No categories in tv.cache file

[Dave Liquorice]

On Fri, 12 Jun 2015 00:21:53 +0200, tellyaddict wrote:

>> Just noticed that the categories field in the tv.cache file is empty for 
>> all entries. Is this intentional, a by product of the BBC's changes or 
>> just accidentaly dropped on the floor?
> 
> Unfortunately category's are now gone. This is due to the loss of the ION 
> feeds we were using. The schedule feeds that GiP now uses doesn't include 
> this information.

Stolen from the "Art of Germany" first posting:

> andrew at andrewhome:~$ get_iplayer --PID b00wlrzx --tvmode=best --force 
> --info
> get_iplayer 2.94-ppa23, Copyright (C) 2008-2010 Phil Lewis
<snip>
> INFO: Episode-only pid detected
> INFO: Trying pid: b00wlrzx using type: tv
> INFO: Trying to stream pid using type tv
> INFO: pid not found in tv cache
> Matches:
> WARNING: The 'default' programme version could not be determined
> WARNING: No programme versions found
> WARNING: You may receive this message if you are using get_iplayer 
> outside the UK
> INFO: No versions of this programme were selected (available versions: )
> INFO: File name prefix = 
> Art_of_Germany_-_3._In_the_Shadow_of_Hitler_b00wlrzx_default 
> 
>
> brand:          Art of Germany
> categories:     Factual,Otto Dix,Joseph Beuys,Hilla 
> Becher,Germany,George Grosz,Georg Baselitz,Arts, Culture & the 
> Media,Documentaries,Bauhaus,Andrew Graham-Dixon,Adolf Hitler
> category:       Factual
> channel:        BBC Four
<snip etc etc>

Where has that category information come from?

It's not a "one off" or an old prog with legacy information, heres a new 
listing of a new programme:

> osmc at osmc:~/.get_iplayer$ get_iplayer --PID p02n9vgl --force --info
>
> get_iplayer 2.94-ppa23, Copyright (C) 2008-2010 Phil Lewis
> INFO: pid found in cache
> Matches:
> 702:    Japan: Earth's Enchanted Islands - Hokkaido, BBC Two England, , 
> default
> ^MINFO: File name prefix = s01e03.Hokkaido.p02n9vgl
>
> available:      2015-06-22T22:00:00+01:00
> brand:          Japan: Earth's Enchanted Islands
> categories:     Factual,Documentaries
> category:       Factual
> firstbcast:     default: 2015-06-22T21:00:00+01:00
> firstbcast:     original: 2015-06-22T21:00:00+01:00
> lastbcast:      default: 2015-06-22T21:00:00+01:00
> lastbcast:      original: 2015-06-22T21:00:00+01:00

The category field in the cache entry for p02n9vgl is still empty...

-- 
Cheers
Dave.