How to Add EPG to Any IPTV Playlist

Tired of scrolling logos with no idea what's actually on? Fix the guide in GridStreamr — then watch with Now/Next (Free) or a full-day timeline (Premium). You get programme data two ways: from your Xtream provider EPG (when the panel supports it), and from our Global EPG catalog of 50,000+ channels that you map onto the channels you care about. Nothing auto-matches just because you connected a source — you choose what maps.

Option 1: Start with your Xtream provider's EPG

Add your Xtream Codes account and open a few live channels. If your panel returns EPG data, you'll already see what's on now and next — and on Premium you can open the full-day timeline. You don't have to touch Global EPG when that guide is solid. Quality varies by provider, though, and M3U playlists usually give you no provider guide at all.

Option 2: Map Global EPG yourself in a Smart Collection

When the provider guide is thin — or you're on M3U — you can attach GridStreamr Global EPG to the channels you actually watch.

1. Create a Smart Collection and add your go-to live channels.
2. Open a channel and set the EPG source to GridStreamr (or use Manage EPG where you see it).
3. Search the catalog and pick the right guide row — country matters (BBC One UK isn't the same as a same-named regional feed).
4. Check Now/Next on a few channels before you map the whole list.

Option 3: Let AI suggest matches (Premium)

Don't want to map every channel by hand? On Premium, open your Smart Collection's live list and run Auto-match EPG. You pick a country hint (or auto-detect per channel), we suggest Global EPG pairings, and you approve or discard them on a review screen. Nothing saves until you say so — and it never runs just because you connected a source.

Optional: export XMLTV when someone else needs the guide

Most households can stop after mapping — watch the guide inside GridStreamr on phone or Android TV. If you share a Smart Collection and a recipient's other app needs a guide URL, open Manage Shares → View XMLTV details and copy the export with M3U Plus or virtual Xtream credentials. That URL is for their player — not something you paste into GridStreamr source settings.