Channel 8 in Russia · channel ID and TV guide

Look for Channel8.ru when you match Channel 8 in Russia. The directory lists Prime Cinema-TV in the owner field.

Station details

Channel 8 in Singapore can turn up in the same search. Compare its ID (Channel8.sg) with Channel8.ru before switching the listing.

Compare the source IDs before changing the feed
Name	Market	Catalogue ID	Catalogue group or site
Channel 8	Singapore	Channel8.sg	Mediacorp Pte
Channel 8	Thailand	Channel8.th	RS Public Company Limited
Channel 8	Belarus	Channel8.by	8channel.tv

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

<channel id="Channel8.ru">…</channel>
<programme channel="Channel8.ru" 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/Kaliningrad	15 Jul 2025 20:00 +0200	15 Jul 18:00 UTC
Europe/Moscow	15 Jul 2025 20:00 +0300	15 Jul 17:00 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 8 before changing the mapping.

Reading the result for this station
Check	What to look for
Import result	Look for “Channel 8 \| guide alignment test” against Channel8.ru in the historic guide data.
Blank guide for this station	Compare the exported channel identifier with Channel8.ru exactly, including punctuation and letter case.
Alternate name	The catalogue includes “8 канал”. Check the identifier even if the on-screen name looks right.