Find an impossible date in an XMLTV guide

IPTV Complete Forum editorial lab

2026-11-13

A plausible-looking timestamp can still have an invalid calendar date.

Reproduce the condition

The XMLTV sample below is a small synthetic file. It carries no active media source or account data.

<tv>
  <channel id="news.example"><display-name>Example News</display-name></channel>
  <programme start="20250230180000 +0000" stop="20250715190000 +0000" channel="news.example"><title>Evening test</title></programme>
</tv>

What the local check found

Reproducible check against the packaged fixture and parser.
Expected signal	Observed signal
Start needs a full valid date and numeric offset for this check	Start needs a full valid date and numeric offset for this check

What to do next

Check the source programme date and the month length. Correct the exporter if it increments day numbers without advancing the month.

What to share if the problem continues

The exact parser result and version of the importer or player.
A minimal redacted sample with dates, IDs or segment names retained as needed.
The output after checking the source export separately from the viewer app.

Sources and further reading

XMLTV format reference