Farsi1
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FARSI1 is the first international free-to-air Persian
-language general entertainment channel. It is considered to be an Afghan
-Iranian
channel, though it's based in Dubai
, United Arab Emirates
.
FARSI1 is operated by Broadcast Middle East, a joint venture between Afghan
company MOBY Group
and Australian/American
company News Corporation
.
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
-language general entertainment channel. It is considered to be an Afghan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
-Iranian
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
channel, though it's based in Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
, United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
.
FARSI1 is operated by Broadcast Middle East, a joint venture between Afghan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
company MOBY Group
MOBY Group
MOBY Group is the largest media company in Afghanistan. It was founded by Saad Mohseni, an Afghan-Australian when he returned to his native Afghanistan in 2002...
and Australian/American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
company News Corporation
News Corporation
News Corporation or News Corp. is an American multinational media conglomerate. It is the world's second-largest media conglomerate as of 2011 in terms of revenue, and the world's third largest in entertainment as of 2009, although the BBC remains the world's largest broadcaster...
.
Current programming
| No. | Name | Nat | Original channel | No. of episodes | Running time | Launched | Date | Iran Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bez Bebek | Turkey Turkey Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe... |
FOCUS-2007 | 101 | 50 minutes | 18-Dec-2010 | Saturday to Wednesday | 18.00-19.00 |
| 3 | GoldenFish | South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
MBC-2010 | 133 | 47 minutes | 18-Jun-2011 | Saturday to Wednesday | 20.00-21.00 |
| 4 | The Secrets of Eden | Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... |
Mega Channel Mega Channel Mega Channel, also known as Mega TV or just Mega, is a major television network in Greece. Teletypos S.A. was founded in 1989 under the name Teletypos Television Programmes S.A... -2008 |
578 | 45 minutes | 05-Jun-2011 | Saturday to Wednesday | 21.00-22.00 |
| 5 | El Clon El Clon El Clon is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the U.S.-based television network Telemundo and Rede Globo. It is a remake of O Clone, a Brazilian telenovela that originally aired on Globo in 2001 and on Telemundo in 2002... |
Colombia Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the... United States |
Telemundo Telemundo Telemundo is an American television network that broadcasts in Spanish. The network is the second-largest Spanish-language content producer in the world, and the second-largest Spanish-language network in the United States, behind Univision.... -2010 |
183 | 42 minutes | 23-Apr-2011 | Saturday to Wednesday | 22.00-23.00 |
| 6 | reba | United States | ABC ABC Television ABC Television is a service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation launched in 1956. As a public broadcasting broadcaster, the ABC provides four non-commercial channels within Australia, and a partially advertising-funded satellite channel overseas.... -1997 |
119 | 22 minutes | 06-Aug-2009 | Thursday | 19.00-19.30 |
| 7 | Dharma & Greg Dharma & Greg Dharma & Greg is an American television sitcom that aired from September 24, 1997, to April 30, 2002.It starred Jenna Elfman and Thomas Gibson as Dharma and Greg Montgomery, a couple who married instantly on their first date despite being complete opposites... |
United States | ABC-1997 | 119 | 22 minutes | 06-Aug-2009 | Thursday | 19.30-20.00 |
| 8 | Que Sera, Sera | South Korea | MBC-2007 | 17 | 50 minutes | 16-Jun-2011 | Thursday & Friday | 20.00-21.00 |
| 9 | Cartel El Cartel (TV series) El Cartel de los Sapos or El Cartel is a Colombian television series that first aired on June 4, 2008 on the Colombian network Caracol TV. It is based on the book by the same name by Andrés López López, alias Florecita , who wrote the book during his years in prison... |
Colombia | Caracol TV Caracol TV Caracol Televisión is a Colombian private national television network, owned by Julio Mario Santo Domingo.- History :Caracol Televisión started in 1954 when Organización de Radiodifusora Caracol offered to afford national television costs, then state-run, through commercial spots... -2008 |
111 | 45 minutes | 03-Mar-2011 | Thursday & Friday | 21.00-22.00 |
| 10 | 24 24 (TV series) 24 is an American television series produced for the Fox Network and syndicated worldwide, starring Kiefer Sutherland as Counter Terrorist Unit agent Jack Bauer. Each 24-episode season covers 24 hours in the life of Bauer, using the real time method of narration... |
United States | Fox Fox Broadcasting Company Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the... -2001 |
192 | 43 minutes | 25-Sep-2009 | Thursday & Friday | 22.00-23.00 |
| 11 | Oprah | United States | Syndicated-1986 | 5015 Up To Now | 45 minutes | 20-May-2011 | Friday | 18.00-19.00 |
| 12 | Still Standing Still Standing (TV series) Still Standing is an American sitcom television series. It debuted on CBS on September 30, 2002, and ended March 8, 2006. Lifetime obtained the United States syndication rights to the show in February 2005 and aired it until 2009... |
United States | CBS CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of... -2002 |
88 | 21 minutes | 24-Dec-2010 | Friday | 19.00-19.30 |
| 13 | Malcolm in the Middle Malcolm in the Middle Malcolm in the Middle is an American television sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for the Fox Network. The series was first broadcast on January 9, 2000, and ended its six-and-a-half-year run on May 14, 2006, after seven seasons and 151 episodes... |
United States | Fox-2000 | 151 | 23 minutes | 19-Nov-2010 | Friday | 19.30-20.00 |
| 14 | Teresa Teresa Teresa, Theresa, and Therese are feminine given names. The name is thought to be derived from the Greek verb θήρίζεἰν therizein, meaning to harvest.... |
Mexico | Televisa | 151 | 42-48 minutes | 12-Okt-2010 | Saturday to Wednesday | 19:00 - 20:00 |
Previous programming
| No. | Name | Nat | Original channel | No. of episodes | Running time | Launched | Ended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Couple or Trouble Couple or Trouble Couple or Trouble is a South Korean TV drama which starred Oh Ji Ho and Han Ye Seul . The original meaning of the title is Fantasy Couple. The drama was aired in Korea from October 14 to December 3, 2006 through MBC network. It was Oh Ji Ho and Han Ye Seul first leading roles in a TV drama... |
South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
MBC-2006 | 16 | 60 minutes | 01-Aug-2009 | 26-Aug-2009 |
| 2 | My Lovely Sam Soon My Lovely Sam Soon The My Lovely Sam Soon soundtrack was released on June 18 2005. A famous Korean electronica band Clazziquai contributed two songs on its soundtrack: "Be My Love" and "She Is", the former of which became the show's theme song... |
South Korea | MBC-2005 | 16 | 60 minutes | 29-Aug-2009 | 23-Sep-2009 |
| 3 | The Bold and The Beautiful The Bold and the Beautiful The Bold and the Beautiful is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS Daytime. It premiered on March 23, 1987.... |
United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
CBS CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of... -1987 |
Up to 98 | 30 minutes | 01-Aug-2009 | 06-Oct-2009 |
| 4 | Night After Night | South Korea | MBC-2008 | 17 | 60 minutes | 27-Sep-2009 | 29-Oct-2009 |
| 5 | The Phoenix | South Korea | MBC-2004 | 26 | 60 minutes | 10-Oct-2009 | 02-Dec-2009 |
| 6 | Picket Fences Picket Fences Picket Fences is a 60-minute American television drama about the residents of the fictional town of Rome, Wisconsin, created and produced by David E. Kelley. The show initially ran from September 18, 1992, to June 26, 1996, on the CBS television network in the United States... |
United States | CBS CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of... -1992 |
Up to 19 | 42 minutes | 24-Sep-2009 | 04-Feb-2010 |
| 7 | Munoz & Munoz | Colombia Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the... |
Caracol TV Caracol TV Caracol Televisión is a Colombian private national television network, owned by Julio Mario Santo Domingo.- History :Caracol Televisión started in 1954 when Organización de Radiodifusora Caracol offered to afford national television costs, then state-run, through commercial spots... |
45 | 45 minutes | 05-Dec-2009 | 10-Feb-2010 |
| 8 | My Beloved Sister | South Korea | MBC-2006 | 55 | 60 minutes | 31-Oct-2009 | 10-Feb-2010 |
| 9 | Small Wonder | United States | Syndication-1985 | Up to 54 | 23 minutes | 06-Aug-2009 | 04-Mar-2010 |
| 10 | Victoria Victoria (Telemundo Series) Victoria is the title of a Spanish-language telenovela about a woman who falls in love with a dashing younger man, when her marriage collapses around her. It is produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo and RTI Colombia. This limited-run series debuted in the US on December... |
Colombia United States |
Telemundo Telemundo Telemundo is an American television network that broadcasts in Spanish. The network is the second-largest Spanish-language content producer in the world, and the second-largest Spanish-language network in the United States, behind Univision.... -2007 |
171 | 45 minutes | 01-Aug-2009 | 24-Mar-2010 |
| 11 | Fashion House Fashion House Fashion House is an American telenovela that aired at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT Monday through Saturday on MyNetworkTV stations. The series premiered on September 5, 2006 and concluded on December 5, 2006... |
United States | MyNetworkTV MyNetworkTV MyNetworkTV is a television broadcast syndication service in the United States, owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corporation... -2006 |
62+12 | 45 minutes | 06-Aug-2009 | 13-May-2010 |
| 12 | My Wife is a Superwoman | South Korea | MBC-2009 | 20 | 60 minutes | 11-Feb-2010 | 04-Jun-2010 |
| 13 | Miss Mermaid | South Korea | MBC-2002 | 256 | 30 minutes | 13-Feb-2010 | 08-Sep-2010 |
| 14 | Second Chance El Cuerpo del Deseo El cuerpo del Deseo also known as Second Chance is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by Telemundo and Film in Florida. This telenovela aired in several countries like Iran, Argentina, Malaysia, Poland, Philippines, Slovakia , Spain and Arab World on MBC Drama... |
United States | Telemundo-2005 | 143 | 60 minutes | 27-Mar-2010 | 29-Sep-2010 |
| 15 | Looking For Dad Amarte así Amarte así is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the American-based television network Telemundo. It stars Litzy, Mauricio Ochmann , Roberto Mateos, and Carla Peterson. It was written by Enrique Torres, directed by Heriberto Lopez de Anda, Cristina Palacios, Hugo A... |
Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires... United States |
Telemundo-2005 | 119 | 42 minutes | 24-Apr-2010 | 13-Oct-2010 |
| 16 | How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother is an American sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 19, 2005, created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays.As a framing device, the main character, Ted Mosby with narration by Bob Saget, in the year 2030 recounts to his son and daughter the events that led to his meeting... |
United States | CBS-2005 | Up to 88 | 21 minutes | 06-Aug-2009 | 12-Nov-2010 |
| 17 | Vecinos Vecinos (Colombian telenovela) Vecinos is a 2008 Colombian produced Telenovela and broadcast by the Caracol TV. Vecinos made its debut on September 1, 2008. The telenovela has finished its run on Telefutura on May 3, 2010 in the United States. Re-broadcasts of the show are being show on U.S... |
Colombia | Caracol TV-2008 | 130 | 60 minutes | 13-Feb-2010 | 30-Nov-2010 |
| 18 | Jewel Family | South Korea | MBC-2009 | 50 | 60 minutes | 10-Jun-2010 | 31-Dec-2010 |
| 19 | White Lie | South Korea | MBC-2008 | 159 | 60 minutes | 11-Sep-2010 | 26-Jan-2011 |
| 20 | Prison Break Prison Break Prison Break is an American television serial drama created by Paul Scheuring, that was broadcast on the Fox Broadcasting Company for four seasons, from 2005 until 2009. The series revolves around two brothers; one has been sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit, and the other devises an... |
United States | Fox Fox Broadcasting Company Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the... -2005 |
81 | 43 minutes | 20-May-2010 | 25-Feb-2011 |
| 21 | Marry Me | South Korea | MBC-2004 | 18 | 60 minutes | 06-Jan-2011 | 25-Mar-2011 |
| 22 | Where is Elisa? ¿Dónde Está Elisa? ¿Dónde Está Elisa? is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo... |
United States | Telemundo-2010 | 100 | 43 minutes | 4-Dec-2010 | 20-Apr-2011 |
| 23 | Beautiful Calamities Bella Calamidades Bella Calamidades is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by RTI Colombia for Telemundo. A tongue-in-cheek romance story, it features a ravishing beauty plagued by bad luck. The tentative stars are Danna Garcia and Segundo Cernadas. This telenovela was sold to more than 90 countries around the... |
Colombia United States |
Telemundo-2010 | 140 | 40 minutes | 16-Oct-2010 | 27-Apr-2011 |
| 24 | The Mask of Analia El Rostro de Analía El Rostro de Analía is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the American-based television network Telemundo. It stars Elizabeth Gutiérrez, Martin Karpan, Maritza Rodríguez and the special appearance of Gaby Espino... |
United States | Telemundo-2008 | 178 | 42 minutes | 02-Oct-2010 | 04-Jun-2011 |
| 25 | Stay By My Side Stay by My Side "Stay by My Side" is Mai Kuraki's second single, released on March 15, 2000.-Track listing:-Oricon Sales Chart:... |
South Korea | MBC-2007 | 72 | 60 minutes | 29-Jan-2011 | 15-Jun-2011 |
| 26 | Still, Marry Me The Woman Who Still Wants To Marry The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry is a South Korean Romantic Drama which focuses on the lives of three 34 year old single women- Lee Shin Young, Jung Da Jung, and Kim Boo Ki. In the drama, actress Park Jin Hee portrays Lee Shin Young... |
South Korea | MBC-2010 | 16 | 70 minutes | 31-Mar-2011 | 10-Jun-2011 |
| 27 | Eva Luna Eva Luna Eva Luna is a novel written by Chilean novelist Isabel Allende in 1985 and translated from Spanish to English by Margaret Sayers Peden.Eva Luna takes us into the life of the eponymous protagonist, an orphan who grows up in an unidentified country in South America... |
USA | Univision&Venevision | 111 | 45 min | 01-Nov-2011 | 11-Apr-2011 |