Editing IRIB (Persia)

The '''Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting''', commonly shortened to '''"IRIB,"''' is a media corporation controlled by the Iranian government. The organizations holds ownership to all radio and television services in Iran including channels targeted for kids. It also has a streaming service, Telewebion that features 60 Persian television channels and it's shows on demand.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20220203140850/https://peivast.com/p/76730</ref> Most animated shows aired on the networks are obtained and redubed illegally and without the authorization of the original copyright owner.

''[[Arthur (TV series)|Arthur]]'' formerly aired on the  IRIB television channels, IRIB Pooya and IRIB TV1<ref>https://www.aparat.com/v/rnY2y/%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%B7%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%86%DA%AF%DB%8C%D8%B2_%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1</ref>. In airings, the original audio is toned down to allow persian voice actors to redub the episodes thus meaning there was minimal background music and sound effects other than the [[Believe in Yourself|intro]] in which the original english vocals are removed.<ref>https://archive.org/details/ArthurPersiaAirings</ref> Due to cultural differences and censorship being more strict in Iran, some scenes are omitted and replaced such as scenes that feature female characters in bathing suits.
== Known episodes aired: ==
* [[Arthur's Lost Library Book]]
* [[Arthur's Eyes (episode)|Arthur's Eyes]]
== Trivia ==
* "Arthur" is referred to as "آرتور"  in persian airings
* Due to censorship, the scene where Arthur's family pose for a photo at the beach in the intro is replaced with stock footage from "Arthur's Eyes"
* In airings of "Arthur's Lost Library Book, the scene where [[Francis Haney|Mr Haney]] is jamming to music in the library is omitted, this is likely due to the fact that the music he was listening to resembled rock music, which is banned in Iran.
* The [[A Word from Us Kids|"Word From Us Kids"]] segment and advertisements for the [[Arthur website (PBS Kids)|Arthur PBS Kids website]] commonly found in U.S. releases are removed in persian airings.
== References ==
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