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Discovery Turbo in Australia · channel ID and TV guide

Discovery Turbo in Australia uses the catalogue ID DiscoveryTurbo.au. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.

Look for DiscoveryTurbo.au when you match Discovery Turbo in Australia. The directory lists Skydance Corporation in the owner field.

Station details

Source identifier
DiscoveryTurbo.au
Source geography
Australia · AU
Programme categories
auto
Site listed in the snapshot
discoverychannel.com.au
Owner field
Skydance Corporation
Launch field
2015-05-01

Similar channel names

Discovery Turbo in India can turn up in the same search. Compare its ID (DiscoveryTurbo.in) with DiscoveryTurbo.au before switching the listing.

Compare the source IDs before changing the feed
NameMarketCatalogue IDCatalogue group or site
Discovery TurboIndiaDiscoveryTurbo.inSkydance Corporation
Discovery TurboUnited KingdomDiscoveryTurbo.ukSkydance Corporation

Match the TV guide

Use the event date and session, since a same-name listing may show a replay.

<channel id="DiscoveryTurbo.au">…</channel>
<programme channel="DiscoveryTurbo.au" start="20250715200000 +1030">…</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 zoneLocal timeThe same time in UTC
Australia/Lord_Howe15 Jan 2025 20:00 +110015 Jan 09:00 UTC
Australia/Lord_Howe15 Jul 2025 20:00 +103015 Jul 09:30 UTC
Antarctica/Macquarie15 Jul 2025 20:00 +100015 Jul 10:00 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.

Open the XMLTV test file

Another directory entry can look similar. Check the identity fields for Discovery Turbo before changing the mapping.

Reading the result for this station
CheckWhat to look for
Import resultLook for “Discovery Turbo | guide alignment test” against DiscoveryTurbo.au in the historic guide data.
Blank guide for this stationCompare the exported channel identifier with DiscoveryTurbo.au exactly, including punctuation and letter case.

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