Rotana Media Group, commonly known as Rotana ( ar, روتانا, Rōtānā), is a
Saudi Arabian
Saudis ( ar, سعوديون, Suʿūdiyyūn) are people identified with the country of Saudi Arabia. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. The Saudis are composed mainly of Arabs and primarily speak a regional dialect ...
entertainment company. It is primarily owned by
Saudi prince
The House of Saud ( ar, آل سُعُود, ʾĀl Suʿūd ) is the ruling royal family of Saudi Arabia. It is composed of the descendants of Muhammad bin Saud, founder of the Emirate of Diriyah, known as the First Saudi state (1727–1818), an ...
Al Waleed bin Talal.
The media conglomerate includes a film production company (Rotana Studios), free to air television stations (Rotana TV), music channels (Rotana Radio), a record label (
Rotana Music Group) and others businesses.
Rotana was founded by Ibrahim Nagro and his brothers, with a 50% share to the Saudi business man Saleeh Kameel.
In 2003, Al Waleed increased his stake to 100 percent, after initially acquiring a 48 percent stake in 2002. He developed Rotana Music Channel as a 24-hour free-to-air service for Rotana artists. This was followed by Rotana 2, Rotana Clip, augmented with
SMS
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, and Rotana 3 for classical Arab music, followed by a movie channel.
Rotana Records
Rotana Records is a
record label
A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the produ ...
with over 100 signed artists.
Rotana Radio
Rotana is a series of radio stations belonging to Rotana Group. Rotana Radio broadcasts in a number of Arab countries and plays almost exclusively music released by
Rotana Records.
Stations currently broadcasting:
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Lebanon
Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...
: Radio Rotana Delta
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Jordan
Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...
: Radio Rotana Jordan
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Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A ...
: Radio Rotana FM Saudi Arabia
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Syria
Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...
: Radio Style FM
Rotana channels
*Rotana Khalijiah (general entertainment)
*Rotana Drama (drama channel) Formerly known as
Rotana Masriya
Rotana Masriya ( ar, روتانا مصرية) was an Egyptian free-to-air satellite TV general entertainment unencrypted channel that was owned by Rotana Group
Rotana Media Group, commonly known as Rotana ( ar, روتانا, Rōtānā), is ...
from 2011 until 2017
*LBC Sat (general women entertainment) - previously known as Al Fadaiyyah al Lubnaniyyah
*Rotana Cinema KSA & Rotana Cinema Egypt (Movies channel) - A movie channel established in 2005 that broadcasts exclusively films in Arabic
*Rotana Classic (classic movies) - A free to air
satellite television
Satellite television is a service that delivers television programming to viewers by relaying it from a communications satellite orbiting the Earth directly to the viewer's location. The signals are received via an outdoor parabolic antenna comm ...
specialty channel
*Rotana Aflam (films channel) - A free to air satellite television channel was launched in 2012.
*Rotana Clip (music clips channel)
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Rotana Mousica
Rotana Mousica () is a free-to-air satellite TV channel and part of the Rotana Group network. It was launched in 2003.
It is a music channel in the Arab world showcasing the latest exclusive Khaliji, Egyptian and Arabic songs and rolling out ...
(music channel)
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Al-Resala (Islamic religious channel)
*Rotana Kids (children channel) - Launched in 2020.
*Rotana Comedy (comedy channel)
References
External links
Official Bella Rotana Group website
{{Authority control
Arab mass media
Arabic-language radio stations
Arabic-language television stations
Radio stations established in 1987
Television channels and stations established in 1987