Channel identification guide

CNBC Arabiya in United Arab Emirates · channel ID and TV guide

CNBC Arabiya in United Arab Emirates uses the catalogue ID CNBCArabiya.ae. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.

Look for CNBCArabiya.ae when you match CNBC Arabiya in United Arab Emirates. The directory lists Middle East Business News in the owner field.

Station details

Source identifier
CNBCArabiya.ae
Source geography
United Arab Emirates · AE
Programme categories
business
Site listed in the snapshot
cnbcarabia.com
Alternative labels
CNBC عربية
Owner field
Middle East Business News
Launch field
2003-01-01

When the guide uses a different name

Search for CNBC عربية in the player, then look for CNBCArabiya.ae in the guide export.

Match the TV guide

Use the opening or closing bulletin and note the exchange's local time.

<channel id="CNBCArabiya.ae">…</channel>
<programme channel="CNBCArabiya.ae" 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
Asia/Dubai15 Jul 2025 20:00 +040015 Jul 16:00 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 “CNBC Arabiya | guide alignment test” against CNBCArabiya.ae in the historic guide data.
Blank guide for this stationCompare the exported channel identifier with CNBCArabiya.ae exactly, including punctuation and letter case.
Alternate nameThe catalogue includes “CNBC عربية”. Check the identifier even if the on-screen name looks right.

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