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]

  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.