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MBC 4

Coordinates: 25°5′34″N 55°9′10″E / 25.09278°N 55.15278°E / 25.09278; 55.15278
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This article is about the Pan Arab television channel. For the Mauritian channel, see MBC Digital 4. For other uses, see MBC.

MBC 4
CountrySaudi Arabia
HeadquartersDubai Media City, Dubai, UAE
Programming
Language(s)
Ownership
OwnerMBC Group
Links
Websitewww.mbc.net/mbc4

MBC 4 launched in 2005, is a Pan Arab television channel targeted 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.

Dubai Media City, where MBC 4 is headquartered.

Programming

Main article: List of programs broadcast by MBC 4

MBC 4 productions

For schedule information, checkout MBC 4's website.

Arab drama

  • Samra

Foreign programs

Turkish Drama

Pakistani Drama

Korean Drama

Brazilian Drama

Japanese Drama

Greek Drama

  • To Tatouaz

Older programs

Foreign

Turkish Drama

Hosts

See also

References

  1. ^ "MBC Group – MBC 4". MBC's official website. Retrieved October 25, 2016.

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