MBC 4

MBC 4
Broadcast area	Middle East; North Africa;
Network	Middle East Broadcasting Center
Headquarters	Dubai Media City, UAE; Dubai, UAE;
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	MBC 1; MBC 2; MBC 3; MBC 5; MBC Drama; MBC+ Drama; MBC Action; MBC Max; MBC Persia; Al Arabiya; Wanasah; Al Hadath; MBC+ Power; MBC Variety HD; MBC Bollywood; MBC Masr; MBC Masr 2; MBC Iraq; MBC Pro Sports; SSC;
History
Launched	1 February 2005; 19 years ago
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.

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^[update], 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]

References

^ Armbrust, W.; Wise, L. (2005). Culture Wars: The Arabic Music Video Controversy. Transnational broadcasting studies. Adham Center for Television Journalism, American University in Cairo. p. 108. ISBN 978-977-424-962-4. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
^ Kraidy, M.M. (2010). Reality Television and Arab Politics: Contention in Public Life. ACLS Fellows' publications. Cambridge University Press. pp. 25, 52. ISBN 978-0-521-76919-8. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b Poplak, R. (2009). Sheikhs Batmobile: In Pursuit Of American Pop Culture In The Muslim World. Penguin Canada. p. 99. ISBN 978-0-14-317289-5. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
^ Rinnawi, K.; Mellor, N.; Dajani, N.; Ayish, M.I. (2013). Arab Media: Globalization and Emerging Media Industries. Global Media and Communication. Polity Press. p. 23. ISBN 978-0-7456-3736-5. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
^ Mingant, N. (2022). Hollywood Films in North Africa and the Middle East: A History of Circulation. SUNY series, Horizons of Cinema. State University of New York Press. p. 2010. ISBN 978-1-4384-8856-1. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
^ Artz, L.; Kamalipour, Y.R. (2007). The Media Globe: Trends in International Mass Media. G - Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 84. ISBN 978-0-7425-4094-1. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
^ Faiq, S. (2019). Arabic Translation Across Discourses. Routledge Studies in Language and Identity (in Basque). Taylor & Francis. p. 219. ISBN 978-1-351-06337-1. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
^ Hammond, A. (2007). What the Arabs Think of America. Greenwood World Pub. p. 41. ISBN 978-1-84645-000-6. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
^ Ranzato, I.; Zanotti, S. (2018). Linguistic and Cultural Representation in Audiovisual Translation. Routledge Advances in Translation and Interpreting Studies. Taylor & Francis. pp. 94–95. ISBN 978-1-351-97638-1. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
^ Alghamdi, Mohammed Ghazi (4 December 2021). "Neocolonizing the Nation: American Pop Culture and Saudi Television". Forum for World Literature Studies. 13 (4): 714. Gale A702035711.
^ "The US embassy cables Middle East". The Guardian. 8 December 2010. p. 8. Gale A243810066.
^ Booker, M.K.; Daraiseh, I. (2019). Consumerist Orientalism: The Convergence of Arab and American Popular Culture in the Age of Global Capitalism. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 162, 239. ISBN 978-1-83860-068-6. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
^ Jaafar, Ali (29 July 2008). "Saudi morality play". Daily Variety. Vol. 300, no. 17. p. 4. Gale A183489181.
^ Tamimi, Jumana Al (5 March 2018). "Call to cultivate Arab dramas after MBC pulls plug on Turkish soaps". Saudi – Gulf News. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
^ "Stars of Science". Stars of Science. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
^ ""Little Mix" to launch The X Factor Arabia season 3 in Dubai". Al Bawaba. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
^ Abumuhor, Alex (8 September 2022). "Everything You Need to Know About The Cast of Stiletto". Al Bawaba. Retrieved 24 December 2022.

External links

MBC 4 at Telebisyon.net
Wanasah Archived 28 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine

[1] Armbrust, W.; Wise, L. (2005). Culture Wars: The Arabic Music Video Controversy. Transnational broadcasting studies. Adham Center for Television Journalism, American University in Cairo. p. 108. ISBN 978-977-424-962-4. Retrieved 24 December 2022.

[2] Kraidy, M.M. (2010). Reality Television and Arab Politics: Contention in Public Life. ACLS Fellows' publications. Cambridge University Press. pp. 25, 52. ISBN 978-0-521-76919-8. Retrieved 24 December 2022.

[poplak-3] Poplak, R. (2009). Sheikhs Batmobile: In Pursuit Of American Pop Culture In The Muslim World. Penguin Canada. p. 99. ISBN 978-0-14-317289-5. Retrieved 24 December 2022.

[4] Rinnawi, K.; Mellor, N.; Dajani, N.; Ayish, M.I. (2013). Arab Media: Globalization and Emerging Media Industries. Global Media and Communication. Polity Press. p. 23. ISBN 978-0-7456-3736-5. Retrieved 24 December 2022.

[5] Mingant, N. (2022). Hollywood Films in North Africa and the Middle East: A History of Circulation. SUNY series, Horizons of Cinema. State University of New York Press. p. 2010. ISBN 978-1-4384-8856-1. Retrieved 24 December 2022.

[6] Artz, L.; Kamalipour, Y.R. (2007). The Media Globe: Trends in International Mass Media. G - Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 84. ISBN 978-0-7425-4094-1. Retrieved 24 December 2022.

[7] Faiq, S. (2019). Arabic Translation Across Discourses. Routledge Studies in Language and Identity (in Basque). Taylor & Francis. p. 219. ISBN 978-1-351-06337-1. Retrieved 24 December 2022.

[8] Hammond, A. (2007). What the Arabs Think of America. Greenwood World Pub. p. 41. ISBN 978-1-84645-000-6. Retrieved 24 December 2022.

[9] Ranzato, I.; Zanotti, S. (2018). Linguistic and Cultural Representation in Audiovisual Translation. Routledge Advances in Translation and Interpreting Studies. Taylor & Francis. pp. 94–95. ISBN 978-1-351-97638-1. Retrieved 24 December 2022.

[10] Alghamdi, Mohammed Ghazi (4 December 2021). "Neocolonizing the Nation: American Pop Culture and Saudi Television". Forum for World Literature Studies. 13 (4): 714. Gale A702035711.

[11] "The US embassy cables Middle East". The Guardian. 8 December 2010. p. 8. Gale A243810066.

[12] Booker, M.K.; Daraiseh, I. (2019). Consumerist Orientalism: The Convergence of Arab and American Popular Culture in the Age of Global Capitalism. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 162, 239. ISBN 978-1-83860-068-6. Retrieved 24 December 2022.

[13] Jaafar, Ali (29 July 2008). "Saudi morality play". Daily Variety. Vol. 300, no. 17. p. 4. Gale A183489181.

[14] Tamimi, Jumana Al (5 March 2018). "Call to cultivate Arab dramas after MBC pulls plug on Turkish soaps". Saudi – Gulf News. Retrieved 24 December 2022.

[15] "Stars of Science". Stars of Science. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.

[16] ""Little Mix" to launch The X Factor Arabia season 3 in Dubai". Al Bawaba. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2022.

[17] Abumuhor, Alex (8 September 2022). "Everything You Need to Know About The Cast of Stiletto". Al Bawaba. Retrieved 24 December 2022.

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