A guide entry has a zero-minute duration

IPTV Complete Forum editorial lab

2026-11-13

A start and stop at the same instant leave no interval for the guide to display.

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="20250715180000 +0000" stop="20250715180000 +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
Stop is at or before the start	Stop is at or before the start

What to do next

Check whether a placeholder copied the start into the stop. Recover the event duration from the original source when available.

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