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#REDIRECT [[Rotana Media Group#Rotana channels]] |
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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 [[Arab World|pan-Arab]] entertainment group. |
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==Channels== |
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===General=== |
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*'''Khalijia''' (General Entertainment) |
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The channel was launched initially as a musical channel broadcasting mainly music from the Gulf region. Later on, however, Khalijia became a general viewing channel with mostly films, television series and lifestyle programming. |
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*'''Al Fadaiyyah al Lubnaniyyah''' |
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"Al Fadaiyyah al Lubnaniyyah" was part of the [[Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation]] and its satellite wing with LBC broadcasting within the Lebanese territory. However according to the court ruling, "Al Fadaiyah" became the full ownership of Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal with minority interest for [[News Corp]] owned by [[Rupert Murdoch]] and independent from LBC Lebanese network of channels. |
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===Films=== |
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*'''[[Fox (Middle East)|Fox]]''' (Middle East) |
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Launched in 2008, this was originally named '''''[[Fox Series]]''''' or simply '''''[[Fox (Middle East)|Fox]]''''' until February 29, 2011 and was a [[Middle East]]ern version of the [[United States|American]] [[Fox Channel]]. The channel was relaunched as '''''Fox''''' on March 1, 2011. |
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*'''[[FX (TV channel)|FX TV]]''' |
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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)]]). |
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*'''[[Fox Movies (Middle East)|Fox Movies]]''' |
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A channel broadcasting American films 24 hours a day based on films produced by Fox. |
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*'''Rotana Cinema''' (Movies Channel) |
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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. |
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*'''Zaman''' (Classic Movies Channel) |
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A specialty channel that broadcasted 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 ''Zaman'' such that the latter started broadcasting a mixture of classical Arabic films and music in its general programming. |
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*'''Aflam''' (Films Channel) |
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This channel has been launched by Rotana Group on the 25th of April 2012. It mainly broadcasts Arabic and international movies. |
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===Music=== |
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*'''Rotana Clip''' (Music Clips Channel) |
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*'''Rotana Mousica''' (Music Channel) |
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*'''Nagham''' (Music Channel) |
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===Religion=== |
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*'''[[Al-Resalah Satellite TV|Al-Resala]]''' (Islamic Religious Channel) |
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==Availability== |
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Rotana Cinema, Rotana Music, Rotana Clip, Rotana Zaman, Rotana Khalijiya, Rotana Masriya and Al-Resala are available on [[myTV (Arabic)| MyTV]] in the [[Americas]] since early 2012. |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.rotana.net Rotana Television official website] |
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*[http://www.my-tv.us myTV Official Website] |
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[[Category:Rotana Group]] |
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[[Category:Arab media]] |
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[[Category:Arabic-language television stations]] |
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Latest revision as of 20:27, 7 October 2023
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