In addition with WebEPG you may get up to 14 days EPG data! WebEPG uses the channels created by MediaPortal and let's you easily map them to the channel from the TV Guide site. One of the big advantages of WebEPG is that your channel names will automatically match the TV Channels you scan into MediaPortal. You can even create your own grabber for your preferred TV Listings website. It can grab data from about 100 different websites from over 30 different countries, with 'grabbers' added regularly.
It actually uses XMLTV format, but was designed by and for MediaPortal. WebEPG is a plugin provided with MediaPortal. Some require subscription or membership fees on the website. Note: Not all sources of XMLTV EPG data are free. WebGrab+Plus - more than 130 TV-guide sites worldwide.(see the supported sites).XMLTV GUI - especially for the UK (Radio Times,, Digiguide), North America (Schedules Direct), Denmakre (ONTV) and Israel (AZTV), with Lua scripting support for other sources.XMLTV mc2xml - using the XmlTv plugin and mc2xml program to download TV Listings from Windows Media Center (MSN/Micosoft), TitanTV, or Schedules Direct, - works for most countries including Canada and the US.This guide includes the following Setup Tutorials: XMLTV is an XML based file format for describing TV listings. There are a number of software tools that you can use to download your EPG data and import it into MediaPortal using the included XmlTV plugin - see TV Guide > EPG > XMLTV for some of the more popular tools. However, often DVB sources provide data only for the next 48 hours, which is not very useful for scheduling recordings. If you have a DVB TV Card and your TV broadcaster includes good EPG data this is the easiest method to use:
This guide presents the main methods plus several different Setup tutorials, with examples for specific regions/countries: DVB region, Service Provider and the quality of data available. There are many different ways to populate your EPG (via internet data and data received by your TV tuner).The best method depends on your TV Card. Having a reliable EPG makes your TV experience more like a commercial set top box (e.g. The Electronic Program Guide (EPG) is one of the most important parts of the MediaPortal TV system. How to get EPG (Electronic Program Guide) data for your TV Guide in MediaPortal Methods
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