Rotana Drama Explained
| Rotana Drama |
| Country: | Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
| Network: | Rotana (television) |
| Owner: | Rotana Group |
| Headquarters: | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Launch Date: | 2017 |
Rotana Drama (Arabic: روتانا دراما) is an Egyptian free-to-air satellite TV general entertainment unencrypted channel owned by the Rotana Group network. It was launched in May 2011, a few months after the Egyptian uprising in January. The channel is known for its general entertainment programming and has gained attention for featuring various snow. [1] [2] The channel received international coverage after broadcasting a birthday party that was perceived as a marriage of two men in Egypt,[3] where same-sex relationships are not technically illegal but are nevertheless punishable in practice.[4]
In 2017, the channel was renamed Rotana Drama and turned to broadcasting Arab and Turkish dramas.
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- Web site: Living in fear: Egypt's gay community. 9 December 2014. 30 September 2015. 2 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151002022210/http://edition.cnn.com/2014/12/09/world/africa/egypts-gay-community-living-in-fear/. live.
