Method and System for Synchronizing Electronic Program Guides

A method (500) for generating a time scheduling (150) of a contents stream (140) distributed to a plurality of terminals (120) is provided.
The contents stream is segmented in consecutive segments, each segment defining a corresponding program (Pi). The method includes receiving auxiliary meta data comprising a planned time scheduling of the content stream which has been set in advance and monitoring at least a portion of a segment of the contents stream to extract corresponding content features there from. The method further includes generating a corresponding fingerprint based on the extracted content features and assessing at least one among an actual start time and an actual end time of such segment based on a comparison between said fingerprint and a reference fingerprint associated with such segment. The method still further includes updating the planned time scheduling based on the assessed at least one among the actual start time and the actual end time so as to generate a time scheduling synchronized with the contents stream.