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{{short description|Emirati television channel}}
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{{Infobox television channel
| name = Drama TV
| logo = Abu Dhabi Drama.png
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| launch_date = {{Start date and age|2010|4|5|df=y}}
| closed_date = {{End date and age|2022|1|1|df=y}}
| picture_format = {{ubl|[[1080i]] '''[[High-definition television|HDTV]]'''|[[576i]] '''[[Standard-definition television|SDTV]]'''}}
| owner = [[Abu Dhabi Media]]
| country = United Arab Emirates and Egypt
| language = Arabic
| area = {{ubl|[[Middle East]]|[[North Africa]]}}
| headquarters = [[Abu Dhabi]], [[UAE]]
| former_names = Abu Dhabi Drama (2010–2016)
| sister_channels = {{ubl|[[Abu Dhabi TV]]|Emarat TV|[[Abu Dhabi Sports|AD Sports]]|[[Abu Dhabi Sports|Yas Sports]]|[[Abu Dhabi Sports|Edge Sport]]|[[Majid (comics)|Majid TV]]|[[National Geographic Abu Dhabi]]}}
| timeshift_service =
| website = {{URL|www.addrama.ae}}
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'''Drama TV'''<ref name=":0" /> ({{langx|ar|قناة دراما}}, ''Qanāt Drāmā''), formerly known as '''Abu Dhabi Drama''' ({{langx|ar|أبوظبي دراما}}, ''Abū Ẓabī Drāmā'') and sometimes referred to as '''AD Drama''', was a Pan Arab television channel owned by [[Abu Dhabi Media]]. It programmed movies and television series. Programs were subtitled in [[Arabic]]. The channel aired 24-hour without [[Television advertisement|commercials]], in addition to crime-related North American serials, broadcast every day under the programming block [[Fox Crime]]. [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood films]] were also aired Fridays at 7 p.m. {{small|([[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]])}}, under the block Telecine Night.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=admin|title=Discover AD Drama and all of its programmes on Sat.tv.|url=https://sat.tv/chaine/abu-dhabi-drama/|access-date=2021-06-05|website=Sat.tv|language=en-US}}</ref> It was launched on 5 April 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Abu Dhabi Media-Abu Dhabi Drama|url=https://www.admedia.ae/en/Channel/8/Abu-Dhabi-Drama|access-date=2021-06-05|website=www.admedia.ae}}</ref>
On 19 February 2020, the channel got a new logo after 9 years,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-02|title=Abu Dhabi TV (Television channel)|url=https://dailymi.com/entertainment/abu-dhabi-tv-television-channel/|access-date=2021-06-05|website=Dailymi|language=en-US}}</ref> and on 1 January 2022, the channel was closed.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-05-29|title=إغلاق «أبوظبي دراما»|url=https://www.alkhaleej.ae/2022-01-02/%D8%A5%D8%BA%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82-%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B8%D8%A8%D9%8A-%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7/%D9%81%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%88%D9%81%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86/%D9%85%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AA|access-date=2022-05-29|website=[[Al Khaleej (newspaper)|Al Khaleej]]|language=ar}}</ref>
== Programming ==
Programming included [[United States|American]] television series and films. For current programming, the key symbol denoted by '''bold''', and for programming block distributed by Fox Crime [[Disney]] [[ABC Studios]], it was denoted by a cross (†).
=== Canada ===
* ''[[Cracked (Canadian TV series)|Cracked]]''
* '''''[[King (2011 TV series)|King]]'''''{{sup|†}}
* ''[[Ties That Bind (TV series)|Ties That Bind]]''
=== United States ===
* ''[[Boston Legal]]''
* '''''[[Low Winter Sun (American TV series)|Low Winter Sun]]'''''{{sup|†}}
* ''[[Prison Break]]''
* ''[[Black-ish]]''
* ''[[Black-ish (season 1)]]''
* ''[[Black-ish (season 3)]]''
* ''[[Black-ish (season 4)]]''
* ''[[Black-ish (season 5)]]''
* ''[[Station 19]]''
* ''[[Code Black (TV series)|Code Black]]''
* ''[[The Crossing (TV series)|The Crossing]]''
* ''[[Dead of Summer (TV series)|Dead of Summer]]''
* ''[[Once Upon a Time (TV series)|Once Upon a Time]]''
* ''[[Luke Cage (TV series)|Luke Cage]]''
* ''[[Resurrection (American TV series)|Resurrection]]''
* ''[[Kevin (Probably) Saves the World]]''
* ''[[For the People (2018 TV series)|For the People]]''
* ''[[Scandal (TV series)|Scandal]]''
* ''[[Take Two (TV series)|Take Two]]''
* ''[[Beyond (American TV series)|Beyond]]''
* ''[[CSI (franchise)]]''
* ''[[CSI: Cyber]]''
* ''[[Blue Bloods (TV series)|Blue Bloods]]''
=== Films ===
* ''[[Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]''
* ''[[Captain America: Civil War]]''
* ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2]]''
* ''[[Doctor Strange (2016 film)|Doctor Strange]]''
* ''[[Thor: Ragnarok]]''
* ''[[Avengers: Endgame]]''
* ''[[Mulan (2020 film)|Mulan]]''
== Other services ==
* '''Drama TV +''' was a [[Pay television|paid]] version of Drama TV available on [[OSN]] till September 10, 2019.
* '''Drama HD''' was a [[simulcast]] of Drama TV in [[High-definition television|high-definition]] (HD) launched in {{Start date|2016|6|6}} via [[Nilesat]].
* '''ADTV Catch-Up''' was Drama TV's [[video on demand]] service that allows users to view past and present episodes of its shows.
== See also ==
* [[Arab television drama]]
* [[Abu Dhabi Media]]
* [[Television in the United Arab Emirates]]
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.addrama.ae/}} {{in lang|ar}}
[[Category:Television in the United Arab Emirates]]
[[Category:Arabic-language television stations]]
[[Category:Arabic-language television]]
[[Category:Defunct television channels]]
[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 2010]]
[[Category:Television channels and stations disestablished in 2022]]
[[Category:Television stations in the United Arab Emirates]]
[[Category:High-definition television]]
[[Category:2010 establishments in the United Arab Emirates]]