MBC 3
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| Broadcast area | Middle East North Africa Guyana Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Saudi Arabia |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Arabic, English |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 4:3 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Middle East Broadcasting Center |
| Sister channels | MBC 1 MBC 2 MBC 4 MBC Drama MBC Action MBC Max MBC+ Variety Al Arabiya Wanasah MBC Bollywood MBC MASR |
| History | |
| Launched | 8 December 2004 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://mbc3.mbc.net/ |
MBC 3 is a free-to-air children's channel that was launched on 8 December 2004 by the Middle East Broadcasting Center, and appeals to children from 3 to 13 years old. Disney, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., Nicktoons, DreamWorks, Cartoon Network, Teletoon, YTV, PBS Kids, Discovery Family, Qubo, CBeebies and Anime series are broadcast on the channel, among other acquired programming. All foreign animated shows are dubbed in Arabic. The channel also produces its own original programming.
MBC 3 started airing Nickelodeon shows including Victorious, iCarly, Sam and Cat, The Thundermans and Drake & Josh following the closure of Nickelodeon Arabia in 2011. These shows were broadcast in English with Arabic subtitles. Nicktoons, such as T.U.F.F. Puppy, The Fairly OddParents and SpongeBob SquarePants are also present in the channel, but they are dubbed. The Nick Jr. shows include Dora the Explorer, Go Diego Go and Blue's Room. Following the relaunch of Nickelodeon Arabia in 2015, MBC 3 still continues to air Nickelodeon content.
MBC 3 is known in the Middle East for censoring scenes unsuitable for Islamic audiences, such as visual romance outside of marriage, kissing scenes, awkward angles of female characters, sensual scenes between members of the opposite sex, cross-dressed men, references to alcohol and gambling, references to non-Islamic religious content and visually-grotesque scenes. However, the channel does not have a proper consensus of its censoring policy, featuring cuts that are so heavily edited it renders plot continuities inconsistent.[citation needed]
History[]
MBC 3 was launched on 8 December 2004 at 10:00 am.
The channel marked its 10th anniversary on 8 December 2014.
On 18 September 2017, the channel underwent a major rebrand to a comical era.
On 23 March 2020, MBC 3 had a major rebrand with a new logo on-screen. The new logo was just like the modern logo but the number 3 is outside the cube.
From 24 March 2020 to 22 June 2020, following the COVID-19 pandemic, MBC 3 used a logo with a house displayed on-screen and slogans معاكم بالبيت
With you at home
Programming[]
Television hosts[]
See also[]
- Middle East Broadcasting Center
- MBC 1 (Middle East and North Africa)
- MBC 2 (Middle East and North Africa)
- ABS-CBN
- TV5
- People's Television Network
- Radio Philippines Network
- Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation
- DZMM TeleRadyo
- EBS
- TV3
- BBC
- CBC
- PBS
- Nickelodeon
- Disney Channel
- Cartoon Network
References[]
External links[]
- Mass media in the United Arab Emirates
- Television stations in the United Arab Emirates
- Free-to-air
- Television stations in Saudi Arabia
- Television channels and stations established in 2004
- Arab mass media
- Arabic-language television stations
- Children's television networks
- Middle East Broadcasting Center