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beIN SPORTS XTRA in United States · channel ID and TV guide

beIN SPORTS XTRA in United States uses the catalogue ID beINSPORTSXTRA.us. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.

Look for beINSPORTSXTRA.us when you match beIN SPORTS XTRA in United States. The directory lists beIN Media Group in the owner field.

Station details

Source identifier
beINSPORTSXTRA.us
Source geography
United States · US
Programme categories
sports
Site listed in the snapshot
beinsportsxtra.com
Owner field
beIN Media Group
Launch field
2012-08-16

Other feeds to check

The directory also lists beIN Sports USA under beINSportsUSA.us. 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
beIN Sports USAUnited StatesbeINSportsUSA.usbeIN Media Group
beIN SPORTS XTRA en EspanolUnited StatesbeINSPORTSXTRAenEspanol.usbeIN Media Group

Match the TV guide

Confirm the event and the broadcaster’s rights for that market and date separately.

<channel id="beINSPORTSXTRA.us">…</channel>
<programme channel="beINSPORTSXTRA.us" start="20250715200000 -0400">…</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
America/New_York15 Jan 2025 20:00 -050016 Jan 01:00 UTC
America/New_York15 Jul 2025 20:00 -040016 Jul 00:00 UTC
America/Chicago15 Jul 2025 20:00 -050016 Jul 01:00 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 “beIN SPORTS XTRA | guide alignment test” against beINSPORTSXTRA.us in the historic guide data.
Blank guide for this stationCompare the exported channel identifier with beINSPORTSXTRA.us exactly, including punctuation and letter case.

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