arte in France · channel ID and TV guide

arte · arte.fr

Look for arte.fr when you match arte in France. The directory lists ARD in the owner field.

Station details

arte in Germany can turn up in the same search. Compare its ID (arte.de) with arte.fr before switching the listing.

Compare the source IDs before changing the feed
Name	Market	Catalogue ID	Catalogue group or site
arte	Germany	arte.de	ARD

Use the programme or episode rather than the station logo as the comparison point.

<channel id="arte.fr">…</channel>
<programme channel="arte.fr" start="20250715200000 +0200">…</programme>

Compare the two ID strings in your guide export. The directory key above is the reference for this feed.

Historical time conversions for the example XMLTV entry. Match the date and location of your actual feed.
Example zone	Local time	The same time in UTC
Europe/Paris	15 Jan 2025 20:00 +0100	15 Jan 19:00 UTC
Europe/Paris	15 Jul 2025 20:00 +0200	15 Jul 18:00 UTC

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 arte before changing the mapping.

Reading the result for this station
Check	What to look for
Import result	Look for “arte \| guide alignment test” against arte.fr in the historic guide data.
Blank guide for this station	Compare the exported channel identifier with arte.fr exactly, including punctuation and letter case.