MTV (Lebanon)

Not to be confused with MTV.

Murr Television, marketed and known as MTV Lebanon, is a Lebanese television station based in Naccache, Metn District.

MTV Lebanon

Logo used since 2009
Country	Lebanon
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
Key people	Michel Murr (founder & CEO) Walid Abboud (Editor-In-Chief)
History
Launched	7 November 1991 (original); 7 April 2009 (relaunch)
Closed	2002–2009
Links
Website	www.mtv.com.lb
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

History

Michel Gabriel El Murr, CEO, son of Gabriel Murr

Founded in 1991 by Gabriel El Murr, a Lebanese businessman.^[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]

Production

MTV partners with Studiovision and produces all its productions at their studios, which are in Lebanon and Dubai.^[3]

Website and mobile application

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]

Ownership

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]

TV program

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Program	Genre	Year	Based on	Main Cast
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

References

1. "MTV". Media Ownership Monitor Lebanon. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
2. "Lebanon - Media Landscape" (PDF). Lebanon.mom-rsf.org. p. 17. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
3. "Production - MTV Lebanon". www.mtv.com.lb. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
4. "MTV Lebanon – Programs VOD Replay". Mtv.com.lb. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
5. "MTV". lebanon.mom-gmr.org. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
6. "MTV Lebanon - Dancing with the Stars". Archived from the original on 13 October 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
7. "Ex-Miss USA Rima Fakih to compete on 'Dancing with the Stars'". English.alarabiya.net. 2 March 2015.
8. "The Voice Kids On MTV Replay". Mtv.com.lb. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
9. "Lebanese singer lifts country's spirits with Voice Kids win". Dailystar.com.lb. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
10. Mbc the Voice Kids (TV Series 2016– ) - IMDb, retrieved 23 April 2023
11. "Program - ديو المشاهير - Season 3 - Episodes - MTV Lebanon". Mtv.com.lb.
12. "Lebanese Toni Issa wins Celebrity Duets". Nna-leb.gov.lb. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
13. "MTV Lebanon - So You Think You Can Dance". Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
14. "هيدا حكي". Mtv.com.lb.
15. "MTV Lebanon - Mafi Metlo". Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
16. "منا وجر". Mtv.com.lb.
17. "" Touche pas à mon poste " va prochainement s'exporter... au Liban !". Lorientlejour.com. 14 February 2015.
18. "حديث البلد". Mtv.com.lb.
19. "MTV Lebanon - Deal or No Deal". Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
20. "هيك منغنّي". Mtv.com.lb.
21. "The Doctors". Mtv.com.lb.
22. "تحقيق". Mtv.com.lb.
23. "MTV Lebanon - al Hal Enna". Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
24. "MTV Lebanon - Dr. Hala". Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
25. "الليلة جنون". Mtv.com.lb.

External links

• Official website (in Arabic)
• Official website (in English)
• MTV on Facebook
• MTV on Twitter
• MTV on Instagram