IPTV Education · · 3 min read
IPTV EPG Formats Explained: XMLTV and How Guides Sync
For a technical look beyond our basic EPG explainer, this covers the XMLTV format underneath it.
What XMLTV is
XMLTV is a standard XML format for TV schedule data: channel listings, program titles, times and descriptions. The whole industry uses it.
How your player uses it
Your app fetches an XMLTV feed and matches its entries to your channel list using shared IDs. See how EPG data is built for the matching process.
Why standardization matters
Because XMLTV is a common standard, most player apps can use EPG data from various sources interchangeably, which is why EPG setup looks much the same across apps.
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