MBC Group

**MBC Group** or **Middle East Broadcasting Center** is a Saudi television company founded and chaired by Saudi businessman Walid bin Ibrahim Al-Ibrahim. It broadcasts a variety of entertainment and non-entertainment television channels. Its headquarters are in the city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

## Origin of the name

The name (MBC) is an abbreviation for: **Middle** **East** **Broadcasting Center**.

### MBC 2

In 2003, **MBC 2** was launched, which was and still is specialized in the world of cinema and foreign movies, especially American ones. The first movie I showed was _Jumanji_ and _Scoop with Raya_.

### MBC 4

in 2005, a new channel, **MBC 4**, was launched, dedicated to foreign programs and series in general, and American ones in particular. It is generally in English but subtitled into Arabic, and showing a number of Turkish series dubbed into Arabic..

### MBC Action

On March 5, 2007, a new channel was launched **MBC Action**, which specializes in action series and movies (fighting, police, gangs), wrestling, and some programs specializing in action and wrestling programs such as WWE, WWE Raw, La Faille, Gomorrah, Noobees, Mr. Meaty, Code Lyoko Evolution, Tala (El Rostro de Analía), Power Rangers. Zeke and Luther. Newton's Cradle, WWE Wal3ooha, and Action News. The first movie I showed was Jumanji. Which was and still is specialized in the world of cinema and foreign movies, especially American ones.

### MBC Persia

In 2008, **MBC Persia**, a channel specializing in broadcasting American movies, series and programs translated into Persian, and showing a number of Turkish series dubbed into Persian.

### MBC Max

On October 26, 2008, **MBC MAX** was launched, specializing in famous foreign movies. This channel is considered a complement to MBC 2, which is famous for showing foreign movies, especially American movies. It often shows romantic movies, drama movies, and comedies. The first movie I showed was _Jumanji_ and _Scoop with Raya_. Which was and still is specialized in the world of cinema and foreign movies, especially American ones, and showing a number of Turkish series dubbed into Arabic.

### MBC Masr 2

**MBC Masr 2**, a satellite channel affiliated with MBC Masr, began broadcasting in 2014 by MBC Group. It is a free channel that presents a group of Arab series and entertainment programs. The channel specifically shows Egyptian programs, art, drama, and sometimes Egyptian movies. specializing in famous foreign movies.

### MBC Bollywood

On October 26, 2013, the group launched MBC Bollywood, a channel specializing in showing Indian movies and series.

### MBC LOUD FM

In May 2023, MBC Group announced the launch of MBC LOUD FM Radio, stating that it is "the first English-speaking FM entertainment station in Saudi Arabia".

### MBC Shahid

**MBC Shahid** (formely **Shahid**) is the first video on demand (VOD) and video on demand (SVOD) platform in the Arab world. Today, it has become the world’s leading Arabic streaming platform, with quality content for all families, and a home for international quality. Under it falls the VIP package, which includes "Shahid Originals" and "MBC Shahid Premieres", in addition to the latest Arabic movies recently released from cinemas, in parallel with live broadcasts of a group of the most-watched regional and international TV channels in HD quality; not to mention sports content, younger viewers, and many other leading exclusive shows. All of this in addition to a selection of international productions from Disney, Marvel, FOX, ABC Studios and others. MBC Shahid also includes other packages such as the "Sports Package" which displays SSC channels that show the Saudi Professional Football League, Saudi football and sports competitions, and other regional and international sports competitions hosted by the Saudi Arabia.

For the first time in the Arab region, Shahid platform launched MBC Shahid digital channels without subscription and in high definition (HD) image technology, to satisfy all tastes from music to series, movies, plays, programs and others, starting from September 26. Digital channels, or what is called in platform language (Fast Channels), reflect a new era of interactive digital broadcasting services (live streaming) for video on demand via open platforms, and it is a pioneering step in this sector that has recently begun to develop and spread rapidly everywhere around the world. This service is a hybrid between VOD and SVOD, providing carefully curated lists of premium content for free to viewers, with commercial breaks. In this context, Shahid’s new digital channels offer rich content to viewers without the need for subscription, through 21 digital channels available on the Shahid platform in high-definition (HD) image technology.

### MBC Studios

**MBC Studios** A subsidiary of MBC Group, specializing in high-quality production with international specifications and post-production services. It is a regional market leader in producing and distributing the best content, in addition to providing innovative program design services, documentaries, factual entertainment content, talk shows, dubbed drama and other programs. MBC Studios has established pioneering global partnerships with major international production studios in Hollywood, London and elsewhere, to launch joint cinematic and dramatic works, most notably the movie Desert Warrior, which was filmed in Saudi Arabia, starring Anthony Mackie and Aisha Hart, and the movie Kandahar, starring Gerard Butler, which was also filmed in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. MBC Studios also produces and markets international specifications, such as the series "Slave Market" and the series "Rise of the Witches" and others.

## Problems

In one of the WikiLeaks leaks, MBC was mentioned in one of the documents that talked about a meeting between two American figures in a Starbucks cafe in Jeddah, and one of them said, "The government is the one that supports this openness and sees it as an opponent of extremist thought" and "that the intellectual war is prevailing here and the American media through channels like MBC and Rotana is winning the minds of the average citizen in a way that Alhurra or other American propaganda outlets were unable to do".

## Other websites

- Official website of MBC Group

## Infobox (company)

- **name**: MBC Group CJSC
- **logo**: MBC Group Logo.svg
- **former name**: Middle East Broadcasting Center (1991-2003)
- **type**: Public company, Public
- **hq location**: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- **area served**: Middle East and North Africa
- **key people**: Mike Sneesby (CEO)
- **owner**: *Public Investment Fund (54%)