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IPTV EPG guides and answers
Practical articles about TV guides for IPTV: how EPG files work, why channels stay empty, wrong times and slow boxes.
25 October 2026
What is an XMLTV EPG? A plain guide for IPTV users
What an XMLTV EPG file is, what is inside it, how IPTV players read it and why the guide can look empty even when the file works.
25 October 2026Why EPG times are wrong in your IPTV player (and how to fix them)
Programmes one hour early or late, or a whole channel shifted by hours: the usual causes (time zone, daylight saving, +1 and timeshift channels) and the fixes.
25 October 2026Big EPG files on a slow TV box: how to keep the guide fast
Why a guide for 50,000 channels makes cheap Android boxes slow, and practical ways to make it smaller: regional files, custom guides and fewer refreshes.
25 October 2026Why some IPTV channels never show programmes
Event, PPV and 24/7 channels, renamed channels, local stations and channels with no published schedule: which empty channels can be fixed and which cannot.