FARSI1

Farsi1
Launched	1 August 2009
Network	Broadcast Middle East
Owned by	MOBY Group News Corporation
Picture format	16:9, 4:3 (576i, SDTV) (1080p, HD)
Slogan	Always Familiar
Country	United Arab Emirates
Language	Persian
Broadcast area	Middle East
Headquarters	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Sister channel(s)	Zemzemeh
Website	www.farsi1.tv www.facebook.com/farsi1tv
Availability
Satellite
Eutelsat W3A	11221-H-27500-3/4

FARSI1 is the first international free-to-air Persian-language general entertainment channel. It is considered to be an Iranian channel although it is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

FARSI1 is operated by Broadcast Middle East, a joint venture between the Afghan MOBY Group and Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation.

Nowadays FARSI1 is repeating the past telenovelas & shows (also from Zemzemeh)

Current programming

Dramas

No.	Name	Country	Original channel	No. of episodes	Running time	Launched	Date	Iran Time
1	Lara's Choice	Croatia	Nova TV (2011)	182	45 minutes	28 Jul 2012	Saturday to Wednesday	21:00–22:00
2	Falling Angel	United States	Telemundo (2009)	182	45 minutes	11 Mar 2013	Saturday to Wednesday	20:00–21:00
3	Elisa	Italy	Canale 5 (2003)	68	50 minutes	9 Feb 2013	Saturday to Wednesday	22:00–23:00
4	The Queen of the South	United States	Telemundo (2011)	62	45 minutes	1 Oct 2012	Saturday to Wednesday	12:00–13:00
5	Aurora	United States	Telemundo (2010)	135	45 minutes	5 May 2012	Saturday to Wednesday	13:00–14:00
6	Still Standing	United States	CBS (2002)	88	21 minutes	9 Feb 2013	Saturday to Wednesday	17:00–17:30
7	Project Runway	United States	Bravo (2004)	58	45 minutes	14 Feb 2013	Thursday & Friday	20:00–21:00
8	A Matter of Respect	Italy	Canale 5 (2006)	24	50 minutes	25 Oct 2012	Thursday & Friday	21:00–22:00
9	Yes, Dear	United States	CBS (2000)	122	22 minutes	2 Aug 2012	Thursday	20:30–21:00

Talk show

No.	Name	Country	Original channel	No. of episodes	Running time	Launched	Date	Iran Time
1	Oprah	United States	Syndicated (1986)	5015+	45 minutes	20 May 2011	Friday	20:00–21:00

Game show

No.	Name	Running time	Launched	Date	Iran Time
1	Deal or No Deal (Persian: تمام یا دوام‎)	30 minutes	16 Jan 2012	Thursday & Friday	19:00–19:30

Previous programming

No.	Name	Country	Original channel	No. of episodes	Running time	Launched	Ended
1	Couple or Trouble	South Korea	MBC (2006)	16	60 minutes	1 Aug 2009	26 Aug 2009
2	My Lovely Sam Soon	South Korea	MBC (2005)	20	60 minutes	29 Aug 2009	23 Sep 2009
3	The Bold and The Beautiful	United States	CBS (1987)	Up to 98	30 minutes	1 Aug 2009	6 Oct 2009
4	Night After Night	South Korea	MBC (2008)	17	60 minutes	27 Sep 2009	29 Oct 2009
5	The Phoenix	South Korea	MBC (2004)	40	60 minutes	10 Oct 2009	2 Dec 2009
6	Picket Fences	United States	CBS (1992)	Up to 19	42 minutes	24 Sep 2009	4 Feb 2010
7	Munoz & Munoz	Colombia	Caracol TV	45	45 minutes	5 Dec 2009	10 Feb 2010
8	My Beloved Sister	South Korea	MBC (2006)	75	60 minutes	31 Oct 2009	10 Feb 2010
9	Small Wonder	United States	Syndication (1985)	Up to 54	23 minutes	6 Aug 2009	4 Mar 2010
10	Victoria	Colombia United States	Telemundo (2007)	171	45 minutes	1 Aug 2009	24 Mar 2010
11	Fashion House	United States	MyNetworkTV (2006)	62+12	45 minutes	6 Aug 2009	13 May 2010
12	My Wife is a Superwoman	South Korea	MBC (2009)	20	60 minutes	11 Feb 2010	4 Jun 2010
13	Miss Mermaid	South Korea	MBC (2002)	256 (2 episodes a day)	60 minutes	13 Feb 2010	8 Sep 2010
14	Second Chance	United States	Telemundo (2005)	143	60 minutes	27 Mar 2010	29 Sep 2010
15	Looking For Dad	Argentina United States	Telemundo (2005)	121	42 minutes	24 Apr 2010	13 Oct 2010
16	How I Met Your Mother	United States	CBS (2005)	Up to 88	21 minutes	6 Aug 2009	12 Nov 2010
17	Vecinos	Colombia	Caracol TV (2008)	184	60 minutes	13 Feb 2010	30 Nov 2010
18	Jewel Family	South Korea	MBC (2009)	64	60 minutes	10 Jun 2010	31 Dec 2010
19	White Lie	South Korea	MBC (2008)	100	60 minutes	11 Sep 2010	26 Jan 2011
20	Prison Break	United States	Fox (2005)	81	43 minutes	20 May 2010	25 Feb 2011
21	Marry Me	South Korea	MBC (2004)	24	60 minutes	6 Jan 2011	25 Mar 2011
22	Where is Elisa?	United States	Telemundo (2010)	100	43 minutes	4 Dec 2010	20 Apr 2011
23	Beautiful But Unlucky	Colombia United States	Telemundo (2010)	140	40 minutes	16 Oct 2010	27 Apr 2011
24	The Mask of Analia	United States	Telemundo (2008)	176	42 minutes	2 Oct 2010	4 Jun 2011
25	Stay By My Side	South Korea	MBC (2007)	100	60 minutes	29 Jan 2011	15 Jun 2011
26	Still, Marry Me	South Korea	MBC (2010)	21	70 minutes	31 Mar 2011	10 Jun 2011
27	Eva Luna	United States	Univision & Venevision (2011)	114	45 minutes	30 Apr 2011	11 Oct 2011
28	El Clon	United States	Telemundo (2010)	184	45 minutes	23 Apr 2011	3 Jan 2012
29	Teresa	Mexico	Televisa (2010)	152	45 minutes	12 Oct 2011	5 May 2012
30	24	United States	Fox (2001)	192	43 minutes	25 Sep 2009	29 Jul 2011
31	Dharma & Greg	United States	ABC (1997)	119	22 minutes	6 Aug 2009	12 Nov 2010
32	Reba	United States	WB (2001)	126	30 minutes	6 Aug 2009	17 Dec 2010
33	Cartel	Colombia	Caracol TV (2008)	105	45 minutes	3 Mar 2011	-
34	Que Sera Sera	South Korea	MBC (2007)	24	50 minutes	16 Jun 2011	26 Aug 2011
35	Golden Fish	South Korea	MBC (2011)	95	60 minutes	18 Jun 2011	26 Oct 2011
36	Angel’s Temptation	South Korea	MBC (2009)	28	50 minutes	10 Oct 2011	10 Feb 2012
37	Cruel Temptation	South Korea	MBC (2008)	95	60 minutes	29 Oct 2011	7 Mar 2012
38	Living With Fran	United States	WB (2005)	26	30 minutes	-	-
39	Antimafia Squad	Italy	Canale 5 (2009)	48	60 minutes	-	-
40	R.I.S. Crime Evidence	Italy	Canale 5 (2005)	12	60 minutes	-	-
41	The Secrets of Eden	Greece	Mega Channel (2008)	300	45 minutes	5 Jun 2011	28 Jul 2012
42	The Power of Destiny	Mexico	Televisa (2011)	102	45 minutes	10 Mar 2012	29 Jul 2012
43	Behind Closed Doors	United States	Telemundo (2011)	165	45 minutes	4 Jan 2012	21 Aug 2012
44	Malcolm in the Middle	United States	Fox (2000)	151	23 minutes	19 Nov 2010	2 Aug 2012
45	Rebel Land	Italy	Rai 1 (2010)	7	100 minutes	29 Jun 2012	10 Aug 2012
46	The Betrayal	Colombia United States	Telemundo (2008)	107	45 minutes	5 May 2012	30 Sep 2012
47	Love & Fear	Colombia	Caracol TV (2011)	90	45 minutes	30 Jul 2012	10 Mar 2013