Channel identification guide
Animal Planet in Canada · channel ID and TV guide
Animal Planet in Canada uses the catalogue ID AnimalPlanet.ca. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.
Look for AnimalPlanet.ca when you match Animal Planet in Canada. The directory lists CTV Specialty Television, BBC Studios, Skydance Corporation in the owner field.
Station details
- Source identifier
- AnimalPlanet.ca
- Source geography
- Canada · CA
- Programme categories
- documentary
- Site listed in the snapshot
- animalplanet.ca
- Owner field
- CTV Specialty Television · BBC Studios · Skydance Corporation
- Launch field
- 2001-09-07
Similar channel names
Animal Planet in Japan can turn up in the same search. Compare its ID (AnimalPlanet.jp) with AnimalPlanet.ca before switching the listing.
| Name | Market | Catalogue ID | Catalogue group or site |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Planet | Japan | AnimalPlanet.jp | Animal Planet |
| Animal Planet | Germany | AnimalPlanet.de | Skydance EMEA |
| Animal Planet | Netherlands | AnimalPlanet.nl | Discovery Benelux |
| Animal Planet | Brazil | AnimalPlanet.br | Skydance Corporation |
| Animal Planet | United States | AnimalPlanet.us | Skydance Corporation |
| Animal Planet | India | AnimalPlanet.in | Skydance Corporation |
| Animal Planet | United Kingdom | AnimalPlanet.uk | Skydance EMEA |
Match the TV guide
Check the documentary title and episode rather than the timeslot alone.
<channel id="AnimalPlanet.ca">…</channel>
<programme channel="AnimalPlanet.ca" start="20250715200000 -0230">…</programme>Compare the two ID strings in your guide export. The directory key above is the reference for this feed.
| Example zone | Local time | The same time in UTC |
|---|---|---|
| America/St_Johns | 15 Jan 2025 20:00 -0330 | 15 Jan 23:30 UTC |
| America/St_Johns | 15 Jul 2025 20:00 -0230 | 15 Jul 22:30 UTC |
| America/Halifax | 15 Jul 2025 20:00 -0300 | 15 Jul 23:00 UTC |
Try the XMLTV test file
The linked fixture uses a historical date and an illustrative title. It can verify whether your player joins records by ID.
Another directory entry can look similar. Check the identity fields for Animal Planet before changing the mapping.
| Check | What to look for |
|---|---|
| Import result | Look for “Animal Planet | guide alignment test” against AnimalPlanet.ca in the historic guide data. |
| Blank guide for this station | Compare the exported channel identifier with AnimalPlanet.ca exactly, including punctuation and letter case. |
Sources and further reading
- IPTV-org channel metadata
- Channel field definitions
- XMLTV format definition
- IANA Time Zone Database
- Station artwork reference · Channel identity matched to the catalogue
