EPG & TV guides guides

Playlists, XMLTV guides, catch-up and recording — and fixing them when they go wrong.

EPG and XMLTV Guide: How TV Listings Work in IPTV Players

Understand EPGs and the XMLTV format: channel ids, programme times, matching tvg-id, loading an EPG URL, refresh rates, .xml.gz files and troubleshooting.

5 min read

M3U Playlists Explained: Format, Tags and Common Errors

A clear guide to the M3U and M3U8 playlist format: #EXTM3U, #EXTINF, tvg-id, group-title, EPG links, catch-up tags, safe editing and common errors.

6 min read