Country | Lebanon |
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Broadcast area | Lebanon Arab World European Union Australia United States Canada |
Affiliates | One TV Lebanon |
Headquarters | Naccache, Lebanon |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Arabic Lebanese Arabic |
Picture format | PAL HDTV 1080i |
Ownership | |
Owner | MTV SAL MBC Group |
Key people | Gabriel Murr (founder) Michel Murr (CEO) Walid Abboud (Editor-In-Chief) |
History | |
Launched | 7 November 1991 (original); 7 April 2009 (relaunch) |
Closed | 2002–2009 |
Links | |
Website | www |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Cablevision (Lebanon) | Back to Basic package - General (Pay television) |
Streaming media | |
MTV Live | Not Free (outside of Lebanon) |
Cablevision+ (IPTV in Lebanon) | Channel 2 - General |
Murr Television, marketed and known as MTV Lebanon, is a Lebanese television station based in Naccache, Metn District.
Founded in 1991 by Gabriel Murr, a Lebanese businessman and politician. [1]
MTV was shut down in 2002 as it was found guilty of violating article 68 of the electoral law of 1999 which bans propaganda during the election process, [1] but since other Lebanese channels did not comply with the law either, some observers suspect that the closure was due to MTV's criticism of the Lebanese government and of Syria. As well as lawsuit against MTV. [2]
In 2005, the Lebanese parliament decided to amend Article 68 and reopen the station after the Syrian troops withdrew from Lebanon and the anti-Syrian opposition coalition won a majority in Lebanon's parliament, but the station remained closed. [1]
The station reopened seven years later, on 7 April 2009, two months before the 2009 parliamentary elections. [1]
MTV partners with Studiovision and produces all its productions at their studios, which are in Lebanon and Dubai. [3]
To access premium content on MTV's website and mobile apps, a person outside Lebanon must subscribe. However, in Lebanon, people get premium features for free. [4]
The Lebanese Ministry of Justice's Commercial Register mention five co-owners of MTV SAL. This includes 4 members of the Murr family who are Michel, Jyad, Carl and Carole Murr as well as Joseph Sarkis. The document does not detail the number of shares each hold. [5]
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Program | Genre | Year | Based on | Main Cast |
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Dancing with the Stars (MENA) [6] [7] | Celebrity Dance Show | Dancing with the stars | ||
The Voice Kids (MENA) [8] [9] | Singing Competition | 2016 | The Voice Kids | Nancy Ajram, Kadim Al Sahir, Tamer Hosny [10] [ unreliable source? ] |
Celebrity Duets Arab World (ديو المشاهير) – Season 4 [11] [12] | Celebrity Singing Show | 2015–? | Celebrity Duets | |
Yalla Nerkos! [13] | Talent Show | So You Think You Can Dance | ||
Hayda Haki (هيدا حكي) [14] | Comedy-oriented Talk and Variety Show | N/A | Adel Karam | |
Mafi Metlo [15] | Sketch Comedy Show | 2011-2017 | N/A | Adel Karam, Abbas Chahine, Naim Halawi, Roula Chamieh, Anjo Rihane |
Menna w Jerr [16] [17] | Talk Show and Game Show | Touche pas à mon poste ! | Pierre Rabbat | |
Hadis Al Balad (حديث البلد) [18] | Talk Show and Entertainment News | Talk of the Town | Mona Abou Hamze | |
Deal or No Deal [19] | Game Show | 2009–2010 | Deal or No Deal | |
Heik Min Ghanni [20] | Music Quiz Show | The Lyrics Board | ||
The Doctors [21] | Health Talk Show | The Doctors | ||
Tahkik [22] | Investigative Journalism | |||
Al Hal Enna [23] | Social Reality Show | |||
Meen Byaaref | Celebrity quiz show | |||
Ktir Salbeh | Sketch Comedy Show | 2010–2012 | N/A | |
Kel Mayle 3ayle[ citation needed ] | Game show | Family Feud | ||
Lamin el Malayin[ citation needed ] | Game Show | Chance of a Lifetime | ||
Khalik Maana (خليك معنا)[ citation needed ] | Game show | Everybody's Equal | ||
Dr. Hala [24] | ||||
Laylé Jnoun (الليلة جنون) [25] | Game show | Vendredi tout est permis | Mario Bassil |
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