Drama (MENA TV channel)

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Drama TV
CountryUnited Arab Emirates and Egypt
Broadcast area
HeadquartersAbu Dhabi, UAE
Programming
Language(s)Arabic
Picture format
Ownership
OwnerAbu Dhabi Media
Sister channels
History
Launched5 April 2010; 14 years ago (2010-04-05)
Closed1 January 2022; 2 years ago (2022-01-01)
Former namesAbu Dhabi Drama (2010–2016)
Links
Websitewww.addrama.ae

Drama TV[1] (Arabic: قناة دراما, Qanāt Drāmā), formerly known as Abu Dhabi Drama (Arabic: أبوظبي دراما, Abū Ẓabī Drāmā) and sometimes referred to as AD Drama, was a Pan Arab television channel owned by Abu Dhabi Media. It programmed movies and television series. Programs were subtitled in Arabic. The channel aired 24-hour without commercials, in addition to crime-related North American serials, broadcast every day under the programming block Fox Crime. Hollywood films were also aired Fridays at 7 p.m. (UTC), under the block Telecine Night.[1] It was launched on 5 April 2010.[2]

On 19 February 2020, the channel got a new logo after 9 years,[3] and on 1 January 2022, the channel was closed.[4]

Programming

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Programming included American television series and films. For current programming, the key symbol denoted by bold, and for programming block distributed by Fox Crime Disney ABC Studios, it was denoted by a cross (†).

Canada

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United States

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Films

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Other services

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  • Drama TV + was a paid version of Drama TV available on OSN till September 10, 2019.
  • Drama HD was a simulcast of Drama TV in high-definition (HD) launched in June 6, 2016 (2016-06-06) via Nilesat.
  • ADTV Catch-Up was Drama TV's video on demand service that allows users to view past and present episodes of its shows.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b admin. "Discover AD Drama and all of its programmes on Sat.tv". Sat.tv. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "Abu Dhabi Media-Abu Dhabi Drama". www.admedia.ae. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  3. ^ "Abu Dhabi TV (Television channel)". Dailymi. November 2, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  4. ^ "إغلاق «أبوظبي دراما»". Al Khaleej (in Arabic). May 29, 2022. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
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