MBC Drama (Middle East and North Africa)
| Broadcast area | Middle East and North Africa |
|---|---|
| Network | Middle East Broadcasting Center |
| Headquarters | Dubai Media City, United Arab Emirates |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Arabic |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) 576i (SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | MBC Group |
| Sister channels | MBC 1 MBC 2 MBC 3 MBC 4 MBC 5 MBC Action MBC Max MBC Persia Al Arabiya Wanasah Al Hadath MBC+ Power MBC Variety HD MBC Bollywood MBC Masr MBC Masr 2 MBC Iraq SSC |
| History | |
| Launched | 27 November 2010 |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Sling TV | Internet Protocol television |
MBC Drama (Arabic: إم بي سي دراما) is a free-to-air pan-Arab television channel owned by MBC Group. It was launched on 27 November 2010 with 24/7 Arabic drama series.
The channel runs a variety of different dramas: Egyptian, Iraqi, Lebanese, Levantine, Syrian, Bedouin and Gulf dramas that are first and exclusive runs. MBC Drama is distinguished by the two additional repeats throughout the day.
MBC 1 has secured a deal to show 32 Indian movies after its initial broadcast of Jodhaa Akbar, which was a huge success and was appreciated by the public as well as the advertisers. This, however, ended up on MBC 1 and MBC Drama instead, due to tying in the Bollywood films as part of the dubbed films package so that these films can be watched by the Arab audience as well.