Channel identification guide

Hop! in Israel · channel ID and TV guide

Hop! in Israel uses the catalogue ID Hop.il. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.

Look for Hop.il when you match Hop! in Israel. The directory lists Zebra TV Channels Ltd in the owner field.

Station details

Source identifier
Hop.il
Source geography
Israel · IL
Programme categories
kids
Site listed in the snapshot
hop.co.il
Owner field
Zebra TV Channels Ltd
Launch field
2000-02-01

Look for the operator’s schedule

The directory points to hop.co.il for this station. Use the local listing to check dub, episode and local schedule.

Match the TV guide

Verify the age-appropriate channel name and language edition in the broadcaster schedule.

<channel id="Hop.il">…</channel>
<programme channel="Hop.il" start="20250715200000 +0300">…</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
Asia/Jerusalem15 Jan 2025 20:00 +020015 Jan 18:00 UTC
Asia/Jerusalem15 Jul 2025 20:00 +030015 Jul 17:00 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

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

Sources and further reading