MBC Action

MBC Action is MBC Group's action-packed channel that targets young Arabic males. It delivers the best in high-octane Western series, movies and action.

MBC Group continues to evolve and deliver the latest in Global Entertainment and content by airing most recent series in the US, in addition to new episodes of existing series that have just been released. This dynamic strategy will affect two of MBC Group’s channels, namely MBC Action and MBC 4 and have commenced on January 15. Both Channel offerings will now consist of a 7-day “daily” block of the best in International shows and will offer their viewers an exclusive destination for the most-anticipated TV shows, for free.

“MBC Group’s contemporary strategy is testament to our dedication to providing our loyal viewers with content that is up-to-date and puts them on par with the Global scale of entertainment. It further distinguishes our channels as the ultimate destinations for the latest in International drama, delivered free to the Arab world,” commented Ali Jaber, Group TV Director at MBC Group.

The new and updated series will be aired from Saturdays to Wednesdays while Thursdays and Fridays are allocated to the current running series, with DOUBLE UPS, for viewers to eventually catch up with the updated episodes/seasons.

The new content on MBC 4 include: The Ringer (Season 1), Secret Circle (Season 1), The Vampire Diaries (Season 3); while the new content on MBC Action will include: Hawaii FIVE-o (Season 2), The Mentalist (Season 4), Nikita (Season 2), NCIS (Season 9), WWE, and Alcatraz, a brand new US series, the latest from JJ Abrams.

MBC ACTION (an indigenous adrenaline-packed channel targeting young males); IN late 2009, MBC Action began airing new Western and Turkish series in a "day-and-date" strategy, providing viewers in the MENA region with US & Turkey, United States, United Kingdom, Japan, Spain drama series, less than a week after their latest episode's premiere in the Japan, United States and Turkey. These series include: Alcatraz, Blue Bloods, La Fortuna, NCIS, The Mentalist, Hawaii Five-0 V, Hawaii Five-0, The Mentalist, Blue Bloods, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, Mahkum, Ali Reda, Nikita, NCIS: Los Angeles, Elementary and The Vampire Diaries.; while the new content on MBC Action will include: Hawaii Five-0 (Season 3), The Mentalist (Season 5), Nikita (Season 3), NCIS (Season 10), Hawaii Five-0 (Season 2), The Mentalist (Season 4), Nikita (Season 2), NCIS (Season 9), NCIS (Season 11), WWE, and Alcatraz, a brand new US series, the latest from JJ Abrams.

MBC ACTION launched in 2007 with the latest action packed movies, dramas and thrillers targeting young Arab males. The new addition proved to be an instant success. Since then, it has been growing aggressively and even more so since it started developing localized content that appeals to the passions of Arab men. MBC Action launched in 2007 with the latest action packed movies, dramas and thrillers targeting young Arab males. The new addition proved to be an instant success. Since then, it has been growing aggressively and even more so since it started developing localized content that appeals to the passions of Arab men. The channel is also considered, the only Arab male entertainment destination in the region; delivering a focused and dynamic 360 experience, which extends out of TV, into on-ground, online and social media.

In 2009, the channel began broadcasting the latest series to coincide with its broadcast in the United States of America and Turkey. Since its launch, the channel has been keen to show the latest and strongest Western and Turkish entertainment programmes.

Pan-Arab satellite broadcaster MBC has unveiled its new season of exclusive US TV series set to be aired for the first time in the Middle East in January 2009, following the conclusion of multi-year programming output deals with Hollywood studios.

"The series are now airing closer to the US airing dates, assuring our loyal viewers our solid commitment to satisfying their discerning needs to be up to date with latest US dramas," MBC said in a statement.

MBC Action launched in 2007 and is the Arab world's first channel exclusively geared towards action, thriller, horror, action-packed, science-fiction, adventure, fantasy, Adrenaline and Action-Packed with men's interests at its core. MBC Action is one of Dubai-based MBC's ten pan-regional TV channels, tailored towards men and Action-packed adrenaline with a mix of top-rated Western and Turkish and Korean and Latin content shows. MBC Action focuses on acquiring international dramas, which are dubbed into Arabic, Western series (also subtitled into Arabic), in addition to Korean content (also dubbed into Arabic).

Popular in the region for showing the latest in western entertainment the channel shows everything from science fiction programs such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The X-Files and Lie to Me. All of the programs are translated to Arabic with the exception of the news shows which air live. The channel shows everything from Dramedy programs, such as Las Vegas and Alias. MBC Action Finally, MBC Action has a long-standing deal with Nickelodeon to air their teen's shows and programs, which in return are subtitled into Arabic. MBC Action started airing Nick shows including The Thundermans and Drake & Josh.

As well as the new series, MBC Action is home to hugely popular Turkish soaps dubbed into Arabic. who has signed up to work The channel does not show any film that contains extreme forms of violence. MBC Max even has slightly more censorship than MBC 2 more often than MBC 2, since the majority of Hollywood films, but mostly with the audio simply to remove the majority of a certain film's bad language, as well as bigger cuts of other censored and sexual scenes. The channel also broadcasts the latest top-rated Western entertainment shows. as well as a film for each day. while others all live action shows are subtitled.[5] Shahid is the largest premium VOD service in the world outside of China, the US, and India.[6] Extremely popular in the region In addition to showing well-liked television shows.

MBC Action is also well known for being the only channel in the Middle East to broadcast which attracts young male adults with action and thriller genre.

MBC Action started airing Nickelodeon & TeenNick & NickMusic & Nick at Nite shows including Power Rangers, The Troop, Supah Ninjas, Big Time Rush, Fred: The Show, The Thundermans and Drake & Josh following the closure of Nickelodeon Arabia & TeenNick & NickMusic & Nick at Nite & MTV Middle East in 2011.

Among the live action titles in the latest MBC3 Nickelodeon deal are Fred: The Show, played by online phenomenon Lucas Cruickshank, Power Rangers, Supah Ninjas and The Troop.

Nickelodeon content will continue to air on MBC Action.

MBC Action displays American series, like Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Lie to Me, and others all translated to Arabic., which features Hollywood movies and predominantly US television series.

The channel mostly broadcasts American Hollywood movies but it also seldom features British, Canadian, French, Indian, Chinese and other foreign films. MBC Action 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 Action offers an impressive line-up of programs up to 3 months before any other channel. The line-up will include the new dubbed Turkish soap 'Mirna Wa Khalil' starring actor Kivanc Tatlitug, who has become an iconic male figure in the Middle East after the huge success of 'Noor' series in which he played the role of "Muhannad". Before this channel was launched, all its shows were broadcast on MBC 2. However, a few years after launching MBC 2, all programs except for movies were separated into MBC Action, so that MBC 2 will only show movies.

Since late 2009, MBC Action begun airing new Arabic and Western and Turkish series in a "day-and-date" strategy, aiming to provide viewers in the MENA region with fresh content, less than a week after their same day as the latest episode's premiere in the Japan, Spain, United States and Turkey and United Kingdom. These series include: Alcatraz, Blue Bloods, La Fortuna, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, Hawaii Five-0, The Vampire Diaries, Elementary, Çarpışma, 20 Dakika, The Mentalist, V, Tatar Ramazan, NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, Nikita, Arıza and "Mahkum - Şehrin Kralları".; while the new content on MBC Action will include: Hawaii Five-0 (Season 3), The Mentalist (Season 5), Nikita (Season 3), NCIS (Season 10), Hawaii Five-0 (Season 2), The Mentalist (Season 4), Nikita (Season 2), NCIS (Season 9), NCIS (Season 11), WWE, and Alcatraz, a brand new US series, the latest from JJ Abrams.

The channel also broadcasts MBC Action shows, all subtitled in-house in Arabic, such as The Sparticle Mystery, The Thundermans, Drake & Josh and the Power Rangers, and many others.

Other MBC Action shows include popular Turkish dramas like Mahkum. (tr. "Mahkum"). Mahkum is the Turkish version of the popular Korean series Innocent Defendant; the show utilizes a format purchased from Seoul Broadcasting System.

Most of the action shows that was broadcast's in MBC 4 is now being transferd to the new channel MBC Action

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