Rotana Cinema
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Rotana Cinema (Arabic: روتانا سينما) is a Saudi Arabian free-to-air satellite television channel owned by Rotana Group network. It was launched in 2004, and broadcasts exclusively old and contemporary Egyptian films.
Country | Saudi Arabia and Egypt |
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Network | Rotana |
Headquarters | Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Cairo |
Programming | |
Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Rotana Group |
History | |
Launched | 31 December 2004 |
Links | |
Website | cinema.rotana.net |
Rotana Cinema has the largest and richest Arabic movie library in the world;[1][2] this channel broadcasts premium production films ranging from golden oldies to the latest blockbusters that have never been broadcast on TV, making it the first channel to use the direct-to-TV method by fast forwarding the period between a movie’s premier in theaters and the TV premier[3]
Since 2005, Rotana Cinema has established itself as the Arab family's very own cinema at home and is set to continue solidifying that position through its 1000+ films not yet seen on TV and its exclusive premiers. The channel airs more than 35 premier movies per year directly from the cinema to the television.