MBC 4

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MBC 4
MBC 4 Logo.svg
Broadcast area
  • Middle East
  • North Africa
Network Middle East Broadcasting Center
Headquarters
Programming
Language(s)
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Arabic
Picture format 1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Timeshift service
  • MBC 4 +1
  • MBC 4 +3
Ownership
Owner Middle East Broadcasting Center
Sister channels
History
Launched1 February 2005;19 years ago (2005-02-01)
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. Its programming is targeted towards women.

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History

MBC 4 was a spin-off of MBC 2 [1] 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. [2] Its tagline is "So You can Watch What They Watch". [3]

Programming

MBC 4 airs series and talk shows [4] from the United States, Turkey, [5] United Kingdom, and Australia, [6] subtitled in Arabic. [7] Kissing or intimate scenes are typically edited out of programs from other countries. [8]

Some programmes that have aired on MBC4 include 3rd Rock from the Sun , Seinfeld , The Early Show , Jeopardy! , Days of Our Lives , [3] Two and a Half Men , [9] 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 , [10] and Desperate Housewives . [11]

It broadcast the Turkish soap operas Kiraz Mevsimi [12] and Nour ; [13] however, airing of Turkish programmes was suspended in 2018 due to political tensions between Arab states and Turkey. [14]

MBC 4 also airs original Arabic programmes. As of 2022, the reality TV show Stars of Science has aired on MBC 4 for 14 seasons. [15] MBC 4 aired a version of The X Factor for the Arab world. [16] In 2022, MBC 4 aired the original series Stiletto. [17]

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