MBC 3

MBC 3 is a free-to-air children's channel launched on 8 December 2004, and appeals to children under the age of 15. All foreign television animation programs have been dubbed into Arabic. The channel also produces its own original programmes. It was owned by Middle Eastern company MBC Group.

MBC 3
Broadcast areaMiddle East and North Africa
Somalia (via satellite)
United States
Programming
Language(s)Arabic, English
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 4:3 576i for the SDTV feed)
Timeshift serviceMBC 3 +1
Ownership
OwnerMiddle East Broadcasting Center
Sister channelsMBC 1
MBC 2
MBC 4
MBC Action
MBC Drama
MBC Bollywood
MBC Max
MBC+ Variety
Al Arabiya
Wanasah
MBC MASR
History
Launched8 December 2004 (2004-12-08)
Links
Websitembc3.mbc.net

MBC 3 started airing Nickelodeon shows including 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. following the closure of Nickelodeon Arabia in 2011.

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.

MBC 3 has separate pay-TV feeds which broadcast in Europe and the United States. They target the overseas Arab diaspora and air the same Arabic dubs as the main channel. The US feed is exclusive to Dish Network.

History

MBC 3 was launched on 8 December 2004 at 10:00 am.

The channel marked its tenth anniversary on 8 December 2014.

On 18 September 2017, the channel underwent a major rebrand to a "comical" era, in which on-screen imagery featured a comic book aesthetic. This is the current era of the channel.

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

Original productions
  • Best stories (أحسن القصص; ahsan alqisas)
  • Connexion (تواصل; tawāṣul)
  • Dania Ali Al-Hawa (دانية علي الهوا; daniah aʿla alhawa)
  • Do you know? (هل تعلم; hal taaʿlam)
  • The Experiment (التجربة; at-tajrubah)
  • Fawazeer Ramadan (فوازير رمضان; fawazir ramadan) (It's also Connexion (تواصل; tawāṣul), but in the Islamic month of Ramadan, it shows quizzes called Fawazeer (فوازير; fawazir) (Singular: Fazoorah (فزورة; fazoorah)))
  • Girl Power (بنات و بس; banāt w bass)
  • Haseeb in the World of Numbers (حسيب في عالم الأرقام; haseeb fi a'am al'arqam)
  • Hi Tech (هاي تيك; hai tek)
  • Kingdom cities (مدن المملكة; mudun almammlakah)
  • Lantern Tales (قنديل الحكايات; qindil alhikayat)
  • Live Safari (عيش سفاري; ‘īch safārī)
  • Men around the prophet (رجال حول الرسول; rigal hawl alrasul)
  • Our friends (اصدقائنا; asdiqaʿna)
  • The Parrot Learns Spelling (الببغاء يتعلم الهجاء; albabaghah yata'alam alhiga)
  • Soccer Academy (سوكر أكاديمي; sūker akādimī)
  • Soft steps (خطوات ناعمة; khutuwat naʿma)
  • Sweetest World Games (تسالي أحلى عالم; tasālī aḥlà ‘ālam)
  • Telescope (تيليسكوب; tīlīskūb)
  • Tell Me Why (ڨولولي ليش; gūlūlī līsh)
  • Think It's Right? (فكرها صح؟; fakirhā ṣaḥ?)
  • Together In... (سوا في…; sawà fì...)
  • Welcome Sesame (أهلا سمسم; ahlan simsim)
  • What do you cook Dania? (إيش طابخين يا دانية; esh tabkhin ya dania)
  • Where do we go? (فين حنروح; fein ḥanraweh)

Children's shows

From Nickelodeon

From Disney

From Warner Bros.

From Cartoon Network series

From The CW

From Fox Broadcasting Company

Japanese and Korean Animation

Films

Television hosts

See also

References
  1. Bashraheel, Aseel (2019-11-15). "Return of 'Captain Majid' announced at Anime Expo in Riyadh". Arab News. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
  2. Bashraheel, Aseel (2019-11-16). "Manga legend, 'Captain Tsubasa' creator graces Anime Expo in Saudi Arabia". Arab News. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
  3. "Yu-Gi-Oh! Series to air on MBC3 in the Middle East". Yu-Gi-Oh World. 2016-04-19. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
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