TV browser
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| Maintainer | René Mach |
| Publishing year | 2003 |
| Current version | 4.2.1 ( Windows , Linux , macOS ) December 24, 2019 0.7.0.4 ( TV browser free for Android ) 0.7.0.4vP ( TV browser variantPlay for Android ) |
| operating system | Microsoft Windows , macOS , Linux , Android |
| programming language | Java |
| category | Electronic Program Guide |
| License | GNU General Public License, version 3 |
| German speaking | Yes |
| www.tvbrowser.org | |
TV-Browser is a free, platform-independent electronic program guide (EPG). The software is written in Java , has been developed since 2002 and, according to the company, has over 80,000 active users. The programs of more than 1000 German and foreign television and more than 100 radio stations are available.
Other services can be integrated via interfaces and plug-ins in order to display additional program data. The program data are supplied by the respective broadcasters; there is usually no editorial post-processing. Many other functions are also created through plug-ins. For example, favorite programs can be found by keywords ("John Wayne"); these are then highlighted in color and displayed in a reminder window.
The version for Android was temporarily blocked by Google Play . The solution is a slightly restricted version (" variantPlay ") in the Play Store and an unchanged full version (" free ") on GitHub .
history
The history of TV-Browser began in 2002 when Martin Oberhauser wrote an extension for a commercial EPG so that it could run on his Mac and offered it to the operator. However, the company refused, so Oberhauser decided to offer and develop its program on an open source basis. Initially, however, there was no program data from broadcasters for this software. The development of an interface that enables anyone to integrate program data into TV browsers made it easier to offer, so that the number of channels grew rapidly and the program became more popular.
High waves hit it accordingly, as ProSiebenSat.1 Media her in April 2004 Terms and Conditions then changed the effect that TV-Browser could not the data from these stations offer. The number of users of the program decreased significantly as a result. In July 2004, however, the company allowed the use of the data again. Two months later, version 1.0 of TV-Browser was released. With the release of version 2.2 in May 2006, the developers tried to improve user friendliness and appearance in particular . As of version 2.5.3, images for the programs and export to Outlook , Apple Calendar and Google Calendar are supported.
Since January 1, 2008, TV-Browser was no longer able to display the EPG data of 16 channels because VG Media charged a fee for using the data in electronic program guides. Broadcasters such as RTL , Sat.1 , ProSieben and RTL II were affected . Attempts have been made to attack these restrictions legally. In addition, users of the TV browser were able to sign a petition against these requirements. In addition, several plug-ins have been created that provide this data from other sources for a fee.
Since February 20, 2008 it has been clear that the display of basic data such as title, cast time etc. of the television program is not licensed by VG Media. Texts describing the program are excluded from this. The program descriptions are now taken from the Open Media Database and can also be contributed by community members.
The program also exists as a portable version .
developer
| Surname | Period | Remarks |
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| Martin Oberhauser | 2002-2006 | initiator |
| Til Schneider | 2003 -? | |
| Bodo bag | 2003-2011 | |
| René Mach | 2005 - today | sole developer since 2011 |
| Michael Keppler | 2006-2011 |
Versions and version history
| branch | version | Release | Remarks | |||||
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| Java 1.4 | 0.9.1 | April 26, 2003 | First public version. | |||||
| 1.0 | September 19, 2004 | |||||||
| 2.0.1 | August 31, 2005 | |||||||
| 2.1 | November 19, 2005 | |||||||
| 2.2 | May 28, 2006 | |||||||
| 2.2.1 | July 20, 2006 | |||||||
| 2.2.2 | February 2007 | Support of images for systems with Java 1.4. | ||||||
| 2.2.6 | August 6, 2009 | |||||||
| Java 5 | 2.5 | December 27, 2006 | ||||||
| 2.5.2 | March 23, 2007 | |||||||
| 2.5.3 | July 13, 2007 | |||||||
| 2.6 | October 28, 2007 | |||||||
| 2.6.1 | December 23, 2007 | |||||||
| 2.6.2 | December 27, 2007 | |||||||
| 2.6.3 | January 13, 2008 | |||||||
| 2.7 | June 15, 2008 | |||||||
| 2.7.1 | September 30, 2008 | |||||||
| 2.7.2 | December 14, 2008 | |||||||
| 2.7.3 | February 28, 2009 | |||||||
| 2.7.4 | August 6, 2009 | |||||||
| 2.7.5 | December 27, 2009 | |||||||
| 2.7.6 | December 19, 2010 | |||||||
| Java 6 | 3.0 | April 16, 2011 | ||||||
| 3.0.1 | April 16, 2011 | |||||||
| 3.0.2 | September 7, 2011 | |||||||
| 3.1 | July 27, 2012 | |||||||
| 3.2 | September 14, 2012 | |||||||
| 3.2.1 | October 29, 2012 | |||||||
| 3.3 | 17th April 2013 | |||||||
| 3.3.1 | July 7, 2013 | |||||||
| 3.3.2 | September 1st 2013 | Improvement of the memory function. | ||||||
| 3.3.3 | 19th November 2013 | Bug fixes and detail improvements. | ||||||
| 3.4 | July 1, 2014 | More stable. Many commonly requested improvements. Channel number display. Easier installation of new icon themes. Filter the display of the favorite programs. Favorite programs can even be used as a filter. | ||||||
| 3.4.0.1 | September 11, 2014 | Hotfix in the event that the TV browser no longer starts due to Channel sharing error. | ||||||
| 3.4.1 | December 24, 2014 / April 27, 2015 | Accelerated start. Faster date change in the program table. Java 7 support for OS X users. A version with an improved start script for Ubuntu users was later submitted with the same version number. | ||||||
| 3.4.2 | December 24, 2015 | Export / import of the station list as well as transfer from the Android version possible. Workaround for startup problems for Ubuntu users with GTK + theme. | ||||||
| 3.4.3 | January 3, 2016 | Critical bug fix. Message plug-in also available again under Windows. | ||||||
| 3.4.4 | June 1, 2016 | Last version executable under Java 6. Automatic search for new stations. Search for "whole term" is now possible. | ||||||
| Java 8 | 4th | June 27, 2017 | Less storage space required. New reminder window. Highlighting of the selected station in the program table. | |||||
| 4.0.1 | March 6, 2018 | Automatic size adjustment of the reminder window. Start with Java 9 possible. | ||||||
| Java 11 | 4.1 | 2019 | ||||||
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Individual evidence
- ↑ wiki.tvbrowser.org . (accessed April 15, 2019).
- ↑ Download. In: tvbrowser.org. Retrieved April 15, 2019 .
- ↑ Download TV-Browser free for Android. In: GitHub . Retrieved April 15, 2019 .
- ↑ Download TV browser variantPlay for Android. In: Google Play Store . Retrieved April 15, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Good news and bad news ... ( Memento from June 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Good news ( memento June 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive ).
- ↑ Wanted: Descriptions of programs ( Memento from June 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive ).
- ↑ TV Browser 3.3.2 Final. In: tvbrowser.org. September 1, 2013, accessed April 17, 2019 .
- ↑ TV Browser 3.3.3 Final. In: tvbrowser.org. November 19, 2013, accessed April 17, 2019 .
- ↑ TV Browser 3.4 Final. In: tvbrowser.org. July 1, 2014, accessed April 17, 2019 .
- ↑ TV-Browser 3.4.0.1 Hotfix. In: tvbrowser.org. September 11, 2014, accessed April 17, 2019 .
- ↑ TV Browser 3.4.1 Final. In: tvbrowser.org. December 24, 2014, accessed April 17, 2019 .
- ↑ Version update for Ubuntu 15.04. In: tvbrowser.org. April 27, 2015, accessed April 17, 2019 .
- ↑ TV Browser 3.4.2 Final. In: tvbrowser.org. December 24, 2015, accessed April 17, 2019 .
- ↑ TV Browser 3.4.3 Final. In: tvbrowser.org. January 3, 2016, accessed April 17, 2019 .
- ↑ TV Browser 3.4.4 Final. In: tvbrowser.org. June 1, 2016, accessed April 17, 2019 .
- ↑ TV Browser 4 Final. In: tvbrowser.org. June 25, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2019 .
- ↑ TV-Browser 4.0.1 Final. In: tvbrowser.org. March 6, 2018, accessed April 17, 2019 .