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MGM+ Marquee in United States · channel ID and TV guide

MGM+ Marquee in United States uses the catalogue ID MGMPlusMarquee.us. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.

Look for MGMPlusMarquee.us when you match MGM+ Marquee in United States. The directory lists Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in the owner field.

Station details

Source identifier
MGMPlusMarquee.us
Source geography
United States · US
Programme categories
movies
Site listed in the snapshot
epix.com
Alternative labels
Epix Hits · Epix 3
Owner field
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Launch field
2023-01-15

Other feeds to check

The directory also lists MGM+ under MGMPlus.us. A shared group, call sign or operator site can connect the entries while each guide keeps its own ID.

Station records with a shared directory field
NameMarketCatalogue IDCatalogue group or site
MGM+United StatesMGMPlus.usMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
MGM+ Drive-InUnited StatesMGMPlusDriveIn.usMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
MGM+ HitsUnited StatesMGMPlusHits.usMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
ScreenPixUnited StatesScreenPix.usMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
ScreenPix ActionUnited StatesScreenPixAction.usMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Match the TV guide

Verify the film year and local air time before deciding that the guide matched.

<channel id="MGMPlusMarquee.us">…</channel>
<programme channel="MGMPlusMarquee.us" start="20250715200000 -0400">…</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
America/New_York15 Jan 2025 20:00 -050016 Jan 01:00 UTC
America/New_York15 Jul 2025 20:00 -040016 Jul 00:00 UTC
America/Chicago15 Jul 2025 20:00 -050016 Jul 01:00 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 “MGM+ Marquee | guide alignment test” against MGMPlusMarquee.us in the historic guide data.
Blank guide for this stationCompare the exported channel identifier with MGMPlusMarquee.us exactly, including punctuation and letter case.
Alternate nameThe catalogue includes “Epix Hits”. Check the identifier even if the on-screen name looks right.

Sources and further reading