Yes Drama (styled as yes Drama and formerly called ''yes stars Drama'') is an Israeli television channel carried by the Israeli satellite television provider ''
yes'', which broadcasts
American
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,
British
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Peoples, culture, and language
* British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies.
** Britishness, the British identity and common culture
* British English, ...
,
Canadian
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and
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
i TV shows of the dramas, lifestyle and reality genres. The channel aired on December 14, 2008 on channel 12 as part of the latest television shows' channels re-brand by ''yes''. The channel is a split of the former ''yes stars 1'' to the current ''yes Drama'' and ''
yes Comedy
Yes Comedy (styled as yes Comedy and formerly called ''yes stars Comedy'') is an Israeli television channel carried by the Israeli satellite television provider – '' yes'', which broadcasts American and British TV shows of the sitcom, dramedy ...
''. The channel airs the shows' new episodes on weeknights (Sundays - Thursdays), and its re-runs on weekdays and weekends (Fridays - Saturdays).
''yes Drama'' schedule is being simulcast in
High Definition on ''yes Drama HD'' on channel 16.
Picture Formats
''yes Drama'' airs shows in 4 formats:
* Normal (4:3)
*
Letterboxed
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(4:3)
*
Pan & Scan (4:3)
*
Widescreen
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(16:9)
In order to watch widescreen (16:9) shows on a 4:3 TV, there are 3 options to choose from:
* 4:3 Letterbox (Widescreen with black bars - Original Aspect Ratio)
* 16:9
(Anamorphic Widescreen)
* 4:3 (Pan & scan)
Choosing the format of the picture is in the digital
set-top box
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setup. The setup does not affect shows which are not broadcast in Widescreen.
''yes Drama HD'' airs the shows in High Definition 1080i and in widescreen (16:9) at all times. Shows that are not shot in HD are upscaled to 1080i.
History of the channel
On March 4, 2007, ''yes'' replaced the channel ''
yes+'' - which has been cancelled on March 3, 2007 after six and a half years - with ''yes stars 1'', as part of the re-brand of the foreign TV shows channels and expanding
yesSTARS to 3 channels - ''yes stars 1'', ''
yes stars 2 and ''
yes stars 3.
On March 14, 2008, as part of a new re-brand of the television shows channels on ''yes'', ''yes stars 1'' obtained a new logo.
On December 14, 2008, as part of another re-brand of the channels, ''yes stars 1'' was replaced with ''yes stars Drama'', and as of April 22, 2009 simulcast its entire schedule in High Definition on ''yes stars Drama HD'', replacing
Yes Stars HD, which aired most of the channel's shows in HD.
On August 20, 2010, the word ''stars'' was removed from the channel name.
Shows broadcast on yes Drama
External links
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{{Television in Israel
Television channels in Israel
Yes (Israel)