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It broadcast the Turkish soap operas ''[[Kiraz Mevsimi]]''<ref>{{cite book | last1=Booker | first1=M.K. | last2=Daraiseh | first2=I. | title=Consumerist Orientalism: The Convergence of Arab and American Popular Culture in the Age of Global Capitalism | publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing | year=2019 | isbn=978-1-83860-068-6 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B6-pDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA162 | access-date=December 24, 2022 | pages=162, 239}}</ref> and ''[[Gümüş (TV series)|Nour]]'';<ref>{{cite magazine | magazine=Daily Variety | volume=300 | issue=17 | date=29 July 2008 | page=4 | title=Saudi morality play | last=Jaafar | first=Ali | id={{Gale|A183489181}}}}</ref> however, airing of Turkish programmes was suspended in 2018 due to political tensions between Arab states and Turkey.<ref>{{cite web | last=Tamimi | first=Jumana Al | title=Call to cultivate Arab dramas after MBC pulls plug on Turkish soaps | website=Saudi – Gulf News | date=March 5, 2018 | url=https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/saudi/call-to-cultivate-arab-dramas-after-mbc-pulls-plug-on-turkish-soaps-1.2183003 | access-date=December 24, 2022}}</ref>
It broadcast the Turkish soap operas ''[[Kiraz Mevsimi]]''<ref>{{cite book | last1=Booker | first1=M.K. | last2=Daraiseh | first2=I. | title=Consumerist Orientalism: The Convergence of Arab and American Popular Culture in the Age of Global Capitalism | publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing | year=2019 | isbn=978-1-83860-068-6 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B6-pDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA162 | access-date=December 24, 2022 | pages=162, 239}}</ref> and ''[[Gümüş (TV series)|Nour]]'';<ref>{{cite magazine | magazine=Daily Variety | volume=300 | issue=17 | date=29 July 2008 | page=4 | title=Saudi morality play | last=Jaafar | first=Ali | id={{Gale|A183489181}}}}</ref> however, airing of Turkish programmes was suspended in 2018 due to political tensions between Arab states and Turkey.<ref>{{cite web | last=Tamimi | first=Jumana Al | title=Call to cultivate Arab dramas after MBC pulls plug on Turkish soaps | website=Saudi – Gulf News | date=March 5, 2018 | url=https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/saudi/call-to-cultivate-arab-dramas-after-mbc-pulls-plug-on-turkish-soaps-1.2183003 | access-date=December 24, 2022}}</ref>


MBC 4 also airs original Arabic programmes. {{as of|2011}}, the reality TV show ''Extra Turkey'', ''Hala al Turk Show'' and ''Scoop with Raya'' has aired on MBC 4 for 15 seasons.<ref>{{cite web | title=Scoop with Raya | MBC 2 - MBC.net | website=MBC.net | date=October 14, 2022 | url=http://www.mbc.net/ar/programs/scoopwithraya.html | access-date=December 26, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Scoop with Raya | MBC 2 - MBC.net | website=MBC.net | date=October 14, 2022 | url=http://www.mbc.net/mbc/ar/programs/scoopwithraya.html | access-date=December 26, 2023}}</ref> MBC 4 aired a version of ''Beauty Match'' for the Arab world.<ref>{{cite web | title=Beauty Match this Sunday MBC4 at 8pm KSA time 😍 who’s watching | website=Instagram | date=December 12, 2019 | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B5-wHU1llnz/ | access-date=December 26, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=في تنافسٍ قوامه الموضة والأزياء على MBC4 جويل ماردينيان تُشرف على "تحدي الفاشينيستا" | language=ar | website=Elaph | date=December 12, 2019 | url=https://elaph.com/Web/Entertainment/2019/12/1274800.html | access-date=December 26, 2023}}</ref> In 2022, MBC 4 aired the original series ''Stiletto''.<ref>{{cite web | last=Abumuhor | first=Alex | title=Everything You Need to Know About The Cast of Stiletto | website=Al Bawaba | date=September 8, 2022 | url=https://www.albawaba.com/entertainment/everything-you-need-know-about-cast-stiletto-1490453 | access-date=December 24, 2022}}</ref>
MBC 4 also airs original Arabic programmes. {{as of|2011}}, the reality TV show ''Extra Turkey'', ''Hala al Turk Show'' and ''Scoop with Raya'' has aired on MBC 4 for 15 seasons.<ref>{{cite web | title=Scoop with Raya | MBC 2 - MBC.net | website=MBC.net | date=October 14, 2022 | url=http://www.mbc.net/ar/programs/scoopwithraya.html | access-date=December 26, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Scoop with Raya | MBC 2 - MBC.net | website=MBC.net | date=October 14, 2022 | url=http://www.mbc.net/mbc/ar/programs/scoopwithraya.html | access-date=December 26, 2023}}</ref> MBC 4 aired a version of ''Beauty Match'' for the Arab world.<ref>{{cite web | title=Beauty Match this Sunday MBC4 at 8pm KSA time 😍 who’s watching | website=Instagram | date=December 12, 2019 | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B5-wHU1llnz/ | access-date=December 26, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=في تنافسٍ قوامه الموضة والأزياء على MBC4 جويل ماردينيان تُشرف على "تحدي الفاشينيستا" | language=ar | website=Elaph | date=December 12, 2019 | url=https://elaph.com/Web/Entertainment/2019/12/1274800.html | access-date=December 26, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=أبرز النشاطات الدرامية والفعاليات الفنية في تركيا وآخر أخبار نجوم الدراما والسينما التركية | website=Al-Quds Al-Arabi | date=September 6, 2013 | url=https://www.alquds.co.uk/أبرز-النشاطات-الدرامية-والفعاليات-ال/ | access-date=December 26, 2023}}</ref> In 2022, MBC 4 aired the original series ''Stiletto''.<ref>{{cite web | last=Abumuhor | first=Alex | title=Everything You Need to Know About The Cast of Stiletto | website=Al Bawaba | date=September 8, 2022 | url=https://www.albawaba.com/entertainment/everything-you-need-know-about-cast-stiletto-1490453 | access-date=December 24, 2022}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 15:54, 26 December 2023

This article is about the Emirati television channel. For the Mauritian channel, see MBC Digital 4. For other uses, see MBC (disambiguation).

MBC 4
Broadcast area
  • Middle East
  • North Africa
NetworkMiddle East Broadcasting Center
Headquarters
Programming
Language(s)
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Arabic
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Timeshift service
  • MBC 4 +1
  • MBC 4 +3
Ownership
OwnerMiddle East Broadcasting Center
Sister channels
History
Launched1 February 2005; 19 years ago (2005-02-01)
Links
Websitewww.mbc.net/mbc4
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. 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

Main article: List of programmes broadcast by MBC 4

MBC 4 airs series and talk shows[4] from the United States, Turkey,[5] United Kingdom, and Australia,[6] subtitled in Arabic.[7] Kissing 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 2011, the reality TV show Extra Turkey, Hala al Turk Show and Scoop with Raya has aired on MBC 4 for 15 seasons.[15][16] MBC 4 aired a version of Beauty Match for the Arab world.[17][18][19] In 2022, MBC 4 aired the original series Stiletto.[20]

See also

References

  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.
  3. ^ 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.
  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. ^ "Scoop with Raya". MBC.net. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2023. {{cite web}}: Text "MBC 2 - MBC.net" ignored (help)
  16. ^ "Scoop with Raya". MBC.net. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2023. {{cite web}}: Text "MBC 2 - MBC.net" ignored (help)
  17. ^ "Beauty Match this Sunday MBC4 at 8pm KSA time 😍 who's watching". Instagram. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  18. ^ "في تنافسٍ قوامه الموضة والأزياء على MBC4 جويل ماردينيان تُشرف على "تحدي الفاشينيستا"". Elaph (in Arabic). 12 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  19. ^ "أبرز النشاطات الدرامية والفعاليات الفنية في تركيا وآخر أخبار نجوم الدراما والسينما التركية". Al-Quds Al-Arabi. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  20. ^ 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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