Hi, Willy
In addition to your database I also use some others and in a Russian one I discovered something really interesting and I was wondering if you could establish something similar.
This particular EPG source can be found here http://iptvx.one/epg/epg.xml.gz and when opening it, it offers (among many other specific channels) right on top the following options:
<channel id="no_epg"><display-name>NO EPG</display-name></channel> <channel id="no_epg_cinema"><display-name>NO EPG Cinema</display-name></channel> <channel id="no_epg_mult"><display-name>NO EPG Mult</display-name></channel> <channel id="no_epg_music"><display-name>NO EPG Music</display-name></channel> <channel id="no_epg_news"><display-name>NO EPG News</display-name></channel> <channel id="no_epg_sport"><display-name>NO EPG Sport</display-name></channel> <channel id="no_epg_xxx"><display-name>NO EPG XXX</display-name></channel>
That means, one can assign very simple EPG data to channels (sat, cable or IPTV) that have otherwise no EPG source at all available (e.g. KCTV North Korea).
For example, if you assign "no_epg_cinema" to a channel, then in the bouquet list "Кино нонстоп" will be displayed, which means "Cinema nonstop", and this in 2 hours long segments:
<programme start="20210226100000 +0300" stop="20210226120000 +0300" channel="no_epg_cinema"><title lang="ru">Кино нонстоп</title></programme> <programme start="20210226120000 +0300" stop="20210226140000 +0300" channel="no_epg_cinema"><title lang="ru">Кино нонстоп</title></programme> <programme start="20210226140000 +0300" stop="20210226160000 +0300" channel="no_epg_cinema"><title lang="ru">Кино нонстоп</title></programme>
I do use that option for a few IPTV channels just to avoid blank channels in the bouquet list, but it would be more useful, if it was not in Cyrillic letters, but in Latin ones. And therefore my questions is, whether you could include something similar in your database, for example:
<channel id="no_epg"> => and showing just "Current programme"
<channel id="no_epg_cinema"> => and showing just "Movie"
<channel id="no_epg_mult"> => and showing just "Current programme"
<channel id="no_epg_music"> => and showing just "Music"
<channel id="no_epg_news"> => and showing just "News"
<channel id="no_epg_sport"> => and showing just "Sports programme"
<channel id="no_epg_xxx"> => and showing just "Current programme" (or "Do they get married later on?" )
Would something like this possible? Or do you know other ways for me to achieve a similar result and fill EPG gaps?
Best regards