No EPG on French TV channels

liberteegalite2 Posted messages 1169 Status Membre -  
liberteegalite2 Posted messages 1169 Status Membre -
Hello,

On all French channels, whether in HD or SD and on all frequencies, the electronic program guide grids are not filled in; they are empty. Consequently, I find it a glaring lack of information for viewers like us.

In comparison to German channels, where all EPG grids are filled in with TV programs for up to a week.

Maybe I haven't been able to find the way to access the filled-in EPG; however, despite pressing the "guide" button on the remote control, it remains strangely empty. I kindly ask for your guidance; thank you very much.
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stewartia Posted messages 12469 Status Membre 2 936
 
The program guides are subject to rights, the publishing union to name it, if the manufacturer or distributor of a device does not comply with these rights, you will not have them.
You have the Toshiba STB2F recorder which has an EPG for 10 to 15 days depending on the channels, soon the connected decoders Xeobox from the brand Xeofix.
Otherwise, if you have the appropriate equipment, you have a paid system: http://www.hdland.fr/nas/1824-ve-hotech-abonnement-epg-1-an-par-ve-hotech.html
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liberteegalite2 Posted messages 1169 Status Membre 12
 
Hello,

It's a shame that a TV program becomes paid when, back in the 1990s, the EPG was well-informed for free on all French channels. Anyway, I don't see why the publishing union holds the rights because it's purely TV (audiovisual), and only the TV channels should have that monopoly.

P.S. Logically, the EPG should be part of the VAT expenses (for television) rather than that of the publishing union, am I wrong?
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liberteegalite2 Posted messages 1169 Status Membre 12
 
Exactly, it should be generalized across all channels without exception. When you take, for example, TF1 HD or F2 HD, etc., on ASTRA 19.2, on your LCD TV, and you realize that its EPG is sadly empty, it’s really frustrating; this anomaly completely messes up your entire setup.
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