Program Guide Not Flagging TV Episodes as New

Channels DVR Server
#1

I have use EPG.best to get a program guide to use Channels DVR. Episodes that I know are new are not getting flagged as new. Weird thing is, I use Plex with the same service just to see which I like better (so far I like Channels for the Live TV/DVR better as the commercial skip actually works unlike Plex) but Plex flags every program as new. So this makes doing the season pass difficult. A little easier in Plex because I can just set it to all programs but limit it to a channel AND time as where Channels only is limited to the Channel number. I'm just trying to find answers to see if this is a issue with EPG.best or is it an issue with Plex/Channels.

Anyone have a fix for this? I load the m3u and XML directly in Channels through EPG.best. For Plex I use XTeVe but use the M3U/XML through EPG.best.

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#2

Does the xml file show the episode as new?

#3

I wouldn't know how to check that. Any help to point me in the right direction would be appreciated.

#4

Look at your XML ..... See if it has the new tag.

  <programme start="20240426050000 +0000" stop="20240426053000 +0000" channel="2.1">
    <title>Jeopardy!</title>
    <desc>The Emmy-winning quiz show features a unique answer-and-question format.</desc>
    <category>Episode</category>
    <category>Series</category>
    <category>Game show</category>
    <icon src="https://tmsimg.fancybits.co/assets/p184056_b_h9_as.jpg?w=720&amp;h=540"></icon>
    <series-id system="tms">184056</series-id>
    <date>20240425</date>
    <episode-num system="tms">EP000023485408</episode-num>
    <episode-num system="onscreen">S40E164</episode-num>
    <episode-num system="xmltv_ns">39.163.</episode-num>
    <rating>
      <value>TV-G</value>
    </rating>
    <new></new>
    <credits>
      <actor>Ken Jennings</actor>
    </credits>
    <video>
      <quality>HDTV</quality>
    </video>
  </programme>
#5

All my XML file has is the channel name and logo. There's no data about each program. Unless I am looking in the wrong place. epg.best just gives me a link to put into channels as I do all the mapping and channel editing through that site. My apologies for my ignorance on this.

#6

It is worth pursuing the XML issue.

In case you don't get anywhere with solving the XML issue, you absolutely can add a condition for time in Channels.
This can be done on the server side in the advanced settings of the pass.

Let's see first how far you can go with solving the XML issue.

#7

You would need to open in a text editor and then search for the name of the affected show

#8

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