Channel identification guide

Sky News Arabia Vertical in United Arab Emirates · channel ID and TV guide

Sky News Arabia Vertical in United Arab Emirates uses the catalogue ID SkyNewsArabiaVertical.ae. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.

Look for SkyNewsArabiaVertical.ae when you match Sky News Arabia Vertical in United Arab Emirates. The directory lists Sky News Arabia FZ LLC, International Media Investments (IMI) Holdings FZ LLC, Sky Limited in the owner field.

Station details

Source identifier
SkyNewsArabiaVertical.ae
Source geography
United Arab Emirates · AE
Programme categories
news
Site listed in the snapshot
skynewsarabia.com
Alternative labels
Sky News عربية Vertical
Owner field
Sky News Arabia FZ LLC · International Media Investments (IMI) Holdings FZ LLC · Sky Limited
Launch field
2012-05-06

Other feeds to check

The directory also lists Sky News Arabia under SkyNewsArabia.ae. 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
Sky News ArabiaUnited Arab EmiratesSkyNewsArabia.aeSky News Arabia FZ LLC

Match the TV guide

A national headline may appear on more than one station. Compare a specific local bulletin.

<channel id="SkyNewsArabiaVertical.ae">…</channel>
<programme channel="SkyNewsArabiaVertical.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 “Sky News Arabia Vertical | guide alignment test” against SkyNewsArabiaVertical.ae in the historic guide data.
Blank guide for this stationCompare the exported channel identifier with SkyNewsArabiaVertical.ae exactly, including punctuation and letter case.
Alternate nameThe catalogue includes “Sky News عربية Vertical”. Check the identifier even if the on-screen name looks right.

Sources and further reading