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Guide data subscriptions for MythTV

Up until now, the preferred method of getting guide data for MythTV has been using free data from Zap2It DataDirect. The problem with free is that you have to fill out surveys every so often, and it doesn't have some of the higher-end features that other guide data services offer. Enter LxM Suite, which is selling subscription data to MythTV users for an initial cost of $30 for 6 months.

The upshot is that they offer better guide data, recommendations and new themes. They're also channeling some of the subscription money back into the MythTV community by funding the developers. Subscribers can even vote on features that they want and LxM will offer bounties based on what's popular. Take a look at their services page for more about what they're doing. This seems like a textbook example of creating a business around open source software, it will be interesting to see what comes out of their 6 month pilot.

by George Hotelling May 18, 2005 in News

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