Melody Drama ( ar, ميلودي دراما) was a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

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specialty channel and was owned by Ethnic Channels Group. It broadcast programming from Melody Drama as well as local Canadian content.

Background

Melody Drama was a top rated entertainment channel from Egypt featuring popular Arabic television series including comedies and dramas. The Melody TV network was owned by Gamal Marwan, son of

Ashraf Marwan Ashraf Marwan ( ar, أشرف مروان‎, 2 February 1944 – 27 June 2007) was an Egyptian billionaire, who worked as a spy for Israeli Mossad. Egyptian officials claim he was a double agent who also worked for them. From 1969, Marwan ...

. The network ceased to exist by 2013 due to financial difficulties.

References

External links

Ethnic Channels Group page

Melody's official website

YouTube channel
Arab-Canadian culture Egyptian-Canadian culture Arabic-language television stations Digital cable television networks in Canada Multicultural and ethnic television in Canada Television channels and stations established in 2011 Television channels and stations disestablished in 2013 {{Egypt-tv-station-stub