Service
Contains information about a television service.
Elements
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|
| City | String | Name of the city served in less than 20 characters. |
| MSO | String | Name of the television service provider in less than 40 characters.
MSO stands for multiservice operator, and although the term applies only to cable and satellite providers, national and broadcast services are also reported here. |
| MSOID | String | ID of the television service provider in less than 10 characters. |
| Name | String | Name of the service.
Note: This property is now deprecated. Use SystemName as the source of the service provider name instead. |
| ServiceClass | String | Type of service and channel lineup offered.
| Value | Description |
|---|
| CATV | Cable TV. |
| DBS | Direct broadcast satellite, such as DIRECTV and Dish Network. |
| Hospitals | Hospitals and nursing homes. See Note 2 below. |
| Hotels, Condos | Hotels and condos. See Note 2 below. |
| IPTV Providers | IPTV provider. See Note 2 below. |
| MATV | MATV (apartment complexes). See Note 2 below. |
| Mult Dis Systems | Multidistribution systems. See Note 2 below. |
| Non Cable Customer | Non-cable customer. Used for Rovi US national channel lineups and Rovi test lineups. |
| Other SMATV | Other type of SMATV system (colleges/prisons). See Note 2 below. |
| Over the Air Broadcast | Over-the-air broadcast. |
| Reference Account | Reference account. |
| Telco | Telco, such as Verizon FiOS and AT&T U-Verse. |
Note 1: The most common types in use are CATV, DBS, and Over the Air Broadcast.
Note 2: SMATV (Single Master Antenna Television) systems receive a single satellite feed
and distribute content throughout a property via cable, L-Band, or LAN (IPTV). |
| ServiceId | Integer | ID of the service. |
| SystemName | String | Name of the service provider. |
| TimeZones | TimeZoneInfo [ ] | UTC offset applicable to a television service and when the offset begins and ends. Television broadcast times are returned in UTC time, and you need to apply the offset to calculate the local time. UTC offsets change with daylight savings time. |
| Type | String | Type of service:
- Cable
- Satellite
- National
- Broadcast
Note: This property is now deprecated. The preferred field for type of service is ServiceClass. |
XML Response Example
<Service ServiceClass="CATV">
<ServiceId>360861</ServiceId>
<Name>Beverly Hills - Time Warner Cable- Walnut/Diamond Bar</Name>
<City>Beverly Hills</City>
<Type>Cable</Type>
<MSO>Time Warner Cable</MSO>
<MSOID>25</MSOID>
<SystemName>Time Warner Cable- Walnut/Diamond Bar</SystemName>
<TimeZones>
<TimeZoneInfo>
<StartDateTime>2012-03-11T10:00:00Z</StartDateTime>
<EndDateTime>2012-11-04T09:00:00Z</EndDateTime>
<Offset>-420</Offset>
</TimeZoneInfo>
</TimeZones>
</Service>
JSON Response Example
- JSON responses are available from our REST TV Listings service.
{
"ServiceClass":"CATV",
"ServiceId":"360861",
"Name":"Beverly Hills - Time Warner Cable- Walnut/Diamond Bar",
"City":"Beverly Hills",
"Type":"Cable",
"MSO":"Time Warner Cable",
"MSOID":"25",
"SystemName":"Time Warner Cable- Walnut/Diamond Bar",
"TimeZones":[
{
"StartDateTime":"2012-03-11T10:00:00Z",
"EndDateTime":"2012-11-04T09:00:00Z",
"Offset":"-420"
}
]
}
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