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MBC Plus Drama
Logo of the channel
CountrySaudi Arabia and Egypt
Broadcast area
HeadquartersDubai Media City, Dubai, UAE
Programming
Language(s)Arabic
Picture format
Ownership
OwnerMBC Group
Sister channels
History
LaunchedFebruary 1, 2009; 15 years ago (2009-02-01)
Closed
  • January 8, 2011 (2011-01-08) (SD)
  • January 1, 2016 (2016-01-01) (HD)

MBC+ Drama is a joint venture between OSN and MBC Group. It is a 24-hour Arabic channel that offers a range of Arabic drama and Turkish series "First on TV" to OSN subscribers starting February 1, 2009.

MBC+ Drama claims to offer programs up to 3 months before any other channel. MBC+ Drama is the only channel among its sister channels at MBC Group that requires subscription.

Not to be confused with MBC Drama, an alternative free-to-air channel, launched on November 27, 2010.

On January 1, 2016, MBC + Drama HD stopped broadcasting replaced with OSN Ya Hala! Cinema HD Promo due to MBC focusing on alternative free-to-air channel MBC Drama and Paid On-Demand Service ShahidVIP.

As of October 2016, it has returned but the logo has changed color from orange to purple and is now a pay-per-view channel with the same format as before.

Programming

Dubbing of Turkish series is in Syrian Arabic.

Arab world

  • Ahl al-Gharām
  • Aswār
  • Gārī Yā Hammūda
  • Khams Khawāt

Turkey

Thaman al shohra Al hob al mostaheel

Pakistan

Telenovelas

India

References

  1. ^ "زواج مصلحة". MBC.net (in Arabic). Retrieved August 7, 2017.