| MTV Middle East | |
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| Launched | October 27, 2007 |
| Owned by | MTV Networks (Viacom) |
| Sister channel(s) | Nickelodeon Arabia, VH1 Europe |
| Website | MTVme.net |
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| Satellite | |
| Nilesat 7°W | 11977 V |
| Arabsat 26°E | 12169 V |
MTV Middle East, formerly MTV Arabia, is a free-to-air music television channel, and the Middle Eastern incarnation of MTV. As an addition to the MTV network, it is a joint venture between MTV Networks International and Arabian Television Network, a subsidiary of Arabian Broadcasting Network, and part of Arab Media Group, the largest media group in the United Arab Emirates. Launched as MTV Arabia, the channel was rebranded as MTV Middle East on the 30st of August 2011.
The channel began its initial broadcast on October 27, 2007[1], and was launched on November 17, 2007.[2], and finally brings new episodes and shows and updates.
The MTV Arabia's official website's URL now redirects to the official MTV Middle East page on Facebook.
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The first mention of the project came within the coverage of MTV's 25th anniversary in 2006, and was revealed by Faisal Abbas, the media editor of the London based pan-Arab daily, Asharq Al-Awsat, which reported that MTV is "very interested in the Arab satellite channel market" and quoted Dean Possenniskie, the network's vice president and general manager for emerging markets, saying, "Hopefully [we] will be in the market in the next 24 months" but "it all depends on finding the right local partners".[3]
Akon, Ludacris, as well as Lebanese-Canadian Karl Wolf, Qusai aka Don Legend the Kamelion - The First Saudi Arabian Hip Hop Artist, and the UAE's Desert Heat took part in the launching ceremonies of the channel in November 2007. Furthermore Karl Wolf single "Africa" became the first ever video clip broadcast on the new music station.
MTV Europe was previously available in the region through a special deal with Showtime Arabia. The Showtime Arabia channel provided some Arabic music videos and a locally produced program called "Mashaweer".
The channel aims to be a platform for the Arab youth, letting their opinions be a large factor in future programming. It will be likely that MTV Arabia will be pushing local R&B and hip hop music, which other Arab music stations like Rotana and Melody don't heavily feature says Patrick Samaha the General Manager of MTV arabia.[4]
created by the general manager Patrick Samaha and team (Sam Wahab, Wassim Hamdan, Jimmy Poon, Wessam Kattan, Rasha al emam, Fatma abou assi, Alaa Akawi, Mohamed Hamed, Roula Ghalyini, Fredwreck and Qusai)
MTV Arabia also airs series from MTV such as:
MTV Networks International and Arab Media Group also announced on October 16, 2007 that they were partnering with Nickelodeon to launch Nickelodeon Arabia. Through the deal, the companies claimed that Nickelodeon is the first global kids' media brand to create a free-to-air Arabic service across the region with local cultural values taken into account. On September 8, 2011, the channel went on a hiatus for unknown reasons.
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