A new season on ice: Emirates brings Dubai stories and fresh entertainment to every journey
Dubai+ debuts on ice, alongside Opera House, new Hollywood releases, box sets and an expanding world of entertainment
DUBAI, UAE, 28 September 2026: Emirates is welcoming a new season of entertainment on its award-winning inflight entertainment system ice, with the debut of Dubai+, the first dedicated Emirati entertainment channel onboard, alongside a fresh line-up of movies, complete box sets and distinctive new content collections.
Bringing UAE-produced drama, comedy, documentaries, family entertainment and podcasts to Emirates’ global audience, Dubai+ joins more than 20 leading entertainment brands already available across ice, including HBO Max, Paramount+, Disney+, Bloomberg, Spotify, CBeebies, Nickelodeon, BBC, BBC Earth, BBC News, Sport 24, Sky News Arabia and CNN.
The new season will also bring ice Opera House, a specially curated collection of full-length opera, ballet and symphony performances, alongside a wide selection of new movie and TV releases. Emirates customers can explore a library of more than 3,000 movies, including Arabic titles, and over 4,500 TV episodes. These additions form part of an extensive entertainment library offering up to 6,500 channels of on-demand content in more than 40 languages, giving customers across every cabin class even more choice throughout their journey.
Dubai stories take flight with Dubai+ on ice
Dubai+ is a homegrown digital streaming platform offering on-demand family-friendly entertainment, live TV, sports and original productions, combining local, Arab and international content. Dubai+ on ice will launch with 10 programmes, 35 episodes and more than 20 hours of content, including Dara, Wadima w Halema and Dannoun. Featuring Dubai+ Originals and programming from Dubai TV and Sama Dubai, the dedicated collection will continue expanding with new titles and episodes, showcasing Emirati and regional storytelling to Emirates' global audience.
ice also features a dedicated Dubai & UAE category, bringing customers cultural stories from across the UAE. Highlights include My Story by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and the short documentary Officer Cadet Mohammed bin Rashid, which explores His Highness’s time as a cadet. Content from Wasl and Dubai Post also explores Emirati culture and heritage, spanning traditions such as henna, traditional agriculture, art and food, alongside travel guides and more.
World-class performances take centre stage with ice Opera House
The collection features acclaimed productions including Carmen, Don Giovanni, Madama Butterfly, Swan Lake and Cinderella, alongside Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, Bach's Mass in B Minor and John Williams: A Tribute. Featuring renowned companies and orchestras including The Royal Opera, The Royal Ballet and New York City Ballet, ice Opera House will be regularly refreshed with new performances, while selected operas will be available with subtitles in multiple languages.
A fresh season of movies and box sets
From October, movie lovers can settle in for new Hollywood films on ice, including Disclosure Day, The Sheep Detectives, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War, Moana, Pressure, and many more from across the world and feature documentaries. Customers travelling on Emirates will also have access to 43 new box sets, joining the existing library of 356 box sets and featuring favourites such as Friends, The Big Bang Theory, Young Sheldon, The Night Manager, Bluey and Planet Earth. Customers can currently discover around 40 award-winning and nominated series across the fleet, with titles recognised by the Emmy Awards, BAFTAs, Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards.
Also taking centre stage in October is a vast collection of cinema’s most celebrated films, beautifully remastered in 4K and HD for customers to rediscover on ice. The collection features cinematic classics including The Godfather trilogy, Citizen Kane, Lawrence of Arabia, The Lord of the Rings, The Sound of Music and Kill Bill.
More ways to discover, watch and learn on ice
Beyond movies and television, ice offers a diverse range of entertainment and learning experiences, including uTalk, with lessons across 15 languages including Arabic, Mandarin, Spanish, and French. Music and culture enthusiasts can also discover The Emirates Guide to the Organ, an exclusive two-and-a-half-hour ice production tracing the instrument's historical journey.
Customers can also stay connected to major sporting moments through live sport onboard much of the Emirates fleet, with highlights including the Premier League, US Open, Formula 1, UEFA Champions League and DP World Tour.
Across all cabin classes on most flights, customers can explore movies, television, music, podcasts, live news and sport on ice, alongside extensive children's programming and up to 100 video games. Young travellers are also provided with specially designed children's headphones for a more comfortable entertainment experience.
Next-generation ice
Emirates continues to enhance the technology behind ice, featuring the next generation of ice, including 4K and 4K HDR displays, iceMoments for discovering content in a short-form video format, eye comfort mode, enhanced live television, spatial audio and dedicated children's features.
Complementing the entertainment experience, Emirates is rapidly rolling out Starlink high-speed Wi-Fi across its fleet, with 55 aircraft now equipped with the service. The rollout enables customers to stay connected throughout their journey, alongside the extensive entertainment available on ice.
Emirates is also progressively introducing its new-generation Bowers & Wilkins noise-cancelling First Class headphones, expected to be available across the majority of the fleet by the end of 2026.
Emirates' continued investment in entertainment has earned ice multiple global accolades, most recently the 2026 APEX Best™ Global Entertainment Award and the Skytrax Awards for the World’s Best Inflight Entertainment 2026 for the 19th time, World's Best Airline Inflight Entertainment 2026 | SKYTRAX.