Zap2it Data Direct provides the highest-quality
television listings data direct to consumers.
Features
- Up to thirteen days of U.S. and Canadian
television lineups and schedules, updated six days a week,
- Ability to specify exactly which stations to download,
- Multiple lineups such as local and satellite downloadable at the
same time,
- Automatic handling of changes to cable and satellite lineups,
stations, schedules and programs,
- Utilizes web services for data delivery.
- Listings include
- Detailed Description
- Actors, Directors and Writers
- Original Broadcast Date
- Trimind enhances listings by including images
and links to Amazon and AllPosters.com to products and reviews
associated with the show or actor


Benefits
- Reduced processing and bandwidth
- Data can be easily ingested into a database due to simple XML
schema,
- Available 24-hours-a-day, seven-day-a-week,
- Service is provided from an advanced hosting facility with
high-bandwidth interconnections to major Internet backbone
providers.
- Reviews and images improve your ability to
select quality programs.
Listing download typically in 5 minutes for
DSL/Cable to about 25 minutes for dialup. This is much improved
compared to XMLTV screen scrap solution.