Tribune Media
Introduction
TMS EPG data is collected using 3 different files. These files are schedules.xml, programs.xml and sources.xml. Only schedules.xml file should be specified as a data source. Other files are processed automatically.
TMS resources: http://www.TMSResource.com
Documentation
Please refer to Tribune Media Documentation
MAPPING TMS TO ICAREUS EIT DATABASE
| Icareus | File | Node | Attribute | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| service id | sources.xml | name | - | service id is defined from the list of configured services based on the source name. |
| start date | schedules.xml | event | date | |
| start time | schedules.xml | time | - | The first available value is used. |
| duration | schedules.xml | tv | dur | |
| content type | programs.xml | genre | genreId | The first available id is used. Please, refer to the attached spreadsheet to check TMS genres <-> DVB content types mapping. |
| free CA mode | - | - | - | always set to 0 |
| language code | programs.xml | title | lang | converted from ISO 639-1 to ISO 639-2 |
| name | programs.xml | titles | - | |
| short description | programs.xml | descriptions | - | The shortest one is used. |
| long description | programs.xml | descriptions | - | The longest one is used. |
| PG rating | schedules.xml | tvRating | - | Only 'USA Parental Rating' type is processed. |
TMS data files can be too big. As a result, it may take up to 1-2 hours to parse all the data.
Sample Files
schedules.xml<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><on xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="on_schedules_2.0.xsd" schemaVersion="2.0"><header><content>On(r) TV: Schedules</content><created>2012-10-05</created><copyright>Copyright 2012 Tribune Media Services. All rights reserved.</copyright><start>2012-10-05T00:00:00</start><period>P14D</period></header><schedules type="tv"><schedule sourceId="10021" prgSvcId="10021"><event TMSId="EP000000211476" date="2012-10-05"><times><time>00:00</time></times><tv dur="PT01H00M"></tv><tvRating body="USA Parental Rating">TVPG</tvRating><quals>CC|Stereo|Premiere|HDTV</quals></event><event TMSId="EP000000211477" date="2012-10-05"><times><time>01:00</time></times><tv dur="PT01H00M"></tv></event></schedule></schedules></on> |
programs.xml<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><on xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="on_programs_2.0.xsd" schemaVersion="2.0"><header><content>On(r) TV: Programs</content><created>2012-10-05</created><copyright>Copyright 2012 Tribune Media Services. All rights reserved.</copyright><start>2012-10-05T00:00:00</start><period>P14D</period></header><programs><program TMSId="EP000000211476" rootId="9503060" connectorId="SH000000210000" seriesId="184299"><titles><title size="120" type="full" lang="en">20/20</title></titles><descriptions><desc size="255" type="plot" lang="en">Victims of stalker and murderer Waseem Daker discuss his conviction.</desc><desc size="100" type="plot" lang="en">Victims of stalker and murderer Waseem Daker discuss his conviction.</desc><desc size="60" type="plot" lang="en">Victims of stalker and murderer Waseem Daker speak out.</desc><desc size="40" type="plot" lang="en">Waseem Daker's victims speak out.</desc></descriptions><cast><member personId="68086" ord="01"><role>Anchor</role><name nameId="68086"><first>Elizabeth</first><last>Vargas</last></name></member><member personId="354875" ord="02"><role>Anchor</role><name nameId="363749"><first>Chris</first><last>Cuomo</last></name></member></cast><progType>Series</progType><genres><genre genreId="157">Newsmagazine</genre></genres><origAirDate>2012-10-05</origAirDate><colorCode>Color</colorCode><episodeInfo><title size="150" type="full" lang="en">Stalked</title></episodeInfo><sourceType>Network</sourceType></program><program TMSId="EP000000211477" rootId="9503065" connectorId="SH000000210000" seriesId="184299"><titles><title size="120" type="full" lang="en">20/20</title></titles><cast><member personId="68086" ord="01"><role>Anchor</role><name nameId="68086"><first>Elizabeth</first><last>Vargas</last></name></member><member personId="354875" ord="02"><role>Anchor</role><name nameId="363749"><first>Chris</first><last>Cuomo</last></name></member></cast><progType>Series</progType><genres><genre genreId="157">Newsmagazine</genre></genres><origAirDate>2012-10-12</origAirDate><colorCode>Color</colorCode><sourceType>Network</sourceType></program></programs></on>Sources.xml<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><on xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="on_sources_2.0.xsd" schemaVersion="2.0"><header><content>On(r) TV: Sources</content><created>2012-10-05</created><copyright>Copyright 2012 Tribune Media Services. All rights reserved.</copyright><start>2012-10-05T00:00:00</start><period>P14D</period></header><sources><prgSvcs><prgSvc sourceId="10002" prgSvcId="10002"><name>3 Angels</name><address><city>West Frankfort</city><state>IL</state><postalCode>62896</postalCode><country>USA</country></address><type>Satellite</type><timeZone>Central Observing</timeZone><callSign>3ANGELS</callSign><edLangs><edLang>en</edLang></edLangs><bcastLangs><bcastLang>en</bcastLang></bcastLangs><images><image type="image/png" width="360" height="270" primary="true" category="Logo"><URI>h3/NowShowing/10002/s10002_h3_aa.png</URI></image><image type="image/png" width="90" height="67" primary="true" category="Logo"><URI>h4/NowShowing/10002/s10002_h4_aa.png</URI></image><image type="image/png" width="180" height="135" primary="true" category="Logo"><URI>h5/NowShowing/10002/s10002_h5_aa.png</URI></image></images></prgSvc><prgSvc sourceId="10021" prgSvcId="10021"><name>AMC</name><address><city>Jericho</city><state>NY</state><postalCode>11753</postalCode><country>USA</country></address><type>Satellite</type><timeZone>Eastern Observing</timeZone><callSign>AMC</callSign><edLangs><edLang>en</edLang></edLangs><bcastLangs><bcastLang>en</bcastLang></bcastLangs><images><image type="image/png" width="360" height="270" category="Logo"><URI>h3/NowShowing/10021/s10021_h3_ba.png</URI></image><image type="image/png" width="90" height="67" category="Logo"><URI>h4/NowShowing/10021/s10021_h4_ba.png</URI></image><image type="image/png" width="90" height="67" primary="true" category="Logo"><URI>h4/NowShowing/10021/s10021_h4_aa.png</URI></image><image type="image/png" width="360" height="270" primary="true" category="Logo"><URI>h3/NowShowing/10021/s10021_h3_aa.png</URI></image><image type="image/png" width="180" height="135" primary="true" category="Logo"><URI>h5/NowShowing/10021/s10021_h5_aa.png</URI></image><image type="image/png" width="180" height="135" category="Logo"><URI>h5/NowShowing/10021/s10021_h5_ba.png</URI></image></images></prgSvc></prgSvcs></sources></on>Related Articles
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