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Matkanalen in Norway · channel ID and TV guide

Matkanalen in Norway uses the catalogue ID Matkanalen.no. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.

Look for Matkanalen.no when you match Matkanalen in Norway. The directory lists Schibsted Norge AS in the owner field.

Station details

Source identifier
Matkanalen.no
Source geography
Norway · NO
Programme categories
cooking
Site listed in the snapshot
matkanalen.tv
Owner field
Schibsted Norge AS

Look for the operator’s schedule

The directory points to matkanalen.tv for this station. Use the local listing to check episode or show title.

Match the TV guide

Match the same episode or featured topic on both schedules.

<channel id="Matkanalen.no">…</channel>
<programme channel="Matkanalen.no" 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/Oslo15 Jan 2025 20:00 +010015 Jan 19:00 UTC
Europe/Oslo15 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 “Matkanalen | guide alignment test” against Matkanalen.no in the historic guide data.
Blank guide for this stationCompare the exported channel identifier with Matkanalen.no exactly, including punctuation and letter case.

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