Global Genre Matrix
Global Genre Matrix
Genre | IAB | IMDb | UK (BARB) | Germany | France (CNC) | Italy | Japan | South Korea | Australia | Canada |
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Action | Arts & Entertainment | Action | Action | Action | Action | Azione | アクション | 액션 | Action | Action |
Adventure | Arts & Entertainment | Adventure | Adventure | Abenteuer | Aventure | Avventura | アドベンチャー | 모험 | Adventure | Adventure |
Animation | Arts & Entertainment | Animation | Animation | Animation | Animation | Animazione | アニメーション | 애니메이션 | Animation | Animation |
Biography | People & Society | Biography | Biography | Biografie | Biographie | Biografia | 伝記 | 전기 | Biography | Biography |
Comedy | Arts & Entertainment | Comedy | Comedy | Komödie | Comédie | Commedia | コメディ | 코미디 | Comedy | Comedy |
Crime | Law, Gov’t & Politics | Crime | Crime | Krimi | Crime | Crime | 犯罪 | 범죄 | Crime | Crime |
Documentary | Education | Documentary | Documentary | Dokumentarfilm | Documentaire | Documentario | ドキュメンタリー | 다큐멘터리 | Documentary | Documentary |
Drama | Arts & Entertainment | Drama | Drama | Drama | Fiction | Drammatico | ドラマ | 드라마 | Drama | Drama |
Family | Family & Parenting | Family | Family | Familie | Famille | Famiglia | ファミリー | 가족 | Family | Family |
Fantasy | Arts & Entertainment | Fantasy | Fantasy | Fantasie | Fantastique | Fantasy | ファンタジー | 판타지 | Fantasy | Fantasy |
Film-Noir | Arts & Entertainment | Film-Noir | Film-Noir | Film-Noir | Film-Noir | Film-Noir | フィルム・ノワール | 필름 느와르 | Film-Noir | Film-Noir |
Game-Show | Arts & Entertainment | Game-Show | Game Show | Spielshow | Jeu télévisé | Gioco a premi | ゲーム番組 | 게임 쇼 | Game Show | Game Show |
History | Education | History | History | Geschichte | Histoire | Storia | 歴史 | 역사 | History | History |
Horror | Arts & Entertainment | Horror | Horror | Horror | Horreur | Horror | ホラー | 공포 | Horror | Horror |
Music | Arts & Entertainment | Music | Music | Musik | Musique | Musica | 音楽 | 음악 | Music | Music |
Musical | Arts & Entertainment | Musical | Musical | Musical | Comédie musicale | Musical | ミュージカル | 뮤지컬 | Musical | Musical |
Mystery | Arts & Entertainment | Mystery | Mystery | Mystery | Mystère | Mistero | ミステリー | 미스터리 | Mystery | Mystery |
News | News | News | News | Nachrichten | Actualités | Notizie | ニュース | 뉴스 | News | News |
Reality-TV | Arts & Entertainment | Reality-TV | Reality TV | Reality-TV | Télé-réalité | Reality | リアリティ番組 | 리얼리티 TV | Reality-TV | Reality-TV |
Romance | Arts & Entertainment | Romance | Romance | Romanze | Romance | Romantico | ロマンス | 로맨스 | Romance | Romance |
Sci-Fi | Technology & Computing | Sci-Fi | Sci-Fi | Sci-Fi | Science-fiction | Fantascienza | SF | SF | Sci-Fi | Sci-Fi |
Short | Arts & Entertainment | Short | Short | Kurzfilm | Court métrage | Corto | 短編映画 | 단편영화 | Short | Short |
Sport | Sports | Sport | Sport | Sport | Sport | Sport | スポーツ | 스포츠 | Sport | Sport |
Talk-Show | Arts & Entertainment | Talk-Show | Talk Show | Talkshow | Talk-show | Talk show | トークショー | 토크쇼 | Talk Show | Talk Show |
Thriller | Arts & Entertainment | Thriller | Thriller | Thriller | Thriller | Thriller | スリラー | 스릴러 | Thriller | Thriller |
War | News | War | War | Krieg | Guerre | Guerra | 戦争 | 전쟁 | War | War |
Western | Arts & Entertainment | Western | Western | Western | Western | Western | 西部劇 | 서부극 | Western | Western |
Compare top-level genre categories across countries and systems. This matrix aligns how genres like Drama, News, Kids, and Comedy are classified across regulatory and industry-standard systems, helping media and compliance teams align global programming strategies.