tool to assist in augmenting/tweaking listings data
0.5.66 2014-10-21
- tv_garb_na_tvmedia: new grabber for US/Canada
- tv_grab_ar: adjustments for site changes
- tv_grab_is: adjustments for site changes
- tv_grab_na_dd: adjustments for source changes
- tv_grab_na_dtv: now uses parallel processes
- tv_grab_pt: adjustments for site changes
- tv_sort: major performance fixes
0.5.65 2014-05-09
- tv_grab_dk_dr: fixed for source site changes
- tv_grab_dtv_la (AR,CL,CO,DO,EC,PE,PR,UY,VE):
reinstate grabber after fixes for source site changes
- tv_grab_es_laguiatv: fixes for source site changes
- tv_grab_fi: improve series subtitles
- tv_grab_fi_sv: reinstate grabber after fixes for source site changes
- tv_grab_huro (HU,RO,CZ,SK):
bug fixes & fixed grabber to work on all sites
- tv_grab_is: fixes for validation errors
- tv_grab_pt: fixed for source site changes
- tv_grab_pt_meo: bug fixes and performance improvements
- tv_grab_nl: reinstate grabber after fixes for source site changes
- tv_grab_uk_atlas: minor bug fix & changes
- tv_grab_uk_guardian: minor bug fixes & improvements
- tv_grab_uk_tvguide: minor bug fixes & improvements
- tv_cat: concatenate files with dissimilar character encodings
- tv_imdb: fix character encoding of merged data. Add keywords. Add Plot Summary
- tv_to_text & tv_to_latex:
add optional output of programme description
0.5.64 2013-12-23
- tv_grab_huro: fixes for source site changes
- tv_count: new utility
- tv_merge: new utility
- tv_grab_uk_guardian: new grabber
- tv_grab_uk_tvguide: new grabber
- tv_grab_uk_atlas: new grabber
- tv_grab_na_icon: removed due to source site changes
- tv_grab_dr_dk: removed due to source site changes
0.5.63 2012-06-14
- tv_grab_uk_rt: fix bug in 0.5.62 release
- tv_grab_dtv_la: remove broken grabber
- tv_grab_ee: remove broken grabber
- tv_grab_es_miguiatv: remove broken grabber
- tv_grab_nl: remove broken grabber
- tv_grab_pt: remove broken grabber
- tv_grab_uk_rt: addition of lineups support for easier configuration,
improved unicode handling, and 6-7x performance
increase with changed date/time handling
- tv_augment_tz: new filter to convert floating time to explicit time
0.5.62 2012-06-10
- xmltv.dtd: add a lang attribute to review elements
- tv_grab_uk_rt: improved unicode handling
- tv_grab_pt_meo: added back to xmltv.exe
- tv_grab_eu-epgdata: added back to xmltv.exe
0.5.61 2011-06-22
- tv_grab_ar: replace switch statements to maintain backwards compatibility
- tv_grab_is: replace switch statements to maintain backwards compatibility
0.5.60 2011-06-21
- tv_grab_fr_kazer: new graber for kazer.org
- tv_grab_ar: rewrite! back in distro
- tv_grab_fi: rewrite! back in distro
- tv_grab_re: disable broken grabber
- tv_grab_na_dtv: disable broken grabber
0.5.59 2010-11-22
- tv_grab_pt_meo: new grabber (MEO from SAPO in Portugal)
- tv_grab_fi_sv: new grabber (listings for Finland in Swedish)
0.5.58 2010-09-07
- tv_grab_in: new grabber for India (now live)
- tv_grab_ar: removed due to target site changes (will re-add when fixed)
- find_grabbers: now runs much faster
0.5.57 2010-04-21
- tv_grab_in: new grabber for India (experimental)
- tv_grab_il: new grabber for Israel
- tv_grab_nl: new grabber for Netherlands
(old grabber reactivated, works fine)
- tv_grab_dk_dr: re-release of Danish grabber after re-write
- tv_grab_es_laguiatv: channel icons added
- tv_grab_fr: major code cleanup with new features added
- tv_grab_uk_rt: many changes, upgrade strongly recommended
- xmltv.dtd: add support for composer and editor credit roles;
add review element; add channel "transport-id" element added
- Miscellaneous: fixes for POD syntax errors
fixes for new versions (6.00+) of Date::Manip module and DST handling
0.5.56 2009-08-10
- tv_grab_it_dvb: new grabber for Italian DVB-S streams
- tv_grab_huro: add Slovakian episode parsing
- tv_grab_uk_rt: improve UTF8 support, improve actor support
- tv_grab_za: South African grabber fixed
0.5.55 2009-03-14
- tv_grab_huro: add Czech and Slovenia support
- tv_grab_is: added support for timeshifted channels.
- tv_grab_it: lots of fixes
- tv_grab_pt: bugfix for latest site changes.
- tv_grab_uk_rt: improve title and credits processing
- tv_grab_br_net: disable broken grabber
- tv_grab_es: disable broken grabber
- tv_grab_jp: disable broken grabber
- tv_grab_za: disable broken grabber
0.5.54 2009-01-14
- tv_grab_be: removed due to source site blocking
- tv_grab_eu_epgdata: should now work on win32
- tv_grab_id: add 3 more backends
- tv_grab_na_dd: add Movie and Sports category
- tv_grab_uk_rt: add support for Sky Arts 2
- tv_check: add --season-reset switch to change everything to 'title-only'
0.5.53 2008-09-02
- tv_grab_dk_dr: new grabber for Denmark
- tv_grab_ar: now supports 2 data sources
- tv_grab_dk: remove broken grabber
- tv_grab_eu_epgdata: added category support, stop times, age-rating, more
*NOTE* fixes to tv_grab_eu_epgdata episode-num will
break duplicate detection in MythTV
- tv_grab_huro: fix --offset problem and data source changes
- tv_grab_is: fixed for upstream changes; minor fix to midnight handling
- tv_grab_na_dd: add auto-config config file option
- tv_grab_na_icons: adjust to site changes
- tv_grab_uk_rt: improve episode numbering
0.5.52 2008-07-14
- tv_grab_il: removed broken grabber
- tv_grab_nl_wolf: removed broken grabber
- tv_grab_be: responding to source site changes
- tv_grab_fr: better title detection
- tv_grab_huro: now generates stop times
- tv_grab_na_dtv: responding to source site changes
- tv_grab_pt: responding to source site changes
- tv_grab_re: better season/episode number handling
- tv_grab_uk_rt: lots of improvements
- tv_grab_za: improve episode tags
0.5.51 2008-02-18
- tv_grab_es_miguiatv: new grabber for Spain
- tv_grab_eu_epgdata: new European grabber ($)
- tv_grab_nc: remove broken grabber
- tv_grab_nl: remove broken grabber
- tv_grab_no: remove broken grabber
- tv_grab_br_net: adapted for changes on the grabbed website
- tv_grab_fi: misc fixes for site changes
- tv_grab_fr: update for site changes
- tv_grab_it: add new data source and speed improvment
- tv_grab_na_dtv: misc fixes
- tv_grab_re: misc fixes
- tv_grab_uk_rt: add title/subtitle processing for consistant programme
info, add support for timeshifted and part-time
channels, improve support for non-english characters
and bad characters
- XMLTV.pm: add Programme->Video->Quality attribute
- IMDB.pm: misc fixes
0.5.50 2007-11-05
- tv_grab_eu_epgdata: new grabber for the commercial epgdata.com service ($)
- tv_grab_na_dtv: new grabber for North America Direct TV users
- tv_grab_fr: improves Color/B&W detection, autocorrect, actors, director field parsing
- tv_grab_uk_rt: improved bad character handling. Added "recommended" and "deaf-signed" notations.
- tv_grab_il: replace Locale::Hebrew module to Text::Bidi due licensing problems
- tv_check: skip --myreplaytv as MyReplayTV.com has been discontinued.
- XMLTV::Supplement: add new capability to many grabbers. Those grabbers
will now check an xmltv.org web server for channel-id
and other supplemental information. This ensures more
current versions and should make new channels available
sooner for affected grabbers.
- xmltv.dtd: add "system" attribute to <star-ratings>
<star-ratings> now allows multiple instances
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