Channel identification guide
e.tv News & Sport in South Africa · channel ID and TV guide
e.tv News & Sport in South Africa uses the catalogue ID etvNewsSport.za. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.
Look for etvNewsSport.za when you match e.tv News & Sport in South Africa. The directory lists eMedia Investments in the owner field.
Station details
- Source identifier
- etvNewsSport.za
- Source geography
- South Africa · ZA
- Programme categories
- news
- Site listed in the snapshot
- openview.co.za
- Owner field
- eMedia Investments
Other feeds to check
The directory also lists e.tv under etv.za. A shared group, call sign or operator site can connect the entries while each guide keeps its own ID.
| Name | Market | Catalogue ID | Catalogue group or site |
|---|---|---|---|
| e.tv | South Africa | etv.za | eMedia Investments |
| eReality | South Africa | eReality.za | eMedia Investments |
| eToonz | South Africa | eToonz.za | eMedia Investments |
| eExtra | South Africa | eExtra.za | eMedia Investments |
| eRewind | South Africa | eRewind.za | eMedia Investments |
Match the TV guide
A national headline may appear on more than one station. Compare a specific local bulletin.
<channel id="etvNewsSport.za">…</channel>
<programme channel="etvNewsSport.za" start="20250715200000 +0200">…</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 |
|---|---|---|
| Africa/Johannesburg | 15 Jul 2025 20:00 +0200 | 15 Jul 18:00 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.
| Check | What to look for |
|---|---|
| Import result | Look for “e.tv News & Sport | guide alignment test” against etvNewsSport.za in the historic guide data. |
| Blank guide for this station | Compare the exported channel identifier with etvNewsSport.za exactly, including punctuation and letter case. |