MBC Max

MBC Max (stylized as MBC MAX) is a free-to-air movie channel that broadcasts non-stop Hollywood films and it is an alternative to its sister channel MBC 2.

MBC Max HD was launched on 1 July 2011.

History

The channel was launched as a test broadcast on 22 October 2008, and during that time it simply showed its own promotional TV ad in a loop. The channel was officially launched on 26 October at 7:00 pm U.A.E. time.MBC MAX new channel to complement MBC2 | mbc Group | AMEinfo.com
Its first film was ''Spider-Man''.

Content

As mentioned earlier, MBC Max shows films with milder content than MBC 2, which means MBC Max may not show horror films and other related genres. The channel does not show any film that contains extreme forms of violence. MBC Max even has slightly more censorship than MBC 2, 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.

MBC Max also features MBC 3 prints of animated and family films, always broadcasting in the middle of the afternoon U.A.E. time, as these films feature the same MBC 3-based, higher-level censorship. (This only applies to films that were originally on MBC 3, as the animated and family films that premiered on MBC Max did not feature such censorship, even though many of those films later appeared on MBC 3, unsurprisingly featuring censorship.)

Despite MBC Max's reputation for broadcasting mild films, it does however broadcast certain R-rated films, such as dramas and comedies like ''Me, Myself & Irene'', albeit the audio was heavily edited since the film contained strong language. It is only important that films do not feature extreme visual violence, and sexual themes are mostly censored anyway.

Additionally, MBC Max broadcasts classical films more often than MBC 2, since the majority of Hollywood films from the 1960s and before are considered mild by today's standards.

Programming

Occasionally, MBC Max would broadcast special film packages giving it a greater specialty value than its sister channel MBC 2.

Shows

* ''A-List Lifestyle''
* ''Action Zone''
* ''Al Anisa Farah''
* ''Beauty Match''
* ''Beauty Match: Tahadi Al Fashionista''
* ''Box Office Top 5''
* ''Comedy Movies''
* ''Celebrity Scoop''
* ''Celebrity Scrapbook''
* ''Celebrity Style Story''
* ''Famous Foodies''
* ''Fashion Forward''
* ''Films & Stars''
* ''Hollywood Buzz''
* ''Making the Movies''
* ''Miss Farah''
* ''Must Haves''
* ''Planet Action''
* ''ReelTalk''
* ''Scoop''
* ''Scoop Box Office''
* ''Scoop Network''
* ''Scoop On Runway''
* ''Scoop On Set''
* '' Scoop with Raya''
* ''StarTalk''

Entertainmment

* ''Box Office America''
* ''Entertainment Tonight''
* '' The Insider''
* '' Young Hollywood's Greatest...''

Drama

* ''Atlantis''
* ''Camelot''
* ''Merlin''
* ''Rome''
* ''True Blood''
* ''True Detective''

Miniseries

* '' Mildred Pierce''
* ''The Night Manager''
* ''Quiz''
* '' Into the West''
* '' Lost in the West''

Spanish series

* ''Desaparecidos''
* '' El embarcadero''
* ''El ministerio del tiempo''
* ''Hermanos''
* ''La caza''
* '' Madres. Amor y vida''
* '' Presunto culpable''
* ''Pulsaciones''
* '' Secretos de Estado''
* '' Sé quién eres''
* '' Traición''
* ''Unauthorized Living''
* ''Velvet''

Spanish-language series

* ''La bella y las bestias''
* ''La Piloto''

Italian series

* '' My Brilliant Friend''

Argentine series

* ''Lalola''

German series

* '' Meine Mutter …''

Telenovelas

* ''Amor Maior''
* ''En tierras salvajes''
* ''La reina soy yo''
* '' Nazaré''
* ''Paixão''
* ''Rainha das Flores''
* '' Terra Brava''

Korean dramas

* ''The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince''
* '' About Time''
* ''Are You Human?''
* ''At Eighteen''
* '' Beautiful World''
* '' The Beauty Inside''
* '' Big''
* ''Boys Over Flowers''
* ''Cheat on Me If You Can''
* ''Cinderella Man''
* ''Clean with Passion for Now''
* ''Dream High''
* '' Dream High 2''
* '' Fashion King''
* ''Gangnam Beauty''
* '' Heartstrings''
* ''He Is Psychometric''
* ''The Heirs''
* ''Her Private Life''
* ''Hotel Del Luna''
* ''Lawless Lawyer''
* ''Mary Stayed Out All Night''
* ''Master's Sun''
* ''Matrimonial Chaos''
* '' Men Are Men''
* ''Moment of Eighteen''
* '' More Than Friends''
* ''My Fair Lady''
* '' My Princess''
* ''Personal Taste''
* ''Playful Kiss''
* '' The Producers''
* ''Reply 1988''
* ''Reply 1994''
* ''Reply 1997''
* ''Rooftop Prince''
* '' Search: WWW''
* ''Secret Love Affair''
* ''Suspicious Partner''
* ''That Winter, the Wind Blows''
* ''Touch Your Heart''
* ''Welcome''
* ''What's Wrong with Secretary Kim''
* ''When My Love Blooms''
* ''Whisper''
* '' You're Beautiful''

Brazilian dramas

* ''Além do Tempo''
* ''Amores Roubados''
* ''Caminho das Índias''
* ''Deus Salve o Rei''
* ''Dupla Identidade''
* '' A Fórmula''
* '' Justiça''
* '' Onde Está Meu Coração''
* ''Rock Story''
* ''Sob Pressão''
* ''Sol Nascente''
* '' Totalmente Demais''
* ''Treze Dias Longe do Sol''
* ''Verdades Secretas''

Greek dramas

* '' To Tatouaz''

Films

* ''The Amazing Spider-Man''
* ''The Amazing Spider-Man 2''
* ''Baby's Day Out''
* '' Beautiful Creatures''
* '' Big Hero 6''
* '' Brave''
* '' Danny Collins''
* ''Despicable Me''
* ''Despicable Me 2''
* ''Despicable Me 3''
* ''Django Unchained''
* '' Furry Vengeance''
* ''The Hangover''
* ''The Hangover Part II''
* ''The Hangover Part III''
* ''Home Alone''
* '' Home Alone 2: Lost in New York''
* ''Hotel Transylvania''
* ''Ice Age''
* '' Ice Age 2: The Meltdown''
* '' Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs''
* '' Ice Age 4: Continental Drift''
* '' Ice Age 5: Collision Course''
* ''Inside Out''
* ''The Invisible Guest''
* '' It's Now Or Never''
* ''The Lion King''
* ''Madagascar''
* '' Madagascar 2''
* '' Madagascar 3''
* ''Me, Myself & Irene''
* '' Minions''
* ''Mr. Holmes''
* ''Muppets From Space''
* ''Penguins of Madagascar''
* ''Pitch Perfect''
* ''The Polar Express''
* ''Ralph Breaks the Internet''
* ''Spider-Man''
* ''Spider-Man 2''
* ''Spider-Man 3''
* '' Spider-Man: Far From Home''
* '' Spider-Man: Homecoming''
* ''Storks''
* ''Totally Spies! The Movie''
* ''Wreck-It Ralph''
* ''Zootopia''

Logos and indents

Logos

File:MBC Max original logo.svg, October 2008 – January 2010

File:MBC Max 2010 logo.svg, January 2010 – present

See also

* MBC Group

References

External links

*

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