ESPN in Netherlands · channel ID and TV guide

ESPN · ESPN.nl

Look for ESPN.nl when you match ESPN in Netherlands. The directory lists Eredivisie Media & Marketing CV in the owner field.

Station details

ESPN in Brazil can turn up in the same search. Compare its ID (ESPN.br) with ESPN.nl before switching the listing.

Compare the source IDs before changing the feed
Name	Market	Catalogue ID	Catalogue group or site
ESPN	Brazil	ESPN.br	ESPN Inc.
TNT Sports 4	United Kingdom	TNTSports4.uk	Skydance Corporation
ESPN	Australia	ESPN.au	ESPN Australia Pty Ltd.
ESPN	United States	ESPN.us	ESPN Inc.

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

<channel id="ESPN.nl">…</channel>
<programme channel="ESPN.nl" start="20250715200000 +0200">…</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 zone	Local time	The same time in UTC
Europe/Amsterdam	15 Jan 2025 20:00 +0100	15 Jan 19:00 UTC
Europe/Amsterdam	15 Jul 2025 20:00 +0200	15 Jul 18:00 UTC

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

Another directory entry can look similar. Check the identity fields for ESPN before changing the mapping.

Reading the result for this station
Check	What to look for
Import result	Look for “ESPN \| guide alignment test” against ESPN.nl in the historic guide data.
Blank guide for this station	Compare the exported channel identifier with ESPN.nl exactly, including punctuation and letter case.
Alternate name	The catalogue includes “ESPN 1”. Check the identifier even if the on-screen name looks right.