Nova in Bulgaria · channel ID and TV guide

Nova · Nova.bg

Look for Nova.bg when you match Nova in Bulgaria. The directory lists United Group in the owner field.

Station details

NTV in Russia can turn up in the same search. Compare its ID (NTV.ru) with Nova.bg before switching the listing.

Compare the source IDs before changing the feed
Name	Market	Catalogue ID	Catalogue group or site
NTV	Russia	NTV.ru	Gazprom Media
NTV	Serbia	NTV.rs	Slađana Ostojić
National TV	Mongolia	NationalTV.mn	Media Group LLC
Naxcivan TV	Azerbaijan	NaxcivanTV.az	Government of Azerbaijan
Nepal Television	Nepal	NepalTelevision.np	Government of Nepal
Nevis Television	Saint Kitts and Nevis	NevisTelevision.kn	The Department of Information
Nova	Serbia	Nova.rs	Nova S d.o.o.

Compare one local bulletin or other known programme before accepting a same-name entry.

<channel id="Nova.bg">…</channel>
<programme channel="Nova.bg" 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 zone	Local time	The same time in UTC
Europe/Sofia	15 Jan 2025 20:00 +0200	15 Jan 18:00 UTC
Europe/Sofia	15 Jul 2025 20:00 +0300	15 Jul 17:00 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 NTV before changing the mapping.

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