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kabel eins in Germany · channel ID and TV guide

kabel eins in Germany uses the catalogue ID kabeleins.de. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.

Look for kabeleins.de when you match kabel eins in Germany. The directory lists ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE in the owner field.

Station details

Source identifier
kabeleins.de
Source geography
Germany · DE
Programme categories
entertainment
Site listed in the snapshot
kabeleins.de
Owner field
ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE
Launch field
1992-02-29

Look for the operator’s schedule

The directory points to kabeleins.de for this station. Use the local listing to check programme and edition.

Match the TV guide

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

<channel id="kabeleins.de">…</channel>
<programme channel="kabeleins.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 zoneLocal timeThe same time in UTC
Europe/Berlin15 Jan 2025 20:00 +010015 Jan 19:00 UTC
Europe/Berlin15 Jul 2025 20:00 +020015 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.

Open the XMLTV test file

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

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