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Region: Melbourne

Just For Laughs Australia
'Dave Thornton, Cam Knight, Gretel Killeen, Akmal'
10 Shake, 7:30pm, Fri, 7 Jul 2023, 30 minutes

Just For Laughs Australia
'Dave Thornton, Lehmo, Corey White, Tommy Tiernan'
10 Shake, 8:00pm, Fri, 7 Jul 2023, 30 minutes

Both of the above are repeats.

Region: Melbourne

The IceTV guide has a significant error that if not fixed would prevent the show from being recorded correctly. All current IceTV EPG entries are incorrect.

Here's the IceTV entry for Monday:

Earth Science Investigators
'Follow the Breadcrumbs'
9Go!, 8:00am, Mon, 3 Jul 2023, 30 minutes
NEW SHOW
Having realised the connection between food and human energy, the Aliens must now work out if the humans' use of a portaloo is part of the same digestive cycle.
Ashlee Lollback, Arnijka Larcombe-Weate, Michael Balk
Series, Australia, English, Comedy, Season 1 Episode 1

Now according to both YourTV & Freeview:

https://www.yourtv.com.au/search?q=Earth%20Science%20Investigators&region=94

https://freeview.com.au/watch-tv/shows/2516cfa8-d078-42f8-97c8-a4c332020e5c

Earth Science Investigators starts at 7:30am & finishes at 8:00am ... not starting at 8:00am as listed in the IceTV guide.

Thankyou

["VICE Special Report"]

VICE
SBS VICELAND HD, 1:55am, Mon, 3 Jul 2023, 55 minutes
VICE is a fearless, raw approach to storytelling, tackling global issues usually overlooked by other media. From anti-government rebellions, to hotbeds of terrorist activity, to conflict and corruption, VICE uses an engrossing documentary style to bring unique perspective to events shaping the future.
Series, United States, English, Current Affairs, Documentary, News

The show isn't simply called: "VICE".  It's correct name is: "VICE Special Report".

This particular broadcast is the 6th episode of Season 01 called: Arming the Americas and is a repeat.

[In a significant move for the Australian broadcasting landscape, Network 10 is set to rebrand its multichannel, 10 Shake, as the Nickelodeon Channel, beginning Tuesday, 1 August.]

FYI...

In a significant move for the Australian broadcasting landscape, Network 10 is set to rebrand its multichannel, 10 Shake, as the Nickelodeon Channel, beginning Tuesday, 1 August.

https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2023/06/22/nickelodeon-moves-to-free-to-air-as-more-kids-content-departs-foxtel/

2 snippets:

Daytime programming will start with Nick Jr.'s family favourites, including popular preschool series such as PAW Patrol, Blue's Clues & You!, Baby Shark's Big Show!, Santiago Of The Seas, Bubble Guppies, and Blaze and the Monster Machines.

In a shift to cater to more mature audiences, the Nickelodeon channel will transform into Nick@Nite during the evenings, offering premium content including The Graham Norton Show, Gogglebox UK, The Middle, and a selection of movies from Paramount's vast entertainment library, featuring franchises such as Mission Impossible, Star Trek, Sherlock Holmes and Transformers.

*ALL IN GLORIOUS SD MPEG-2*

No Thanks.....

Just For Laughs Australia
'Series 8, Episode 2 - Zoe Coombs Marr, Ivan Aristeguieta, Jude Pearl'
10 Shake, 9:00pm, Sun, 25 Jun 2023, 30 minutes

The above is a repeat.

Killjoys is a Canadian Sci-Fi show that ran for 5 seasons from 2015 to 2019.

Is it really new to FTA TV in Australia?

And the Sci-Fi Channel decided to keep Killjoys and cancel Dark Matter on a cliff-hanger which was HEAPS better ... will never forgive them for that bit of stupidity.

FYI ...

Nine has made a change to its programming tonight following the death of the legendary Tina Turner (Wednesday local time).

Nine is showing the HBO documentary: Tina (2021) @ 7:30pm tonight (I presume in all markets).

Edit: Not sure if this is a repeat on FTA TV. It has previously been available on Foxtel here in Australia.

More info:
https://tvtonight.com.au/2023/05/nine-to-screen-tina-turner-doco.html

PS. If you haven't seen it, then may I suggest that you do so ... it's good, at least IMHO.

Q+A is currently marked as a repeat with the pgm description as for the episode broadcast last year on November 3rd ... also Jim Chalmers. Monday's episode is Season 16, Episode 16.

[Just For Laughs Australia]

Please note "Just For Laughs Australia" on Monday night:



Is not a repeat. It's the 1st episode of Season 9:



Can the IceTV EPG be updated accordingly. Thankyou.

[Timer]

I have a series recording setup for "The Drum". For the episode that is broadcasting as I type, on the IceTV website we have:



So it looks OK from IceTV. However, there's NO timer on my U4. What we have though in the U4 OpenWebif EPG list is:



That's Timer with a strikethrough.

I've never seen this before.

Does anyone know what's the likely cause?

I'm not aware of any issue with my U4, eg. power failure or whatever.

TIA

[New Series 23/4/23.]

In the New Series and in this weeks W/E viewing email we have:

The Black Death
New Series 23/4/23. In June 1348, the most devastating disease in history arrived on Britain's South coast from the continent. Dan Snow heads to ground zero in Melcombe Regis, Dorset. From here, he begins to trace the spread of the plague that will wipe out half of Britain's population over the next two years.
Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary

However, it's marked as a repeat in the IceTV guide itself.

[Beep and Mort]

Beep and Mort
'Too Much of a Good Swing / Beep's Home'
ABC TV Plus/Kids, 5:05am, Sun, 9 Apr 2023, 24 minutes
Beep and Mort follows the action-packed adventures of two unlikely best friends. Beep, a curious robot from the stars, and Mort, a cuddly creature from the leafy village of Mollyvale.
Series, 2021, Australia, English, Children, Entertainment, Season 1 Episode 21

This is a listing that the ABC has completely got wrong. There is NO episode 21.

https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/beep-and-mort-series-1-2022/39543/

The above is simply a double episode consisting of: S01E04 & S01E10, both of which have been broadcast multiple times before.

[Ready, Steady, Wiggle! -- 10am Monday 3rd April]

Ready, Steady, Wiggle! -- 10am Monday 3rd April

As currently in the IceTV EPG:



However, in the ABC EPG we have:



This is the 2nd time that a Season 4 episode has been incorrectly marked as a repeat, etc. simply because it has the same episode name used in a previous season.

Previously, S04E04 - This Little Piggy which has the same name but isn't a repeat of: S02E19 - This Little Piggy. Unfortunately, I didn't pick up the earlier error quick enough & consequently the episode wasn't recorded.

Hopefully, my post wont be ignored & the error will be fixed.

Thankyou.

[not]

Hopefully this post wont get ignored like most of recent posts have been. I guess I must be on some internal IceTV "ignore" list. I suppose we'll see...

Now that the current DNS issues are partially resolved for some, I would like to point out that:

The Story Of

'The Story Of Coffee'

SBS HD, 11:00am, Wed, 15 Feb 2023, 60 minutes
Join coffee roaster and social entrepreneur, Dean Cycon and Globe Trekker host, Judith Jones, as they unravel the secrets behind one of the world's favourite drinks, coffee. Dean and Judith chart the discovery of the bean in Ethiopia more than a thousand years ago, its journey into Arabia where it became a drink favoured among Moslems, and then to the growing number of coffee houses in the Ottoman Empire.

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Society & Culture, Season 1 Episode 6

did not get aired this morning at least on SBS Melbourne (and looking at the online EPG no where else as well).

Instead the SBS aired: The Story of Ramadan (which also started early compared to the start time of "The Story Of Coffee").

I don't know why or whatever & the SBS online EPG still has:

The Story Of Cheese
The Story Of Chocolate

scheduled for around 11am tomorrow & Friday.

Can you please update your database to indicate that the "Story of Coffee" episode did not broadcast, so that if SBS do so in the future it will be listed as a "new" episode. Thankyou.

Also, on SBS ONDemand the show is listed as: "The Story of ... Food" (Note this maybe just to differentiate between to 2 "Story Of" shows that are current available).

Link: https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-series/the-story-of-food

I'm 98% certain there was a timer set for: The Weekly With Charlie Pickering, tonight at 20:30, earlier this week, perhaps even as late as yesterday.

But at 8pm I noticed, thankfully in time, that there was no timer. Looking at IceTV:



After taking the above screenshot I selected the "Record this airing" option.

20 mins later we now have:

Code Select Expand

Recording Options
This show is waiting to be set by device Beyonwiz U4. This show is part of a series recording.
However, no timer has been set on my U4. I've even tried to resend all timers to my U4 with no affect.

OK, at 8:24 I now have a timer set.

My question is why? What caused the timer to be deleted or at least not being set for a 1st run TV episode that matched a series recording?

Thanks


BTW, Neither Tom Gleeson and Kitty Flanagan have been in the show for sometime now.

Gardening Australia
'My Garden Path - Lynne Stone - Textile & Botanical Artist'
ABC TV HD, 6:19pm, Sat, 28 Jan 2023, 9 minutes

NEW SHOW

Meet a botanical embroiderer who has travelled Australia collecting the inspiration for her intricate stitching, Australian flora.
Series, 2021, Australia, English, Lifestyle, Gardening, Season 32 Episode 2
Discover more Gardening Australia at The ABC Shop

This is only a Gardening Australia short or broadcast of a GA segment that the ABC often use as "filler" (and quite often isn't even listed in their EPG).

It's not the return season of GA which begins on Friday the 10th February, 2023 as per the comments in the New Show list (which also needs to be fixed).

This is effectively a repeat.

Melbourne

Big Fat Quiz Of The Year, SBS HD, 3:20am, Sat, 17 Dec 2022

Marked as 1st run, but given the date & time it's a repeat. Also, the SBS EPG has "Big Fat Quiz Of The Year 2021" listed as a repeat.

Re: 60 Minutes

From Nine's EPG, this weeks 60 minutes (Sunday 11th December) has the following description:

Solving aviation's greatest mystery. The man who says he's found doomed airliner MH370; plus, an Australian baby found alone in a Mexican church sets off a major police investigation to identify the child and locate her missing mother.

Both of these stories have been broadcast before:

MH370: Episode 3
Mexican Mystery: Episode 15

For Sunday 18th December we have:

An Australian solo sailor's remarkable survival after falling off his yacht in shark infested waters in the middle of nowhere; plus Sarah Abo joins supergroup KISS on their private jet-setting tour of Europe.

Fall Guy: Episode 21
Kiss & Tell: Episode 18

Reference: https://www.9now.com.au/60-minutes/2022/episodes

This is normal for 60 Minutes to repackage previous stories at this time of the year & if anything like previous years will be the case through to around February 2023.

Not sure what IceTV's policy is for such episodes.

So should IceTV mark them as repeats or not?

[not]

The Cook Up with Adam Liaw
'Christmas Dessert'
SBS Food, 7:00pm, Fri, 9 Dec 2022, 30 minutes
REPEAT

The above is not a repeat & it's also Season 03, Episode 90.

From the SBS EPG the episode description is:

Culinary queen Stephanie Alexander and Paralympian gold medallist Kurt Fearnley join Adam in The Cook Up Kitchen to make Christmas desserts.

Lego Masters
'Series 3, Episode 1'
9HD Melbourne, 7:00pm, Sun, 20 Nov 2022, 100 minutes
REPEAT
Hosted by Hamish Blake and judged by Ryan 'The Brickman' McNaught, Lego Masters sets teams of builders a task, a time limit and gives them endless supply of standard Lego bricks.
Series, Australia, English, Entertainment, Game Show, Season 3 Episode 1

Listing looks incorrect to me, should be:

LEGO Masters Bricksmas Special (2022) Part 1
Darren Palmer, Emma Watkins, Lincoln Lewis and Poh Ling Yeow will team up with contestants from the past in a festive celebration. Someone will take the honours with the best and most magical Christmas build.

Source: Nines' own EPG

I presume there are 2 parts as there was last year, with the 2nd part broadcast @ 19:00 Sunday week (27th).