Emirates Expands Inflight Entertainment with Dedicated Emirati Channel, Opera House

Emirates has unveiled a new season of content for its award-winning inflight entertainment system, ice, featuring the introduction of Dubai+, the first dedicated Emirati entertainment channel available on board. This new channel offers a selection of UAE-produced drama, comedy, documentaries, family entertainment, and podcasts to Emirates' global passenger base.

Dubai+ joins over 20 other entertainment brands already integrated into the ice system, including HBO Max, Paramount+, Disney+, and Bloomberg. The initial launch of Dubai+ on ice includes 10 programmes, 35 episodes, and over 20 hours of content, featuring titles such as *Dara*, *Wadima w Halema*, and *Dannoun*. The collection comprises Dubai+ Originals and content from Dubai TV and Sama Dubai, with more titles planned for future release.

In addition to the Emirati channel, Emirates has introduced ice Opera House, a curated collection of full-length opera, ballet, and symphony performances. This new offering features productions like *Carmen*, *Don Giovanni*, *Madama Butterfly*, *Swan Lake*, and *Cinderella*, from renowned companies such as The Royal Opera and New York City Ballet.

The airline's expanded content library now provides customers access to over 3,000 movies, including Arabic titles, more than 4,500 television episodes, and up to 6,500 channels of on-demand content in over 40 languages across all cabin classes. New film and television releases are continually added, with specific titles like *Disclosure Day*, *The Sheep Detectives*, and *Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War* scheduled for October. Beyond that, 43 new box sets are being added, enhancing the existing library of 356 box sets. The system also features a dedicated Dubai & UAE category, showcasing content on Emirati culture, heritage, and the life of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

Emirates continues to upgrade its ice platform with advanced features such as 4K and 4K HDR displays, iceMoments for short-form content, eye comfort mode, enhanced live television, and spatial audio. The airline is also rolling out Starlink high-speed Wi-Fi to its fleet, with 55 aircraft already equipped, and is introducing new-generation Bowers & Wilkins noise-cancelling First Class headphones, expected across most aircraft by late 2026.