[python-uk] [OT] Petition to Make UK TV Listings Free for Use on the Web

[Pete Ryland]

On 04/05/07, Michael Foord <fuzzyman at voidspace.org.uk> wrote:
> Currently anyone publishing television listings in the UK is required by
> law under Schedule 17 of the Broadcasting Act 1990 to pay a royalty,
> which BDS (Broadcasting Data Services) collects on behalf of the
> broadcasters.

Interestingly, the radiotimes website has free (computer-parsable)
information available at xmltv.radiotimes.com.  BBC3, for example, is
available here:

http://xmltv.radiotimes.com/xmltv/45.dat

I wrote a program to convert this to actual xmltv format, which is here:

http://pdr.cx/projects/tv_grab_uk_pdr/main/

Regards,
Pete