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When the import summary shows "X channels and 0 programs imported", it means that the XMLTV plugin has read the channel list from the tvguide.xml file and:

1. There are no channel mappings saved, so there's no need to import any of the programs, OR...
2. All the programs in the file have already screened, so there's no need to import them.

Either way it's going to happen quite quickly, so the fact that you see no delay doesn't surprise me in the slightest. It's normal in these circumstances.

I confirmed that the tvguide.xml file that you attached for us contains future programs. Therefore once again I'm back to the theory that you have not saved your mappings before attempting to import. There is a save button that you have to click after mapping the channels and before trying to import. If you don't click that save button, you'll get exactly what you're seeing.

100% agree. Click that save button. It's crucial. Programs aren't imported unless you have mappings saved.

Once again, this is exactly what I'd expect.

The sequence is:

1. Import 1 to get the channel list.
2. Map the channels and save.
3. Import 2 to import the programs.

Only after this will you see programs in the MP EPG.

Nope, I respectfully disagree. Just because there are programs in the tvguide.xml file does not mean they will be imported. As explained above, programs are not imported unless channel mappings are saved.

Any tvguide.xml file that I provide you would also show 0 programs imported until channel mappings were saved. Therefore I feel it's pretty pointless to do this unless and until you can confirm that you have actually saved mappings.

That's completely in line with my expectations. I won't repeat the explanation given above again.

The short answer is yes. However:

1. The quality and span (number of channels and hours/days) of guide data you're likely to get is probably much worse than what you can get with zap2xml.
2. You'll have to use another external program to collect that guide data. Another learning curve.
   
3. That data would be imported using the XMLTV plugin, so you're likely to run into the same roadblock.

Quite frankly, I'd recommend you stick with zap2xml. At this point it appears like you're very close to having a working guide. You've just made one small mistake that will only take a five minutes to fix. Please stick with it...