MBC 3 (Middle East)
| MBC 3 | |
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| Launched | December 8, 2004 |
| Owned by | Middle East Broadcasting Center |
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1080i (HDTV) 576i (SDTV) |
| Broadcast area |
Middle East North Africa Pakistan United Kingdom Italy Russia Germany |
| Headquarters | United Arab Emirates |
| Sister channel(s) |
MBC 1 MBC 2 MBC 4 MBC Drama MBC Action MBC Max MBC Persia Al Arabiya Wanasah MBC Bollywood MBC MASR |
| Website | http://mbc3.mbc.net/ |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
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Badr-5 (Maghreb) |
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Badr-7 (Persian Gulf & Levant) |
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Eutelsat 7WA (Maghreb) |
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Eutelsat 8WB (Arabian Golf & Levant) |
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| Cable | |
| Numericable (France) | Channel 630 (SD) |
| IPTV | |
| Freebox TV (France) | Channel 672 (SD) |
MBC 3 is an Emirati-based kids channel that was launched on 7 April, 2003 as a free-to-air television network. It is owned by Middle East Broadcasting Center, and appeals to children from 3 to 13 years old. The channel focuses on local production in Arabic while also airing imported programming. Some of the main primetime productions of the channel include Eish Safari (a children's adventure show), Tasali Ahla Alam (game show with MBC3 presenters broadcast live), Banat Wa Bass (a talk show appealing to young girls) and Soccer Academy among many others.
MBC 3 started airing Nick shows including Victorious, iCarly, Sam and Cat, The Thundermans and Drake & Josh following the closure of Nickelodeon Arabia in 2011. (These shows air in English with Arabic subtitles). Nicktoons, such asT.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.
The Middle East Broadcasting Center (or MBC) produced five exclusive TV children shows for the channel.
Banat we Bas is a special show on MBC 3 aimed mainly for girls. The second season premiered on November 27, 2010.
Eish Safari is a TV reality show produced by the Middle East Broadcasting Center for the channel MBC 3. It stars a variety of children from around the Arab World The TV show uses the slogan "Haithu la makan illa lil shuj'an" which means "Where there's no place except for the brave". There's currently 7 seasons.
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