MBC 2 (Middle East and North Africa)
Middle-Eastern television channel launched in 2003 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
MBC 2, formerly called Channel 2, is a Saudi state-owned free-to-air movie channel owned by MBC Group. In its beginnings, it was broadcasting films and TV programs subtitled in Arabic, but after the launch of MBC 4, the channel became specialized in films only.[1][2]
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Current logo since 2010 | |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Middle East and North Africa (main audience free-to-air) Horn of Africa (peripheral free-to-air via satellite) |
| Network | Middle East Broadcasting Center |
| Headquarters | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English Arabic (subtitles) |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | MBC Group |
| Sister channels | MBC 1 MBC 3 MBC 4 MBC 5 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 SSC |
| History | |
| Launched | 12 January 2003 |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Shahid | Watch online (HD) |
The channel mostly broadcasts Hollywood movies but it also seldom features British, Canadian, French, Indian, Korean, Turkish, Russian, Spanish, Persian, Chinese and other foreign films. MBC 2 has managed to negotiate long-term deals with the top Hollywood studios, securing first-run right and ensuring a steady flow of the top box-office movies. The channel largely targets the Arabic audience, especially young adults, having an important popularity among Arab viewers.
MBC 2 HD was launched on 1 July 2011.
Programming
Shows
- 4N1K
- Al Anisa Farah
- Scoop with Raya
- Entertainment Tonight
- Miss Farah[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
- The 1001 Seasons of Elie Saab
- Ramage - Ya Lil (Al Anisa Farah)[14][15][16][17][18][19]
- A-List Lifestyle
- Action Zone
- Box Office Top 5
- Beauty Pulse
- Home Shopping
- Beyoncé: Lemonade
- One Direction: This Is Us
- Katy Perry: Part of Me
- Justin Bieber: Never Say Never
- Comedy Movies
- Citruss TV
- Celebrity Scoop
- Celebrity Scrapbook
- Celebrity Style Story
- Chat The Planet
- Stars in Style
- Famous Foodies
- Fashion Forward
- Films & Stars
- Unbreakable
- Hollywood Buzz
- Making the Movies
- Ocean's
- MBC Movie Guide
- Must Haves
- Planet Action
- ReelTalk
- Raya With The Stars
- Sawalef Hollywood
- Stars and News
- Stars & News
- Scoop
- Scoop Box Office
- Scoop Network
- Scoop On Runway
- Scoop On Set
- The Twilight Saga (film series)
- Box Office America
- The Insider
- Young Hollywood's Greatest...
- Young Hollywood Presents: Evolution of…
- Box Office Top 5
- Scoop
- Scoop Box Office
- Scoop Network
- Scoop On Runway
- Scoop On Set
- On Set
Special events
Past special events
- The 1001 Seasons of Elie Saab (2024)
- Life is a Dream (2025)
- Grease: Live (2016)
Films
Film blocks
- Monday Night Premiere : Mondays 11 p.m. KSA / 10 p.m. CLT
- Star of the Month : Tuesdays 11 p.m. KSA /10 p.m. CLT
- Big Family Night : Wednesdays 7 p.m. KSA / 6 p.m. CLT
- Throwback Thursday : Thursdays 5 p.m. KSA & CLT / 4:30 KSA & CLT / 4 p.m. KSA & CLT
- Friday Mega Movie : Fridays 9 p.m. KSA / 8 p.m. CLT
- Screaming Sunday : Sundays 2 a.m. KSA / 1 a.m. CLT
- Chiller Night : Thursdays 1 a.m. KSA / 12 a.m. CLT
See also
- MBC Group
- MBC Action
- MBC Max
- MBC 4
- MBC Loud FM
- MBC+ Variety
- MBC Bollywood
References
External links
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