--- ./eit.c	2012/06/02 14:05:22	2.17
+++ ./eit.c	2012/06/04 10:10:11
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
      return;
      }
 
+  bool handledExternally = EpgHandlers.HandledExternally(channel);
   cSchedule *pSchedule = (cSchedule *)Schedules->GetSchedule(channel, true);
 
   bool Empty = true;
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@
       cEvent *newEvent = NULL;
       cEvent *rEvent = NULL;
       cEvent *pEvent = (cEvent *)pSchedule->GetEvent(SiEitEvent.getEventId(), StartTime);
-      if (!pEvent) {
+      if (!pEvent || handledExternally) {
          if (OnlyRunningStatus)
             continue;
          // If we don't have that event yet, we create a new one.
@@ -78,7 +79,8 @@
          pEvent = newEvent = new cEvent(SiEitEvent.getEventId());
          newEvent->SetStartTime(StartTime);
          newEvent->SetDuration(Duration);
-         pSchedule->AddEvent(newEvent);
+         if (!handledExternally)
+            pSchedule->AddEvent(newEvent);
          }
       else {
          // We have found an existing event, either through its event ID or its start time.
@@ -290,11 +292,8 @@
          channel->SetLinkChannels(LinkChannels);
       Modified = true;
       EpgHandlers.HandleEvent(pEvent);
-
-      if (EpgHandlers.DeleteEvent(pEvent)) {
-         pSchedule->DelEvent(pEvent);
-         pEvent = NULL;
-         }
+      if (handledExternally)
+         delete pEvent;
       }
   if (Tid == 0x4E) {
      if (Empty && getSectionNumber() == 0)
--- ./epg.c	2012/06/02 14:08:12	2.14
+++ ./epg.c	2012/06/04 10:06:22
@@ -1331,6 +1331,15 @@
   return false;
 }
 
+bool cEpgHandlers::HandledExternally(const cChannel *Channel)
+{
+  for (cEpgHandler *eh = First(); eh; eh = Next(eh)) {
+      if (eh->HandledExternally(Channel))
+         return true;
+      }
+  return false;
+}
+
 void cEpgHandlers::SetEventID(cEvent *Event, tEventID EventID)
 {
   for (cEpgHandler *eh = First(); eh; eh = Next(eh)) {
@@ -1429,15 +1438,6 @@
       }
 }
 
-bool cEpgHandlers::DeleteEvent(const cEvent *Event)
-{
-  for (cEpgHandler *eh = First(); eh; eh = Next(eh)) {
-      if (eh->DeleteEvent(Event))
-         return true;
-      }
-  return false;
-}
-
 void cEpgHandlers::SortSchedule(cSchedule *Schedule)
 {
   for (cEpgHandler *eh = First(); eh; eh = Next(eh)) {
--- ./epg.h	2012/06/02 14:07:51	2.10
+++ ./epg.h	2012/06/04 10:05:21
@@ -244,6 +244,12 @@
           ///< EPG handlers are queried to see if any of them would like to do the
           ///< complete processing by itself. TableID and Version are from the
           ///< incoming section data.
+  virtual bool HandledExternally(const cChannel *Channel) { return false; }
+          ///< If any EPG handler returns true in this function, it is assumed that
+          ///< the EPG for the given Channel is handled completely from some external
+          ///< source. Incoming EIT data is processed as usual, but any new EPG event
+          ///< will not be added to the respective schedule. It's up to the EPG
+          ///< handler to take care of this.
   virtual bool SetEventID(cEvent *Event, tEventID EventID) { return false; }
   virtual bool SetTitle(cEvent *Event, const char *Title) { return false; }
   virtual bool SetShortText(cEvent *Event, const char *ShortText) { return false; }
@@ -258,9 +264,6 @@
   virtual bool HandleEvent(cEvent *Event) { return false; }
           ///< After all modifications of the Event have been done, the EPG handler
           ///< can take a final look at it.
-  virtual bool DeleteEvent(const cEvent *Event) { return false; }
-          ///< After the complete processing of the Event is finished, an EPG handler
-          ///< can decide that this Event shall be deleted from its schedule.
   virtual bool SortSchedule(cSchedule *Schedule) { return false; }
           ///< Sorts the Schedule after the complete table has been processed.
   virtual bool DropOutdated(cSchedule *Schedule, time_t SegmentStart, time_t SegmentEnd, uchar TableID, uchar Version) { return false; }
@@ -272,6 +275,7 @@
 public:
   bool IgnoreChannel(const cChannel *Channel);
   bool HandleEitEvent(cSchedule *Schedule, const SI::EIT::Event *EitEvent, uchar TableID, uchar Version);
+  bool HandledExternally(const cChannel *Channel);
   void SetEventID(cEvent *Event, tEventID EventID);
   void SetTitle(cEvent *Event, const char *Title);
   void SetShortText(cEvent *Event, const char *ShortText);
@@ -283,7 +287,6 @@
   void SetVps(cEvent *Event, time_t Vps);
   void FixEpgBugs(cEvent *Event);
   void HandleEvent(cEvent *Event);
-  bool DeleteEvent(const cEvent *Event);
   void SortSchedule(cSchedule *Schedule);
   void DropOutdated(cSchedule *Schedule, time_t SegmentStart, time_t SegmentEnd, uchar TableID, uchar Version);
   };