Country reference
- Country codes
- SA / SAU · M49 682
- Browsing region
- Asia
- Language options to specify
- Arabic
- UN statistical subregion
- Western Asia
Choose the Saudi service and programme rather than an ambiguous SBC label. Saudi Broadcasting Authority identities include Saudiya, SBC and Ekhbariya, while Aloula presents a programme library. A catalogue entry and a complete live event require different availability checks.
Aloula platform and Saudi service identity
Keep Saudi Arabia beside SBC because Seychelles uses the same initials for another broadcaster. For a programme in Aloula, retain its original Arabic title and episode. A hobby-club programme or a football discussion can be recognised by its subject without becoming a separate linear television channel.
Programme subject versus complete event
The official catalogue describes a programme analysing a football round. That editorial analysis is different from the complete matches being discussed. For sport, specify the fixture and commentary if live coverage is the real need; a pundit’s programme or highlight cannot establish those event rights.
Keep Riyadh programme date
Use Asia/Riyadh with the original Saudi date. For religious viewing, identify the exact programme or service and complete recitation/session requirement rather than only a broad category. Keep Arabic speech, another soundtrack and subtitles separate. A programme’s presence on the broadcaster’s own library does not verify its availability or replay depth in another player.
Time-zone reference locations
Asia/Riyadh
Use the location relevant to the viewer and the event date. IANA reference locations are not a count of distinct current offsets; do not apply one fixed offset to the whole country.