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Why when they re-schedule programs does it break the series link recording on Sky+ Boxes?

  • 09-02-2024 10:00pm
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,860 ✭✭✭✭


    I am not that technical on how the Sky+ series link system works , I just have soaps on series link on the box. This week they changed coronation street on Virgin One from Mon, Wed, Friday to Mon, Friday and Sunday. I goes to watch Corrie tonight (Friday) and its not recording - what is the technical thing why series link feature gets disabled when they do this on Sky system .

    Come to think of it who's fault is it - is it indeed Sky's fault - or is it Virgin Media TV?

    if we had Sky Q system does that suffer from the same thing?



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 962 ✭✭✭waywill1966


    Same in Freesat. After the flood on itv is usually on Wednesday nights but because of a football match it was rescheduled for Friday night but the series link didn’t pick it up, luckily I spotted it in time and set it to record!



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,385 ✭✭✭andy1249


    I think both Sky and Freesat use the CRID or Content Reference Identifier System


    basically its a code telling the receiver the time and location of any particular content , and a flag system that signals when the content starts and stops.

    The catch of course , is that the CRID tags must be updated to cater for any changes made to schedules , and often they are not. Especially on SD or +1 channels , they do however , usually keep them in good maintenance on the HD channels , not always , but usually



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