Melody Aflam
Melody Aflam logo (August 2006) | |
| Country | Egypt |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Middle East, Canada |
| Headquarters | Cairo, Egypt |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Melody Interactive (Egyptian version) Ethnic Channels Group (Canadian version) (name licensed by Melody Interactive) |
| History | |
| Launched | January 2006 [1] |
| Closed | 28 April 2013 |
Melody Aflam (Arabic: ميلودي أفلام) was a Canadian pay television channel that was owned by Ethnic Channels Group. It broadcast programming from Melody Aflam as well as local Canadian content.
Background
[edit]Melody Aflam was a film channel from Egypt. It featured a variety of films from the Arab world including classics and current hits, spanning decades from the 1950s through to the present day. The movies aired covered genres from action to comedy to historical films.[citation needed]
The Melody TV network was owned by Gamal Marwan, son of Ashraf Marwan. The network ceased to exist by 2013 due to financial difficulties.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Atef 2013, p. 118.
- ^ "قنوات "ميلودى" تعود بأسماء مختلفة وأنباء عن خروجها من "نور سات"". youm7.com (in Arabic). 14 October 2014.
Bibliography
[edit]- Atef, Yumna (2013), Administrative organization of satellite channels (in Arabic), Al Manhal, ISBN 9796500129815
External links
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