HBO Family in Brazil · channel ID and TV guide

HBO Family · HBOFamily.br

Look for HBOFamily.br when you match HBO Family in Brazil. The directory lists Skydance Corporation in the owner field.

Station details

The directory also lists HBO 2 under HBO2.br. 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
Name	Market	Catalogue ID	Catalogue group or site
HBO 2	Brazil	HBO2.br	HBO
HBO	Brazil	HBO.br	Skydance Corporation
HBO Pop	Brazil	HBOPop.br	Skydance Corporation
Animal Planet	Brazil	AnimalPlanet.br	Skydance Corporation
CNN Brasil	Brazil	CNNBrasil.br	Skydance Corporation

Check that the intended family slot belongs to the correct local schedule.

<channel id="HBOFamily.br">…</channel>
<programme channel="HBOFamily.br" 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
America/Noronha	15 Jul 2025 20:00 -0200	15 Jul 22:00 UTC
America/Belem	15 Jul 2025 20:00 -0300	15 Jul 23:00 UTC

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

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