lundi 12 septembre 2016

"Masterpiece" is screwed up, and it's the Rovi data

So I have two TiVos, a Premiere with the new data, and an HD that still has the old version.

Before the update I had three "Masterpiece" onepasses -- for Classic, Mystery! and Contemporary. These caught almost all "Masterpiece" programming except for a few high-profile shows that Masterpiece put under the "_______ on Masterpiece" titles (Downton Abbey's last few seasons had this, for example.)

When the Rovi data took over, none of these OP's had any upcoming recordings. Neither did the generic "Masterpiece" title I found.

Last night I had set up the Premiere to record "Churchill's Secret on Masterpiece" (as it was listed) manually because none of the four OP's I know have for Masterpiece caught it.

On the HD, though, the Classic onepass caught it and it was just listed as Masterpiece Classic. So this isn't an issue with how PBS is sending out the data, it's how Rovi is using it. They are choosing to make each Masterpiece movie or series an individual show.

This is annoying as it means it's going to be up to me to keep up with what's on Masterpiece and when, and either set up individual recordings or a bunch of onepasses to catch all of these shows. It's kind of directly against the "set it and forget it" TiVo philosophy.

This isn't a lineup issue and I'm sure general support won't care. Is there anyone who's eyeballs we can put this in front of who might help? Or does anyone have any other ideas?

I've already thought about an ARWL for the word "Masterpiece" but that will catch an awful lot of junk. The hosts of the series are no longer listed in the cast, so that won't work either.


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