Channel identification guide

ABEMA News in Japan · channel ID and TV guide

ABEMA News in Japan uses the catalogue ID ABEMANews.jp. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.

Look for ABEMANews.jp when you match ABEMA News in Japan. The directory lists CyberAgent in the owner field.

Station details

Source identifier
ABEMANews.jp
Source geography
Japan · JP
Programme categories
news
Site listed in the snapshot
abema.tv
Owner field
CyberAgent
Launch field
2016-03-01

Other feeds to check

The directory also lists ABEMA Keirin & Auto Racing under ABEMAKeirinAutoRacing.jp. A shared group, call sign or operator site can connect the entries while each guide keeps its own ID.

Station records with a shared directory field
NameMarketCatalogue IDCatalogue group or site
ABEMA Keirin & Auto RacingJapanABEMAKeirinAutoRacing.jpAbema
ABEMA MahjongJapanABEMAMahjong.jpAbema
ABEMA ShogiJapanABEMAShogi.jpAbema
ABEMA AnimeJapanABEMAAnime.jpCyberAgent
ABEMA Anime 2JapanABEMAAnime2.jpCyberAgent

Match the TV guide

A national headline may appear on more than one station. Compare a specific local bulletin.

<channel id="ABEMANews.jp">…</channel>
<programme channel="ABEMANews.jp" start="20250715200000 +0900">…</programme>

Compare the two ID strings in your guide export. The directory key above is the reference for this feed.

Historical time conversions for the example XMLTV entry. Match the date and location of your actual feed.
Example zoneLocal timeThe same time in UTC
Asia/Tokyo15 Jul 2025 20:00 +090015 Jul 11:00 UTC

Try the XMLTV test file

The linked fixture uses a historical date and an illustrative title. It can verify whether your player joins records by ID.

Open the XMLTV test file

Reading the result for this station
CheckWhat to look for
Import resultLook for “ABEMA News | guide alignment test” against ABEMANews.jp in the historic guide data.
Blank guide for this stationCompare the exported channel identifier with ABEMANews.jp exactly, including punctuation and letter case.

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