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MBC 3
MBC 3 logo
Broadcast area Middle East
North Africa
Pakistan
Guyana Saudi Arabia
Slogan أحلى عالم
The Sweetest World
Headquarters United Arab Emirates
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; 19 years ago (2004-12-08)

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, DreamWorks, Cartoon Network, Teletoon, YTV, PBS Kids, Discovery Family, formerly known as The Hub Network, Qubo, CBeebies BBC and Anime series are focuses on broadcasting foreign animated shows dubbed in Arabic, as well as producing 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. The Nick Jr. shows including Dora the Explorer, Go Diego Go and Blue's Room.

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 males, 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.

Programming

Original productions

  • Connexion (تواصل; tawāṣul)
  • The Experiment (التجربة; at-tajrubah)
  • Girl Power (بنات و بس; banāt w bass)
  • Live Safari (عيش سفاري; ‘īch safārī)
  • Soccer Academy (سوكر أكاديمي; sūker akādimī)
  • 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)

Nickelodeon

Disney

Warner Bros., The CW and Cartoon Network series

Anime

Films

MBC 3 Shows

Television hosts

  • Mouhannad Bakhit
  • Asalla Kamel
  • Hasan Al Mulla
  • Dania Shaafai
  • Azza Zaarour

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: MBC 3 para niños

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