Rotana (television)
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Rotana is a series of free television channels broadcast terrestrially in Saudi Arabia and on satellite television for the Arab World and the Arab Diaspora. The channels are part of the Rotana Group a big pan-Arab entertainment group.
Channels
General
- Rotana Khalijia (General Entertainment)
The channel was launched initially as a musical channel broadcasting mainly music from the Gulf region. Later on, however, Rotana Khalijia became a general viewing channel with mostly films, television series and lifestyle programming.
- Rotana Masriya (General Entertainment)
The channel channel broadcasting mainly music from Egypt. Rotana Masriya is a general viewing channel with mostly films, television series and lifestyle programming.
- LBC Sat known as Al Fadaiyyah al Lubnaniyyah
The Channel broadcasting general entertainment Programs.
Channels
- Fox (Middle East)
Launched in 2008, this was originally named Fox Series or simply Fox until February 29, 2011 and was a Middle Eastern version of the American Fox Channel. The channel was relaunched as Fox on March 1, 2011.
FX Middle East was launched in Summer 2011 (between June and July) as a new member of the FOX Middle East Family (Fox (Middle East) & Fox Movies (Middle East)).
A channel broadcasting American films 24 hours a day based on films produced by Fox.
- Rotana Cinema (Movies Channel)
This is a movie channel established in 2005 that broadcasts exclusively old and contemporary films in Arabic, becoming the most successful and watched channel of the network.
- Rotana Classic (Classic Movies Channel)previously Rotana Zaman
A specialty channel that broadcast initially Arabic classical films in black and white 24 hours a day. Another specialty channel Rotana Tarab broadcast classical Arabic music round the clock. The Rotana administration decided however to scrap the Tarab musical station and merging it into Classic such that the latter started broadcasting a mixture of classical Arabic films and music in its general programming.
- Rotana Aflam (Films Channel)
This channel has been launched by Rotana Group on the 25th of April 2012. It mainly broadcasts Arabic and international movies.
Music
- Rotana Clip (Music Clips Channel)
- Rotana Mousica (Music Channel)
Religion
- Al-Resala (Islamic Religious Channel)
HD
- Rotana Cinema HD (Movies Channel)
This is a movie channel established that broadcasts exclusively old and contemporary films in Arabic in high definition.
- Rotana Cinema HD +2 (Movies Channel)
Shows same programs as Rotana Cinema HD but two hours later.
- Rotana Aflam HD (Films Channel)
It mainly broadcasts Arabic and international movies in high definition.
- Rotana Aflam HD + (Films Channel)
Shows same programs as Rotana Aflam HD but two hours later.
- Rotana Khalijia HD (General Entertainment)
Rotana Khalijia is a general viewing channel for the Gulf region with mostly films, television series and lifestyle programming in high definition.
- Rotana Khalijia HD+2 (General Entertainment)
Shows same programs as Rotana Khalijiah HD but two hours later.
- Rotana HD+ (General Entertainment)
Rotana+ is a general viewing channel with mostly films, television series and lifestyle programming in high definition.
- LBC Sat HD known as Al Fadaiyyah al Lubnaniyyah HD
The Channel broadcasting general entertainment Programs in high definition.
- Rotana M+ HD (English Music in high definition)
Availability
Rotana Cinema, Rotana Music, Rotana Clip, Rotana Classic, Rotana Khalijiya, Rotana Masriya and Al-Resala are available on myTV for viewers in the Americas since early 2012.