Movie and Event Listings API

Movie and Event listings is a dynamic content feed that includes frequently updated information about a variety of categories such as art/museum exhibits, concerts, cultural events, family-friendly events, festivals, holiday events, movie times, sport events and theater performances. The feed enables applications to provide options to end-users looking to manage their leisure time.

Distribution is in the XML format using pull (web services) or push (FTP).Customers can choose to transport media to end users via the most appropriate method (e.g. cellular networks, satellite, desktop sync, HD radio and WiMax).

Data Features

  • Processing and support to ease customer implementation
    • Data is sourced and normalized
    • Matched to Core POI where possible: additional content is geocoded
    • Supported by a 24-7 data processing platform

Coverage

  • AMER - Movie and Event Listings:
    • United States: 103 major cities
    • Canada: 13 major cities
  • Europe
  • Event Listings: major cities in Austria (4), Belgium(2), France (10), Germany (13), Italy (14), Netherlands (1), Spain (16), Switzerland (4), United Kingdom (20)
  • Movie Listings: United Kingdom

Format

  • Delivered via Web Services APIs or FTP in a developer-friendly XML format
  • Dynamic XML feed
  • Accessible 24-7 via an API (Web Services) or FTP
  • Update frequency varies depending on the data product and usage requirements