Channel identification guide

Star Cinema in Russia · channel ID and TV guide

Star Cinema in Russia uses the catalogue ID StarCinema.ru. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.

Look for StarCinema.ru when you match Star Cinema in Russia. The directory lists Star Media, Media Telecom in the owner field.

Station details

Source identifier
StarCinema.ru
Source geography
Russia · RU
Programme categories
movies
Site listed in the snapshot
starcinema.starmediatv.ru
Owner field
Star Media · Media Telecom
Launch field
2018-08-06

Similar channel names

Star Cinema in Ukraine can turn up in the same search. Compare its ID (StarCinema.ua) with StarCinema.ru before switching the listing.

Compare the source IDs before changing the feed
NameMarketCatalogue IDCatalogue group or site
Star CinemaUkraineStarCinema.uastarcinema.starmediatv.ru

Match the TV guide

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

<channel id="StarCinema.ru">…</channel>
<programme channel="StarCinema.ru" 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/Kaliningrad15 Jul 2025 20:00 +020015 Jul 18:00 UTC
Europe/Moscow15 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

Another directory entry can look similar. Check the identity fields for Star Cinema before changing the mapping.

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

Sources and further reading