diff -Nru mythtv-0.27.6+fixes.20160408.815cab6/debian/changelog mythtv-0.27.6+fixes.20160417.aba4858/debian/changelog
--- mythtv-0.27.6+fixes.20160408.815cab6/debian/changelog	2016-04-08 01:06:28.000000000 +0000
+++ mythtv-0.27.6+fixes.20160417.aba4858/debian/changelog	2016-04-17 01:06:43.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,15 +1,12 @@
-mythtv (2:0.27.6+fixes.20160408.815cab6-0ubuntu0mythbuntu4) precise; urgency=medium
+mythtv (2:0.27.6+fixes.20160417.aba4858-0ubuntu0mythbuntu4) precise; urgency=medium
 
   * Scripted Build from fixes git packaging [1b12da2]
-  * Packaging changes between  and 20160408:
-  * Automated Build: New upstream checkout (815cab6)
-  * >>Upstream changes since last upload (b6ae90c):
-  * [815cab6] Services API: UpdateRecordedWatchedStatus
-    UpdateVideoWatchedStatus error consistency
-  * [984f916] Services API: Adds UpdateVideoWatchedStatus and
-    UpdateRecordedWatchedStatus
+  * Packaging changes between  and 20160417:
+  * Automated Build: New upstream checkout (aba4858)
+  * >>Upstream changes since last upload (815cab6):
+  * [aba4858] avoid 0 characters in ATSC strings, also simplify them
 
- -- Mythbuntu Automated Package Builder <packages@mythbuntu.org>  Fri, 08 Apr 2016 01:06:26 +0000
+ -- Mythbuntu Automated Package Builder <packages@mythbuntu.org>  Sun, 17 Apr 2016 01:06:41 +0000
 
 mythtv (2:0.27.5~dummychangelogentry-manualbuild) jessie; urgency=low
 
diff -Nru mythtv-0.27.6+fixes.20160408.815cab6/debian/DESCRIBE mythtv-0.27.6+fixes.20160417.aba4858/debian/DESCRIBE
--- mythtv-0.27.6+fixes.20160408.815cab6/debian/DESCRIBE	2016-04-08 01:06:22.000000000 +0000
+++ mythtv-0.27.6+fixes.20160417.aba4858/debian/DESCRIBE	2016-04-17 01:06:36.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 BRANCH="fixes/0.27"
-SOURCE_VERSION="v0.27.6-17-g815cab6"
+SOURCE_VERSION="v0.27.6-18-gaba4858"
diff -Nru mythtv-0.27.6+fixes.20160408.815cab6/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/mpeg/atscdescriptors.cpp mythtv-0.27.6+fixes.20160417.aba4858/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/mpeg/atscdescriptors.cpp
--- mythtv-0.27.6+fixes.20160408.815cab6/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/mpeg/atscdescriptors.cpp	2016-04-08 01:00:43.000000000 +0000
+++ mythtv-0.27.6+fixes.20160417.aba4858/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/mpeg/atscdescriptors.cpp	2016-04-17 01:00:50.000000000 +0000
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
     QString tmp = "";
     for (uint j = 0; j < SegmentCount(i); j++)
         tmp += GetSegment(i, j);
-    return tmp;
+    return tmp.simplified();
 }
 
 QString MultipleStringStructure::Uncompressed(
@@ -142,7 +142,8 @@
             LOG(VB_GENERAL, LOG_DEBUG, QString("str.append(0x%1:0x%2) -> %3")
                 .arg(mode, 0, 16) .arg(buf[j], 0, 16) .arg(QChar(hb|buf[j])));
 #endif
-            str.append( QChar( hb|buf[j] ) );
+            if (hb|buf[j])
+                str.append( QChar( hb|buf[j] ) );
         }
     } else if (mode==0x3e) {
         // Standard Compression Scheme for Unicode (SCSU)
diff -Nru mythtv-0.27.6+fixes.20160408.815cab6/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/mpeg/atsctables.h mythtv-0.27.6+fixes.20160417.aba4858/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/mpeg/atsctables.h
--- mythtv-0.27.6+fixes.20160408.815cab6/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/mpeg/atsctables.h	2016-04-08 01:00:43.000000000 +0000
+++ mythtv-0.27.6+fixes.20160417.aba4858/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/mpeg/atsctables.h	2016-04-17 01:00:50.000000000 +0000
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
             QChar c((ustr[j]<<8) | (ustr[j]>>8));
             if (c != QChar('\0')) str.append(c);
         }
-        return str;
+        return str.simplified();
     }
     //   reserved               4  13.0        0xf