Free TV (MENA)

Free TV (stylized as freetv) is a 24-hour pan-Arab musical television channel owned by Nasr Mahrous and headquartered in Cairo, Egypt. Its main target demographic is teenagers, high school and college students and young adults. It has special partnerships with FreeMusic, Universal Music Group and Sony Music.[2]

This article is about the Pan Arab television channel. For the Italian channel, see Free TV (Italy). For the industry body representing FTA Australian TV networks, see FreeTV Australia. For other uses, see Free TV.

Free TV
Logo used from July 2015 to December 2016.
CountryEgypt
Broadcast area
Slogan& many many more…
HeadquartersCairo, Egypt
Programming
Language(s)
Picture format576i SDTV
Ownership
OwnerNasr Mahrous
History
LaunchedJuly 20, 2015 (2015-07-20)
Links
Websitewww.freetvmusic.tv
Availability
Satellite
Nilesat (7°W) (Arab League)11900 V 27500 5/6 (SD)[1]

According to the channel's owner, it was planned that Free TV would be launched in the summer of 2014, however, it was introduced to the world in 2015, via Nilesat.[3] Nasr Mahrous said also that the name of the channel was chosen in order to be similar with "FreeMusic", the name of the record label he owns.[3]

Nasr Mahrous, owner of the channel.

Its main objective is to combine different cultures through the language of entertainment, and to be a showcase of modern and classic Arab and international music blended together.

Free TV is rated on the top of the musical television channels in North Africa and the Middle East, for providing an exclusive, outstanding and quality content of clips and programs, and creating awareness about new talents, songs and albums from all over the Arab world.[4][5]

Programming

Free TV airs mainly western music videos of artists signed to Universal Music Group and Sony Music,[2] as well as many Arab music clips produced by FreeMusic record label, that is also owned by Nasr Mahrous.[6]

  • Big Apple Music Awards
  • Free Mashup
  • Love Songs
  • The Mix

See also

References
  1. "اليوم .. نصر محروس يُطلق قناة "فرى "تى فى". Al Nabaa (in Arabic). July 20, 2016. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  2. "Free TV – About". Facebook (in Arabic). Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  3. "إنطلاق قناة "فرى تى فى" بعيد الفطر". Bldna Al Youm (in Arabic). May 25, 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  4. "نصر محروس: مفاجآت للجمهور فى "فرى تى فى" الفترة المقبلة". Youm 7 (in Arabic). July 21, 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  5. "نصر محروس يطلق قناته الفضائية "فرى تى فى". Egypt Today (in Arabic). May 25, 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  6. ""فرى تى فى" قناة جديدة يطلقها المنتج نصر محروس". El Fagr (in Arabic). May 25, 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
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