MBC 1 (Middle East and North Africa)

MBC 1
Launched 18 September 1991
Owned by Middle East Broadcasting Center
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
576i (SDTV)
Broadcast area MENA
Headquarters Dubai Media City
Sister channel(s) MBC 2
MBC 3
MBC 4
MBC Drama
MBC Action
MBC Max
MBC Persia
Al Arabiya
Wanasah
MBC Bollywood
MBC MASR
Website www.mbc.net/mbc1
Availability
Satellite
Arabsat 11270 - V - 27500 - 5/6
Yahsat 11900 - H - 27500 - 5/6
Eutelsat 7WA
(Maghreb)
  • Orbital Position: 7.3° west
  • Frequency: 11.559 MHz
  • Polarization: Vertical
  • Symbol Rate: 27500 Symb
  • FEC: 5/6
  • Modulation : DVB-S, QPSK
OSN (MENA) Channel 730 (SD)
beIN
(Middle East & North Africa)		 Channel 224 (SD)
Cable
Mozaic TV (Qatar) Channel 401
Numericable (France) Channel 628 (SD)
Ziggo (Netherlands) Channel 781
Illico Télé Numérique (Canada) Channel 272 (SD)
IPTV
Maroc Telecom (Morocco) Channel 72 (SD)
Freebox TV (France) Channel 673 (SD)
Streaming media
Shahid (Arab League) Watch online (HD)
YouTube Watch online (SD)

MBC 1 is a free-to-air, pan-Arab general television channel. Satellite transmission started from London in September 1991, making MBC (Middle East Broadcasting Center) the first independent Arabic satellite TV station, with an estimated audience of more than 130 million Arab people around the world. MBC has recently moved its headquarters to Dubai Media City, bringing the production process closer to its Arab viewers.

MBC 1 previously used to air cartoons, western movies and programs before launching MBC 2, MBC 3, and MBC 4.

One of its most popular, widely known and controversial shows, and the one generating the highest advertising rates, is Kalam Nawaem, a show that is led by four women and that addresses many types of (women's) issues and taboos, including terrorism, domestic violence, polygamy, divorce and women's suffrage.

MBC 1 HD launched on 1 July 2011.

Idents

MBC1 rebranded in 2012 to bring a new set of idents, idents are now 9 seconds long, unlike 2009's rebrand, which had 20 seconds long idents. In this rebrand, there are menus and bumpers (idents), the menus are used for next tags, which have continuity announcers, bumpers are used to "split" between breaks and programmes, and are used at the end of any programme. Focusing on a "cube-ish" theme, the channel has a simple look, but rather stylish.

Programming

Original productions

Turkey

India

Pakistan

References

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