MBC 4 (Middle East and North Africa)
MBC 4 | |
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MBC 4's logo | |
Launched | February 1, 2005 |
Owned by | MBC Group |
Picture format |
576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
Slogan | It's For You |
Country | Saudi Arabia |
Language | English, Arabic |
Broadcast area | Middle East and North Africa |
Headquarters |
Dubai Media City Dubai, UAE |
Sister channel(s) | MBC 1, MBC 2, MBC 3, MBC Drama, MBC Bollywood, MBC Action, MBC Max, MBC Persia, MBC Masr, MBC Masr 2, Wanasah, Al Arabiya, Al Hadath |
Timeshift service |
MBC 4 +1 (closed) MBC 4 +3 (closed) |
Website |
mbc |
Availability | |
Satellite | |
Arabsat (MENA) | 11919 H 27500 3/4 |
Nilesat (MENA) | 11938 V 27500 3/4 |
OSN (MENA) | Channel 731 (HD) |
beIN (MENA) | Channel 309 (SD) |
Cable | |
Mozaic TV (Qatar) | Channel 428 |
MBC 4 launched in 2005, is an Pan Arab television channel geared towards women and young Arab families. It broadcasts Western content entertainment in addition to some locally produced programming.[1]
IN late 2011, MBC 4 began airing new Western series in a "day-and-date" strategy, providing viewers in the MENA region with US drama series, less than a week after their latest episode’s première in the United States. These series include: The Good Wife, The Vampire Diaries, Ringer, The Secret Circle, 90210, and Pretty Little Liars.
Other Western content aired by the channel includes Grey's Anatomy, The Dr. Oz Show, The Doctors, The Talk, Days of Our Lives, Entertainment Tonight, The Insider, Hell’s Kitchen, How I Met Your Mother, Life Unexpected, Project Runway, 30 Rock, Medium, The Office and Late Show with David Letterman. All series are edited for content and include Literary Arabic subtitles.
Other MBC 4 shows include Turkish and Arabic dramas like Ruby, Fatma, Oghneyat Hob (tr. "Love Song"), Ba’at Al Ward (tr. "Seller of the flowers"), Khareef al Hob (tr. "Autumn of Love") and Nesa’a Ha’erat (tr. "Desperate Housewives"). All Turkish & pakistani series are dubbed into Syrian Arabic.
MBC 4 also has a number of flagship productions, including Hiya wa Huwa (tr. "Her and Him"), and Arabs Got Talent.
MBC 4 HD was launched on 1 July 2011.
Programming
MBC 4 productions
For schedule information, see MBC 4's website.
- Arabs Got Talent
- Hiya wa Huwa (Her and Him)
- The X Factor
- 04
- Project Runway Middle East
Foreign programs
- 90210
- Entertainment Tonight
- Grey's Anatomy
- Royal Pains
- The Dr. Oz Show
- How I Met Your Mother
- The Secret Circle
- Mike & Molly
- Rescue Me
- The Doctors
- Pretty Little Liars
- Life Unexpected
- Numb3rs
- Ringer
- The Big Bang Theory
- The Good Wife
- The Insider
- The Late Show with David Letterman
- The Office
- The Vampire Diaries
- Game of Thrones (season 1 and 2)
Turkish Drama
- Kara Para Aşk
- Fatma
- 3Ala Mar Al Zaman
- Al Eshq Al Mamnou
- Nessa Haerat
- Ezel
- Asi
- The Lost Dream
- "Loghz El Madi" (Turkish: Son)
- "Eve Düşen Yıldırım
- Kiraz Mevsimi
Pakistan Drama
- humsafar
- Mata-e-Jaan Hai Tu
- Zindagi Gulzar Hai
- Dil e Muztar
- Maat
- Meray Qatil Meray Dildar
- Mera Naseeb
- malaal
Korean Drama
- The Heirs
- The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince
- Rooftop Prince
- Boys Over Flowers
- Big
- Playful Kiss
- Dream High
- Master's Sun
- Fashion King
- Personal Taste
- Mary Stayed Out All Night
- You're Beautiful
- That Winter, the Wind Blows
- Dream High 2
Older programs
Foreign
- Monarch Cove
- North Shore
- Desperate Housewives
- Jake in Progress
- Bones
- According To Jim
- Hope & Faith
- Mad About You
- Race To The Altar
- Crossing Jordan
- That '70s Show
- Charmed
- Inside Edition'
- What Not to Wear
- The Oprah Winfrey Show
- Two and a Half Men
- 30 Rock
- Wheel of Fortune
- Joey
- Friends
- Dawson's Creek
- 3rd Rock From the Sun
- Medical Investigation
- ER
- Supernanny
- Popular
- Brat Camp
- Seinfeld
- Gossip Girl
- The Bernie Mac Show
- Malcolm in the Middle
- One on One
- Clueless
- Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
- 8 Simple Rules
- House
- Jeopardy!
- The Office
- Army Wives
- Angel
- House Swap
- Moonlighting
- Summerland
- The OC
- Falcon Beach
- Frasier
- Quintuplets
- The Biggest Loser
- America's Got Talent
- Monk
- Buffy The Vampire Slayer
- Genco
- American Idol
- Days of Our Lives
- Ally McBeal
- Rizzoli and Isles
Turkish Drama
- Forbidden Love
- Nada El Omr
- Fame
References
- ↑ "MBC Group – MBC 4". MBC's official website. Retrieved 25 October 2016.