MBC Drama ( ar, إم بي سي دراما) is a
pan-Arab
Pan-Arabism ( ar, الوحدة العربية or ) is an ideology that espouses the unification of the countries of North Africa and Western Asia from the Atlantic Ocean to the Arabian Sea, which is referred to as the Arab world. It is closely c ...
television channel owned by
MBC Group
MBC Group ( ar, مجموعة إم بي سي), is a Saudi media conglomerate based in the Middle East and North Africa region. Launched in London in 1991, the company moved to its headquarters to Dubai in 2002 then moved to Riyadh in 2022.
MBC ...
. It was launched on 27 November 2010 as
free-to-air
Free-to-air (FTA) services are television (TV) and radio services broadcast in unencrypted form, allowing any person with the FTA Receiver, appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring ...
with 24/7 Arabic drama series.
The channel runs a variety of different dramas: Egyptian, Syrian, Bedouin and Gulf dramas that are first runs and exclusive runs. MBC Drama is distinguished by the two additional repeats throughout the day.
Programming
MBC Drama from Arab world
* ''
The Godfather: Club of the East''
Idents
MBC Drama's idents were shot with 1000 - 1500 FPS cameras, providing a smooth slow motion effect.
MBC Drama HD was launched on 1 July 2011.
MBC Drama also airs original Arabic programmes. , In 2022, MBC Drama aired the original series ''Stiletto'' and ''Heera''.
References
External links
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{{Middle East Broadcasting Center
Mass media in the United Arab Emirates
Mass media in Bahrain
Free-to-air
Television stations in Saudi Arabia
Arab mass media
Arabic-language television stations
Mass media in Dubai
Mass media in Manama
Television channels and stations established in 2010
Middle East Broadcasting Center