MBC Group, is a Saudi media conglomerate based in the Middle East and North Africa region.
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16 Facts About MBC Group
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MBC Group operates over 17 free-to-air satellite TV channels, and a video on demand service .
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MBC Group was the first broadcaster to provide a satellite-based free-to-air 24-hour television broadcasting network across the Arab world.
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In recent years MBC Group has been hit with major rounds of financial cuts, leading to 150 layoffs and major production cuts.
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All MBC Group channels are free-to-air except for the HD channels and MBC Group Plus Variety.
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MBC Group 3 is a children's entertainment channel which delivers a programming mix of children's education and entertainment for Arab kids aged between three and thirteen.
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MBC Group 4 is aimed primarily at Middle Eastern women and offers a broad mixture of US and UK shows, comedy and drama series, as well as gameshows, magazines, plus news and current affairs programming from the US networks ABC and CBS.
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MBC Group Drama is distinguished by the two additional repeats throughout the day, offering its viewers the choice of time, based on their various lifestyles and viewership trends.
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MBC Group FM plays local and Gulf music while Panorama FM delivers contemporary Arabic and Western tunes.
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MBC Group Hope was launched in June 2013 to handle the consumer social relationship elements of MBC Group.
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In 2017 MBC Group Hope was expanded to Egypt, with a goal to support female entrepreneurs.
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In 2017 a number of owners and board members of MBC Group were summoned to Riyadh where they were arrested, accused of corruption, and locked in the Ritz-Carlton.
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In 2007 MBC Group began airing its first Turkish soap opera dubbed into another language.
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In 2018, MBC Group moved to remove all Turkish programming from their channels, no official reason were given.
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In 2019, MBC Group Masr came under scrutiny for its use of blackface in comedy programming.
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