TVM in Malta · channel ID and TV guide

TVM

Look for TVM.mt when you match TVM in Malta. The directory lists Government of Malta in the owner field.

Station details

Action 24 in Greece can turn up in the same search. Compare its ID (Action24.gr) with TVM.mt before switching the listing.

Compare the source IDs before changing the feed
Name	Market	Catalogue ID	Catalogue group or site
Action 24	Greece	Action24.gr	Radio TV Promotion S.A.
TVM	Madagascar	TVM.mg	Office de la Radio et de la Télévision Publiques de Madagascar
Meissen Fernsehen	Germany	MeissenFernsehen.de	meissen-fernsehen.de
TV Morava	Czechia	TVMorava.cz	tvmorava.cz
TVM	Mozambique	TVM.mz	tvm.co.mz

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

<channel id="TVM.mt">…</channel>
<programme channel="TVM.mt" 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 zone	Local time	The same time in UTC
Europe/Malta	15 Jan 2025 20:00 +0100	15 Jan 19:00 UTC
Europe/Malta	15 Jul 2025 20:00 +0200	15 Jul 18:00 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 Action 24 before changing the mapping.

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