--- ../vdr-2.0.2.plain//eit.c	2012-12-04 12:10:10.000000000 +0100
+++ eit.c	2013-05-22 16:49:37.635027462 +0200
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@
      return;
      }
 
+  EpgHandlers.BeginSegmentTransfer(channel, OnlyRunningStatus);
+
   bool handledExternally = EpgHandlers.HandledExternally(channel);
   cSchedule *pSchedule = (cSchedule *)Schedules->GetSchedule(channel, true);
 
@@ -310,6 +312,7 @@
      Schedules->SetModified(pSchedule);
      }
   Channels.Unlock();
+  EpgHandlers.EndSegmentTransfer(Modified, OnlyRunningStatus);
 }
 
 // --- cTDT ------------------------------------------------------------------
--- ../vdr-2.0.2.plain//epg.c	2013-02-17 15:12:07.000000000 +0100
+++ epg.c	2013-05-22 16:50:29.043029281 +0200
@@ -1537,3 +1537,19 @@
       }
   Schedule->DropOutdated(SegmentStart, SegmentEnd, TableID, Version);
 }
+
+void cEpgHandlers::BeginSegmentTransfer(const cChannel *Channel, bool OnlyRunningStatus)
+{
+  for (cEpgHandler *eh = First(); eh; eh = Next(eh)) {
+      if (eh->BeginSegmentTransfer(Channel, OnlyRunningStatus))
+         return;
+      }
+}
+
+void cEpgHandlers::EndSegmentTransfer(bool Modified, bool OnlyRunningStatus)
+{
+  for (cEpgHandler *eh = First(); eh; eh = Next(eh)) {
+      if (eh->EndSegmentTransfer(Modified, OnlyRunningStatus))
+         return;
+      }
+}
--- ../vdr-2.0.2.plain//epg.h	2012-09-24 14:53:53.000000000 +0200
+++ epg.h	2013-05-22 16:50:16.867028850 +0200
@@ -273,6 +273,12 @@
   virtual bool DropOutdated(cSchedule *Schedule, time_t SegmentStart, time_t SegmentEnd, uchar TableID, uchar Version) { return false; }
           ///< Takes a look at all EPG events between SegmentStart and SegmentEnd and
           ///< drops outdated events.
+  virtual bool BeginSegmentTransfer(const cChannel *Channel, bool OnlyRunningStatus) { return false; }
+          ///< called directly after IgnoreChannel before any other handler method called
+          ///< designed to give handlers the ossibility to prepare a transaction 
+  virtual bool EndSegmentTransfer(bool Modified, bool OnlyRunningStatus) { return false; }
+          ///< called at last after the segment data is processed
+          ///< at this oint handlers should close/commt/rollback their transactions
   };
 
 class cEpgHandlers : public cList<cEpgHandler> {
@@ -295,6 +301,8 @@
   void HandleEvent(cEvent *Event);
   void SortSchedule(cSchedule *Schedule);
   void DropOutdated(cSchedule *Schedule, time_t SegmentStart, time_t SegmentEnd, uchar TableID, uchar Version);
+  void BeginSegmentTransfer(const cChannel *Channel, bool OnlyRunningStatus);
+  void EndSegmentTransfer(bool Modified, bool OnlyRunningStatus);
   };
 
 extern cEpgHandlers EpgHandlers;