Channel identification guide
BFM Business in France · channel ID and TV guide
BFM Business in France uses the catalogue ID BFMBusiness.fr. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.
Look for BFMBusiness.fr when you match BFM Business in France. The directory lists Altice Média in the owner field.
Station details
- Source identifier
- BFMBusiness.fr
- Source geography
- France · FR
- Programme categories
- business, news
- Site listed in the snapshot
- bfmtv.com
- Owner field
- Altice Média
- Launch field
- 1991-01-01
Other feeds to check
The directory also lists BFM Paris Ile-de-France under BFMParisIledeFrance.fr. A shared group, call sign or operator site can connect the entries while each guide keeps its own ID.
| Name | Market | Catalogue ID | Catalogue group or site |
|---|---|---|---|
| BFM Paris Ile-de-France | France | BFMParisIledeFrance.fr | BFM Régions |
| BFM Cote d'Azur | France | BFMCotedAzur.fr | BFM Régions |
| BFM Var | France | BFMVar.fr | BFM Régions |
| BFM Grand Lille | France | BFMGrandLille.fr | BFM Régions |
| BFM Grand Littoral | France | BFMGrandLittoral.fr | BFM Régions |
Match the TV guide
Use the opening or closing bulletin and note the exchange's local time.
<channel id="BFMBusiness.fr">…</channel>
<programme channel="BFMBusiness.fr" start="20250715200000 +0200">…</programme>Compare the two ID strings in your guide export. The directory key above is the reference for this feed.
| Example zone | Local time | The same time in UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Europe/Paris | 15 Jan 2025 20:00 +0100 | 15 Jan 19:00 UTC |
| Europe/Paris | 15 Jul 2025 20:00 +0200 | 15 Jul 18:00 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.
| Check | What to look for |
|---|---|
| Import result | Look for “BFM Business | guide alignment test” against BFMBusiness.fr in the historic guide data. |
| Blank guide for this station | Compare the exported channel identifier with BFMBusiness.fr exactly, including punctuation and letter case. |
Sources and further reading
- IPTV-org channel metadata
- Channel field definitions
- XMLTV format definition
- IANA Time Zone Database
- Station artwork reference · Channel identity matched to the catalogue
