Playlist & TV guide
Apollo Group TV M3U Playlist and EPG: Set Up the TV Guide
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Your Apollo Group Television M3U playlist is a single web address that lists every channel on your line, and the EPG is the programme schedule that fills your player's TV guide. Both arrive in the activation message we send after you order, and neither is published anywhere because each one has your own username and password built into it. Plenty of customers never touch either: sign in with Xtream Codes in IPTV Smarters or TiviMate and the 21,000+ channels and the guide load together. This page is for when your player will only take a playlist, or when the guide is empty or running at the wrong times. It covers lines bought on apollogrouptelevision.us.
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See pricesM3U or Xtream Codes: which should you use?
Either one connects a player to the same line, but they don't hand over the same amount of information:
| Xtream Codes login | M3U playlist | |
|---|---|---|
| What you enter | Server address, username, password | One long web address |
| Live channels | Yes | Yes |
| Movies and series | Yes, in their own menus | Often missing or mixed into channels |
| TV guide (EPG) | Usually loads by itself | Often needs a separate EPG address |
| Best for | IPTV Smarters, TiviMate, most phone and TV apps | VLC, Kodi, Roku players, smart-TV apps that only take a link |
If your app offers Xtream Codes, which some label 'Xtream API' or 'Login with username', pick that. Keep the playlist for apps that can't take a login at all. The player app guide shows which app suits each device.
Where your M3U and EPG addresses come from
The activation message we send on WhatsApp once your order is paid has everything in it: username, password, server address and the M3U playlist address made from them. Some players also want a separate EPG (XMLTV) address. If yours does and it isn't in the message, ask and we'll send it over.
Keep your playlist address out of public forums, group chats and 'free M3U' websites. Anyone who has it can stream on your connections, and you may find yourself locked out with a 'max connections reached' error.
If the message has gone missing, try searching WhatsApp for your username, or ask through the contact page for it to be resent. We'll only send it to the number that placed the order.
Loading the TV guide in popular players
TiviMate
Add the playlist with Xtream Codes and the guide downloads on its own. To refresh it, open Settings → EPG and choose Update EPG. If you added an M3U playlist instead, go to Settings → EPG → Add EPG source and paste the EPG address.
IPTV Smarters Pro
With an Xtream Codes login, open Live TV and choose the TV Guide view; the first load can take a minute. With an M3U playlist, edit the playlist entry and add the EPG address in the field provided, if your version shows one.
Kodi (PVR IPTV Simple Client)
Open the add-on's settings. The M3U goes under General, and the XMLTV address goes under EPG Settings, with Location set to Remote path. Restart Kodi so the guide rebuilds.
VLC
VLC will play the M3U playlist, but it has no TV guide. It's handy for checking whether a channel works; for a guide you'll want a proper IPTV player.
Screens for each device are in the installation walkthroughs, and TiviMate has its own setup steps.
Fixing a blank, partial or wrong-time guide
When the guide says 'No information' or shows the wrong programme, one of these four things is nearly always behind it. Start at the top:
- The schedule is still downloading. It's a large file and the first download can take a couple of minutes on a Firestick, so leave the app open and then update the EPG once.
- The time zone or offset is off. If the guide is a few hours early or late, set the EPG time shift (TiviMate: Settings → EPG → EPG time shift) and check the device's own time zone in its system settings.
- A few channels have no schedule data. Event feeds and some international channels come without listings, which is normal and doesn't stop them playing.
- The app is holding on to old data. Clear its cache (on Android and Firestick that's Settings → Applications → the app → Clear cache), reopen it and update the EPG.
If channels play but the guide stays empty across the board, send the player name and a screenshot to support@apollogrouptelevision.us or on WhatsApp. Channels that won't load at all point to a playback problem instead, and the streaming troubleshooter is the place to start.
Keeping your playlist working after you renew
A renewal extends the line you already have. We can't promise ahead of time whether your login details will stay the same; the renewal message confirms it either way. If they do change, update the playlist and EPG addresses in every player, since both are made from your username and password. The renewal guide covers the rest.