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stoickov
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Get notification when a movie from your watchlist is going to be aired on TV

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I haven't found a still working in 2021 way to achieve this. I have a list of movies I'd like to watch, which are hard to find on streaming platforms (or anywhere else), so I rely on a cable/sat/antenna TV. I'm looking for a method to automatically monitor tv guide for those movies. Any help, please?

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Re: Get notification when a movie from your watchlist is going to be aired on TV

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In which country?
In which time zone?
Which channels are included? Network? Basic cable? Premium cable?

I agree it would be a useful feature, but logistically, it would be difficult to control for all those variables.

I imagine it would be possible to build a custom API for Firefox that can monitor TV listings and send you a notification.

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Re: Get notification when a movie from your watchlist is going to be aired on TV

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I didn't mean it as a Criticker feature. I'm asking if such service exists anywhere.

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Re: Get notification when a movie from your watchlist is going to be aired on TV

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You need to coble something together yourself. Setup Google alerts on TV guide websites and display them in an RSS feed.

Here's a starting point: https://www.howtogeek.com/444549/how-to ... gle-alert/

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