MBC Action

MBC Action (stylized as ^MBCACTION) is a free-to-air television channel that shows movies television series and television programs and films from action genre. Subtitled in Arabic language, the channel is a part of Middle-Eastern media company MBC Group. It is intended to aim mainly at male audiences, unlike its sister channel MBC 4 which is aimed at female audiences. It was launched on 5 March 2007. with the Pilot episode of the TV series Lost which, along with Prison Break and The 4400, is one of MBC Action's biggest coups. MBC Action's biggest coups are the TV series Lost, Prison Break and The 4400. It will also show new episodes of other shows like 24 and Pimp My Ride. It is aimed mainly at male audiences, unlike its sister channel MBC 4 which is aimed at female audiences.[1][2]

MBC Action

Type	Satellite television network
Country	UAE
Broadcast area	Middle East and North Africa
Headquarters	Dubai Media City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Programming
Picture format	1080i (HDTV) 576i (SDTV)
Ownership
Owner	Middle East Broadcasting Center
Sister channels	MBC 1 MBC 2 MBC 3 MBC 4 MBC Drama MBC Persia MBC Bollywood MBC Max MBC Masr MBC Masr 2 MBC+ Drama MBC+ Power MBC Variety MBC Pro Sports Wanasah Al Arabiya Al Hadath
History
Launched	5 March 2007 (2007-03-05)
Links
Website	www.mbc.net/en/mbc-action.html
Availability
Terrestrial
Oqaab (Afghanistan)	Channel 57

On 1 July 2011, MBC Action HD was launched.