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Some show descriptions include '?' in place of unicode symbols eg "It?s nearly the halfway point of the series" (SBS Viceland, Taskmaster UK S4 Ep4 monday night). This is on-site, not exclusive to any specific PVR. The original data from SBS says "It's" with a fancy ' (https://unicodeplus.com/U+2019) instead of a plain ' (https://unicodeplus.com/U+0027)

Would it be possible to map ' to ' in the guide data so it doesn't get converted to a question mark? I don't notice this very often so I'm guessing you do already have mappings in place for the most common cases.

EDIT: The forum has automatically replaced the unicode symbol in this post with the plaintext version, please have a look at the unicode links to see the actual symbols.

With the server changes now providing more accurate ABC times (love it!) would it be possible to get program images automatically too for ABC or other networks?

How can we get thumbnails added to the guide data? The weekly email update has lots of good pictures, but the website and my PVR is mostly blank or has outdated pictures.

Masterchef has no picture in the guide despite being one of the most popular shows on IceTV in the next 7 days. Here's one that could be used



Sourced from https://tenplay.com.au/channel-ten/masterchef

My Kitchen Rules has no picture in the guide despite being one of the most popular shows on IceTV in the next 7 days. Here's one that could be used



Sourced from https://7plus.com.au/my-kitchen-rules

Is there a particular source that is preferred for images? I've gone with the network promotional images or official show websites where possible. All images were declared in og:image metatag at linked sources unless specified otherwise.


Programs with no image and a link to one that could be used

9-1-1 (ID 48227) - New Image (Source)
ABC News (ID 417) - New Image (Source) Generic ABC News program image
Australian Story (ID 426) - New Image (Source)
Australian Survivor - Champions V Contenders (ID 47170) - New Image (Source)
Bad Mothers (ID 49293) - New Image (Source)
Bride And Prejudice (ID 45342) - New Image (Source) 2018 / season 2
Cardinal (ID 46703) - New Image (Source)
Chicago Fire (ID 37615) - New Image (Source)
Chicago Med (ID 44910) - New Image (Source)
Doctor Doctor (ID 44409) - New Image (Source)
Escape To The Country (ID 23239) - New Image (Source)
FBI (ID 48667) - New Image (Source)
Gogglebox (ID 39746) - New Image (Source)
Grand Designs Australia (ID 47586) - New Image (Source) no logo, but has host
Grand Designs New Zealand (ID 44019) - New Image (Source) no logo, but has host
How To Stay Married (ID 48798) - New Image (Source)
I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here (ID 39661) - New Image (Source)
Kevin Can Wait  (ID 44906) - New Image (Source)
Madam Secretary (ID 39348) - New Image (Source)
Major Crimes (ID 36172) - New Image (Source)
Manhunt (ID 49613) - New Image (Source)
Married At First Sight (ID 39639) - New Image (Source) 2019 / season 6
Murdoch Mysteries (ID 43208) - New Image (Source)
My Kitchen Rules (ID 23989) - New Image (Source) 2019 / 10th season
Pine Gap (ID 47228) - New Image (Source)
Poldark (ID 39753) - New Image (Source)
Rake (ID 27001) - New Image (Source)
Rosehaven (ID 44613) - New Image (Source)
The Bachelorette (ID 39747) - New Image (Source) 2018 / season 3
The Blacklist (ID 36564) - New Image (Source)
The Block (ID 26455) - New Image (Source) 2018 / season 14
The Cry (ID 49227) - New Image (Source)
The Good Doctor (ID 46753) - New Image (Source)
The Resident (ID 47434) - New Image (Source)
The Supervet (ID 44699) - New Image (Source)
This Is Us (ID 45367) - New Image (Source)
True Story With Hamish & Andy (ID 46002) - New Image (Source)
Vera (ID 31520) - New Image (Source)
Wanted (ID 42597) - New Image (Source)
Young Sheldon (ID 47585) - New Image (Source)

These channel logos are using an old design
9Go http://images.icetv.com.au/channels/go-v2.png - New one https://www.9now.com.au/ https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/vms-tv-images-prod/2015/11/12/9Go_Colour_RGB.png
9Gem http://images.icetv.com.au/channels/gem-v2.png - New one https://www.9now.com.au/ https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/vms-tv-images-prod/2015/11/13/9Gem_Colour_RGB.png
NITV http://images.icetv.com.au/channels/nitv-v2.png - New one https://www.sbs.com.au/guide/channel/NITV https://www.sbs.com.au/guide/profiles/sbsdistribution/themes/guide/images/logos/NITV.png
ABC Comedy / Kids http://images.icetv.com.au/channels/abc2-v2.png - New one http://www.abc.net.au/tv/channels/abc2.htm http://www.abc.net.au/tv/gateway/images/background_abc2_logo.png for ABC Comedy


These channel logos have minor issues
7Flix's logo has artefacts at the bottom http://images.icetv.com.au/channels/7flix-v1.png
SBS HD's logo is red which doesn't match the current SBS branding (and all other SBS channels are either black or white on IceTV) but the actual shape is still current. The current black logo can be seen here https://www.sbs.com.au/guide/channel/SBSHD
7Mate's logo is washed out and fairly low visual quality http://images.icetv.com.au/channels/seven-mate-v2.png

How do we go about requesting/submitting updates or adding new logos for channels and programs?

Are there any rules for submitting images for shows? A lot of shows are missing one or have old ones. Do the images have to be ripped from a recording or can they be sourced from official promotional material or wikipedia galleries etc?

Here's some resources that might be useful for updating some of the channel logos

ABC Comedy - used logo is for ABC2 branding
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/gateway/images/abc2_selected.png [ABC.net.au]
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/gateway/images/background_abc2_logo.png [ABC.net.au]
http://www.freeview.com.au/media/2460/asset-2_2xlime.jpg [Freeview]

NITV - used logo is older NITV design
https://www.sbs.com.au/guide/profiles/sbsdistribution/themes/guide/images/logos/NITV.png [SBS.com.au]

9GEM - used logo is for older GEM branding
https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/vms-tv-images-prod/2015/11/13/9Gem_Colour_RGB.png [9now]
http://freeviewcdn.azureedge.net/images/network_logos/logo_with_bg/9GEM.png [Freeview]

9GO - used logo is for older GO branding
https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/vms-tv-images-prod/2015/11/12/9Go_Colour_RGB.png [9now]
http://freeviewcdn.azureedge.net/images/network_logos/logo_with_bg/9GO.png [Freeview]

SBS HD - used logo is slightly outdated design
https://www.sbs.com.au/guide/profiles/sbsdistribution/themes/guide/images/logos/SBSHD.png [SBS.com.au]

7HD - uses the normal 7 logo
http://freeviewcdn.azureedge.net/images/network_logos/logo_with_bg/7HD.png [Freeview]
https://s.yimg.com/ea/img/-/170809/598af7fd7df8f_seven_hd.png [Yahoo7]

7Flix - used logo has artefacts on the bottom line
http://freeviewcdn.azureedge.net/images/network_logos/logo_with_bg/7FLIX.png [Freeview]
https://s.yimg.com/ea/img/-/170809/598af7fd247ab_seven_flix.png [Yahoo7]

7Mate - used logo has artefacts on the left and general low quality image
http://freeviewcdn.azureedge.net/images/network_logos/7mate.png [Freeview]
https://s.yimg.com/ea/img/-/170809/598af7fdd6cfb_seven_mate.png [Yahoo7]