[Angelinas]

1) PVR programmes preceded with 'New:' are not stripping out this word and I have to do a manual search on each occasion. Here's the setting line in the Metadatautils:-

xml:
 <setting id="pvr_art_stripchars">\*|,|(|)|:|;|\&quot;|`|_new|new_|\&apos;|.|</setting>

 
Is there anything I should I adjust in this setting?

Try this...I think, now is fixed "stripchars"
https://github.com/kodi-community-addons...f4955449c9

2) PVR artwork for my +1 channels is not getting shown automatically, even though they show on the regular channel without the +1 okay.
Example: artwork for a show on Channel 4 shows fine, but for the same show on channel 4+1 I normally have to do a manual search. Is there anyway to prevent this?

That is somthing with channel name and cache...need to dig more

3) I know webservice does not work anymore for Matrix which I used to rely on for 'NextUp' PVR items. Was curious to know if there was any way skinhelper could fetch NextUP items without the need for webservice?

You can use

Code:

<imagepath>$INFO[ListItem.NextTitle,"your pvr custom folder",/fanart.jpg]</imagepath>

i Use

Code:

<imagepath>$INFO[ListItem.NextTitle,c://xbmc/PVR/,/fanart.jpg]</imagepath>