HGTV in Germany · channel ID and TV guide

HGTV · HGTV.de

Look for HGTV.de when you match HGTV in Germany. The directory lists Skydance Corporation in the owner field.

Station details

HGTV in New Zealand can turn up in the same search. Compare its ID (HGTV.nz) with HGTV.de before switching the listing.

Compare the source IDs before changing the feed
Name	Market	Catalogue ID	Catalogue group or site
HGTV	New Zealand	HGTV.nz	Sky Free
Can Tho TV 2	Vietnam	CanThoTV2.vn	CầnThơ TV
HGTV	Netherlands	HGTV.nl	Skydance Corporation
HGTV	Poland	HGTV.pl	Skydance Corporation
HGTV	Canada	HGTV.ca	Rogers Sports & Media
HGTV	United States	HGTV.us	Skydance Corporation
HGTV	Australia	HGTV.au	Skydance Corporation

Separate an on-demand clip from the programme in the linear guide.

<channel id="HGTV.de">…</channel>
<programme channel="HGTV.de" 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/Berlin	15 Jan 2025 20:00 +0100	15 Jan 19:00 UTC
Europe/Berlin	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 HGTV before changing the mapping.

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