MBC 2, formerly called Channel 2, is a Saudi state-owned
free-to-air
Free-to-air (FTA) services are television (TV) and radio services broadcast in unencrypted form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring a subscri ...
movie channel owned by
MBC Group
MBC Group (), formerly known as Middle East Broadcasting Center (), is a Saudi media conglomerate based in the Riyadh region. Launched in London in 1991, the company moved its headquarters to Dubai in 2002 and to Riyadh in 2022. It is majority ...
. In its beginnings, it was broadcasting films and TV programs subtitled in
Arabic
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, but after the launch of
MBC 4
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. Its programming is ...
, the channel became specialized in films only.
The channel mostly broadcasts
Hollywood
Hollywood usually refers to:
* Hollywood, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in California
* Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States
Hollywood may also refer to:
Places United States
* Hollywood District (disambiguation)
* Hollywood ...
movies but it also seldom features British, Canadian, French, Indian, Korean, Turkish, Russian, Spanish, Persian, Chinese and other foreign films. MBC 2 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
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movies.
The channel largely targets the Arabic audience, especially young adults, having an important popularity among
Arab
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Arabs have been in the Fertile Crescent for thousands of years ...
viewers.
MBC 2 HD was launched on 1 July 2011.
Programming
Shows
* ''4N1K''
* ''Al Anisa Farah''
* ''
Scoop with Raya''
* ''
Entertainment Tonight
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''
* ''
Miss Farah''
* ''The 1001 Seasons of Elie Saab''
* ''Ramage - Ya Lil (Al Anisa Farah)''
* ''A-List Lifestyle''
* ''Action Zone''
* ''Box Office Top 5''
* ''Beauty Pulse''
* ''Home Shopping''
* ''
Beyoncé: Lemonade''
* ''
One Direction: This Is Us''
* ''
Katy Perry: Part of Me''
* ''
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never''
* ''Comedy Movies''
* ''Citruss TV''
* ''Celebrity Scoop''
* ''Celebrity Scrapbook''
* ''Celebrity Style Story''
* ''Chat The Planet''
* ''Stars in Style''
* ''Famous Foodies''
* ''Fashion Forward''
* ''Films & Stars''
* ''
Unbreakable
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Books
* ''Unbreakable'' (book), the 2017 autobiography of Australian tennis player Jelena Dokic
* '' Unbreakable: My Story, My Way'', the 2013 autobiography of singer Jenni Rivera
Film and television
* ''Unbreakable' ...
''
* ''Hollywood Buzz''
* ''Making the Movies''
* ''
Ocean's
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''
* ''MBC Movie Guide''
* ''Must Haves''
* ''Planet Action''
* ''ReelTalk''
* ''
Raya With The Stars''
* ''Sawalef Hollywood''
* ''Stars and News''
* ''Stars & News''
* ''Scoop''
* ''Scoop Box Office''
* ''Scoop Network''
* ''Scoop On Runway''
* ''Scoop On Set''
* ''
The Twilight Saga (film series)
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''
* ''Box Office America''
* ''
The Insider''
* ''
Young Hollywood's Greatest...''
* ''
Young Hollywood Presents: Evolution of…''
* ''Box Office Top 5''
* ''Scoop''
* ''Scoop Box Office''
* ''Scoop Network''
* ''Scoop On Runway''
* ''Scoop On Set''
* ''On Set''
Special events
* ''
Academy Awards
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''
* ''
British Academy Film Awards
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''
* ''
Golden Globe Awards
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''
Past special events
* ''The 1001 Seasons of Elie Saab'' (2024)
* ''Life is a Dream'' (2025)
* ''
Grease: Live'' (2016)
Films
Film blocks
* ''Monday Night Premiere'' : Mondays 11 p.m. KSA / 10 p.m. CLT
* ''Star of the Month'' : Tuesdays 11 p.m. KSA /10 p.m. CLT
* ''Big Family Night'' : Wednesdays 7 p.m. KSA / 6 p.m. CLT
* ''Throwback Thursday'' : Thursdays 5 p.m. KSA & CLT / 4:30 KSA & CLT / 4 p.m. KSA & CLT
* ''Friday Mega Movie'' : Fridays 9 p.m. KSA / 8 p.m. CLT
* ''Screaming Sunday'' : Sundays 2 a.m. KSA / 1 a.m. CLT
* ''Chiller Night'' : Thursdays 1 a.m. KSA / 12 a.m. CLT
See also
*
MBC Group
MBC Group (), formerly known as Middle East Broadcasting Center (), is a Saudi media conglomerate based in the Riyadh region. Launched in London in 1991, the company moved its headquarters to Dubai in 2002 and to Riyadh in 2022. It is majority ...
*
MBC Action
MBC Action (stylized as ''MBC'ACTION'') is a free-to-air television channel that targets young Arabic males. It delivers Western series, movies, including sports and anime and action movies and television programs and films from action genre. ...
*
MBC Max
MBC Max (stylized as MBC MAX) is a free-to-air movie channel that broadcasts non-stop Hollywood films and 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 broad ...
*
MBC 4
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. Its programming is ...
* MBC Loud FM
*
MBC+ Variety
MBC Persia (Persian: ام بی سی پرشیا) is a free-to-air television channel owned by the media conglomerate MBC Group that shows movies and television series. Programs are subtitled in Persian
Persian may refer to:
* People and things f ...
*
MBC Bollywood
MBC Bollywood is a free-to-air television channel that broadcasts Indian dramas. It was launched, on 26 October 2013, by Kareena Kapoor. MBC Bollywood is MBC Group's 14th channel, and it is aimed to air 24 hours of Hindi films, subtitled in ...
References
External links
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Free-to-air
Television channels and stations established in 2003
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