Drama (MENA TV channel) explained

Drama TV
Owner:	Abu Dhabi Media
Country:	United Arab Emirates and Egypt
Language:	Arabic
Headquarters:	Abu Dhabi, UAE
Former Names:	Abu Dhabi Drama (2010–2016)

Drama TV (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., 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

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

• Cracked
• King
• Ties That Bind

United States

• Boston Legal
• Low Winter Sun
• Prison Break
• Black-ish
• Black-ish (season 1)
• Black-ish (season 3)
• Black-ish (season 4)
• Black-ish (season 5)
• Station 19
• Code Black
• The Crossing
• Dead of Summer
• Once Upon a Time
• Luke Cage
• Resurrection
• Kevin (Probably) Saves the World
• For the People
• Scandal
• Take Two
• Beyond
• CSI (franchise)
• Blue Bloods

Films

• Beauty and the Beast
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
• Doctor Strange
• Mulan

Other services

• 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 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

• Arab television drama
• Abu Dhabi Media
• Television in the United Arab Emirates

Notes and References

1. Web site: admin. Discover AD Drama and all of its programmes on Sat.tv.. 2021-06-05. Sat.tv. en-US.
2. Web site: Abu Dhabi Media-Abu Dhabi Drama. 2021-06-05. www.admedia.ae.
3. Web site: 2020-11-02. Abu Dhabi TV (Television channel). 2021-06-05. Dailymi. en-US.
4. Web site: 2022-05-29. إغلاق «أبوظبي دراما». 2022-05-29. Al Khaleej. ar.