To populate the program grid with descriptions and times, go to your player's EPG settings and add an XML link. You can find localized specific guides on the iptv-org epg repository or use a consolidated public link:
: Most files are provided in .xml or .xml.gz formats, the industry standard for IPTV applications.
For the guide to actually show data in your player, the tvg-id in your playlist ( .m3u ) must exactly match the id in the EPG XML file. : #EXTINF:-1 tvg-id="CNN.us",CNN