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Television channel
MBC 4
Current logo of MBC 4
Broadcast area
  • Middle East
  • North Africa
NetworkMiddle East Broadcasting Center
Headquarters
Programming
Language(s)
  • English
  • French
  • Spanish
  • Arabic
  • Korean
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Timeshift service
  • MBC 4 +1
  • MBC 4 +3
Ownership
OwnerMiddle East Broadcasting Center
Sister channels
History
Launched1 February 2005; 19 years ago (2005-02-01)
Links
Websitewww.mbc.net/mbc4
Availability
Terrestrial
Oqaab
(Afghanistan)
Digital		Channel 22
misc.

MBC 4 is a television channel in the Middle East. It was launched on 1 February 2005 at 5:00 P.M. (GMT) and is owned by the Middle East Broadcasting Center. MBC 4 airs international programmes with Arabic language subtitles. Programming is targeted towards women.

History

MBC 4 was a spin-off of MBC 2 that began airing on 1 February 2005. Originally intended to provide Western news and entertainment to liberal adults, MBC 4 later transitioned to concentrate on women viewers. Programming on MBC 4 is supported by advertising. Its tagline is "So You can Watch What They Watch".

Programming

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Main article: List of programmes broadcast by MBC 4

MBC 4 airs series and talk shows from the United States, Turkey, South Korea, United Kingdom, and Australia, dubbed or subtitled in Arabic. Kissing scenes are typically edited out of programs from other countries.

Some programmes that have aired on MBC4 include 3rd Rock from the Sun, Seinfeld, The Early Show, Jeopardy!, Days of Our Lives, Two and a Half Men, America's Got Talent, American Idol, Oprah, Friends, So You Think You Can Dance, The Late Show with David Letterman, The Talk, The Dr. Oz Show, The Vampire Diaries, Ringer, and Desperate Housewives.

It broadcast the Turkish soap operas Kiraz Mevsimi and Nour; however, airing of Turkish programmes was suspended in 2018 due to political tensions between Arab states and Turkey.

MBC 4 also airs original Arabic programmes. As of 2011, the reality TV show MBC Beauty Match: Tahadi Al Fashionista, Scoop with Raya and Hala Al Turk Show. MBC 4 aired a version of MBC Beauty Match: Tahadi Al Fashionista, Al Anisa Farah and and Qawa'ed Al Talaq Al 45 for the Arab world. In 2017, MBC 4 aired the original series Cut, Al Anisa Farah, Le'bet Newton and Qawa'ed Al Talaq Al 45.

See also

References

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