MBC 3

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
Broadcast areaMiddle East
North Africa
Pakistan
Guyana Saudi Arabia
Sloganأحلى عالم
The Sweetest World
HeadquartersUnited Arab Emirates
Programming
Language(s)Arabic, English
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 4:3 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerMiddle East Broadcasting Center
Sister channelsMBC 1
MBC 2
MBC 4
MBC Drama
MBC Action
MBC Max
MBC+ Variety
Al Arabiya
Wanasah
MBC Bollywood
MBC MASR
History
Launched8 December 2004 (2004-12-08)
Links
Websitehttp://mbc3.mbc.net/

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.

History

MBC 3 was launched on 8 December 2004.

The channel marked its 10th anniversary on 8 December 2014.

On 18 September 2017, the channel underwent a major rebrand to a comic-ish era.

On 23 March 2020, MBC 3 had a major rebrand with a new logo on-screen.

From 24 March 2020 to 22 June 2020, following the COVID-19 pandemic, MBC 3 used a logo with a house displayed on-screen.

Television hosts

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References
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