Channel 5 in United Kingdom · channel ID and TV guide

Look for Channel5.uk when you match Channel 5 in United Kingdom. The directory lists Paramount Networks UK & Australia in the owner field.

Station details

Channel 5 in Russia can turn up in the same search. Compare its ID (Channel5.ru) with Channel5.uk before switching the listing.

Compare the source IDs before changing the feed
Name	Market	Catalogue ID	Catalogue group or site
Channel 5	Russia	Channel5.ru	National Media Group
Channel 5	Ukraine	Channel5.ua	Free Media Holding
Channel 5	Thailand	Channel5.th	Royal Thai Army
ZIZ TV	Saint Kitts and Nevis	ZIZTV.kn	Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Channel 5	Singapore	Channel5.sg	Mediacorp

Compare one local bulletin or other known programme before accepting a same-name entry.

<channel id="Channel5.uk">…</channel>
<programme channel="Channel5.uk" start="20250715200000 +0100">…</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/London	15 Jan 2025 20:00 +0000	15 Jan 20:00 UTC
Europe/London	15 Jul 2025 20:00 +0100	15 Jul 19:00 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 Channel 5 before changing the mapping.

Reading the result for this station
Check	What to look for
Import result	Look for “Channel 5 \| guide alignment test” against Channel5.uk in the historic guide data.
Blank guide for this station	Compare the exported channel identifier with Channel5.uk exactly, including punctuation and letter case.