MBC Drama (Saudi TV channel)
| Broadcast area | Middle East and North Africa (main audience free-to-air) Horn of Africa (peripheral free-to-air via satellite) United States (pay-TV) |
|---|---|
| Network | Middle East Broadcasting Center |
| Headquarters | Dubai Media City, United Arab Emirates |
| Programming | |
| Language | Arabic |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) 576i (SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | MBC Group |
| Sister channels | MBC 1 MBC 2 MBC 3 MBC 4 MBC 5 MBC Action MBC Max MBC Persia Al Arabiya Wanasah Al Hadath MBC+ Power MBC Variety HD MBC Bollywood MBC Masr MBC Masr 2 MBC Iraq |
| History | |
| Launched | 27 November 2010 |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Sling TV | Internet Protocol television |
MBC Drama (Arabic: إم بي سي دراما) is a free-to-air pan-Arab television channel owned by MBC Group. It was launched on 27 November 2010 with 24/7 Arabic drama series.[1][2]
The channel runs a variety of different dramas: Egyptian, Iraqi, Lebanese, Levantine, Syrian, Bedouin and Gulf dramas that are first and exclusive runs. MBC Drama is distinguished by the two additional repeats throughout the day.
MBC 1 has secured a deal to show 32 Indian movies after its initial broadcast of Jodhaa Akbar, which was a huge success and was appreciated by the public as well as the advertisers.[3] This, however, ended up on MBC 1 and MBC Drama instead, due to tying in the Bollywood films as part of the dubbed films package so that these films can be watched by the Arab audience as well.
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. As of 2022, in 2022, MBC Drama aired the original series Stiletto and Heera.[4][5]
References
- ^ "MBC Drama". 2021-02-06. Archived from the original on 2021-02-06. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
- ^ "فيديوهات MBC Drama - Dailymotion". 2020-08-04. Archived from the original on 2020-08-04. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
- ^ "MBC signs deal to show 32 Indian movies". Archived from the original on 2010-08-02. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
- ^ Abumuhor, Alex (8 September 2022). "Everything You Need to Know About The Cast of Stiletto". Al Bawaba. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ "بدء عرض مسلسل حيرة بطولة ألكسندر علوم على MBC العراق". Palsawa (in Arabic). 2022-09-19. Archived from the original on 2022-10-20. Retrieved 2022-10-20.