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IPTV and TV guide times in United Arab Emirates

Choose the named Emirati channel and app publisher before you compare a Dubai live stream with its programme listing.

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Two services can share a city name

A Dubai news bulletin, a Sama Dubai programme and an event shown on a Dubai sports service need separate guide entries. Record the actual service, including any international edition that appears in the receiver. For the Dubai Media app, look up Dubai+ and check the developer name in the store. The Google Play and App Store entries identify the Dubai Media publisher.

Once you open the official route, find the named live service before searching for a title in the catalogue. An on-demand clip can be available even when the live programme or event uses a different regional route. The clip is useful as a reference for the title and edition if the guide has shortened the Arabic wording.

Which screenWhat to identify
Dubai+ store listingPublisher, device support and current regional store availability
Dubai Media live viewExact live service and any edition label
The receiver's guideStation ID, original programme name and local date
A replay or sports listingEvent name, mode and authorized viewing route for the country

Dubai and Riyadh are different clocks

An illustrative Dubai start of 20:00 on 15 January 2026 is 15 Jan 2026, 16:00 UTC in UTC and 15 Jan 2026, 19:00 +03 in Riyadh. The two local clocks can show the same event one hour apart. For a schedule dispute, keep the origin clock next to the receiver clock and record the city as well as the time.

If only one event is different, compare the exact competition, round and service on the publisher’s current listing. If a whole UAE feed is shifted, sample several rows on the same date and compare the expected conversion. Those two symptoms lead to different evidence.

United Arab Emirates · AE

Use the local programme and station ID together. The catalogue records Abu Dhabi TV as AbuDhabiTV.ae in United Arab Emirates.

Identify the exact station in the guide

Sample identities associated with this source country. Confirm the broadcaster's current local edition.
Station in sourceCatalogue identifierRecorded group or siteCategory
Abu Dhabi TVAbuDhabiTV.aeAbu Dhabi Mediageneral
AlarabiyaAlarabiya.aeMBC Groupnews
MBC 2MBC2.aeMBC Groupmovies
MBC 4MBC4.aeMBC Groupentertainment
National Geographic Abu DhabiNationalGeographicAbuDhabi.aeNational Geographic Societydocumentary
Cartoon Network ArabicCartoonNetworkArabic.aeCartoon Networkanimation, kids

For Abu Dhabi TV, check local programme and feed edition. If your source uses a different identifier from AbuDhabiTV.ae, use the source’s actual channel field for the mapping.

Convert a programme to the source clock

20:00 in Asia/Dubai resolves to 15 Jul 2025 · 16:00 UTC in the July example. An early listing at 01:00 local is 14 Jul 2025 · 21:00 UTC. Match the full date and time before looking for a programme by day of week.

Calculated historical examples. Use the actual date and IANA location for a real listing.
IANA location examples20:00 local on 15 January 202520:00 local on 15 July 2025
Asia/Dubai15 Jan 2025 · 16:00 UTC15 Jul 2025 · 16:00 UTC

Audio and captions

Compare the audio, subtitles and programme titles published for the specific United Arab Emirates feed. The catalogue also records قناة أبوظبي for Abu Dhabi TV. Check the original listing for the programme language.

Which device and account details should you check?

  1. Use the broadcaster's own market listing for United Arab Emirates when checking a current app, subscription or rights question.
  2. Look up the app publisher and exact TV or box model in the local device store. Check live versus replay features and separate app charges.
  3. For a schedule issue, save the exact channel ID, programme title, local date and time zone without sharing account or playlist details.

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Find the exact local station

The channel finder contains 68 station records for United Arab Emirates in this edition. Each result opens the catalogue ID and local guide example for that feed.

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