MBC Max
Saudi Arabian television channel launched in 2008
title: "MBC Max" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["television-stations-in-saudi-arabia", "arab-mass-media", "arabic-language-television-stations", "free-to-air", "movie-channels", "television-channels-and-stations-established-in-2008", "mbc-group"] description: "Saudi Arabian television channel launched in 2008" topic_path: "arts/film" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MBC_Max" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Saudi Arabian television channel launched in 2008 ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | MBC Max |
| logo | MBC Max Logo.svg |
| launch_date | |
| language | English (audio) |
| Arabic (subtitles) | |
| picture_format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) | |
| owner | MBC Group |
| type | Satellite television |
| country | Saudi Arabia |
| area | Middle East and North Africa |
| headquarters | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| sister_channels | {{ubl |
| online_serv_1 | MBC Shahid |
| online_chan_1 | Watch online (HD) |
| online_serv_2 | YouTube |
| online_chan_2 | Official YouTube channel |
| :: |
| name = MBC Max | logo = MBC Max Logo.svg | logo_caption = | logo_size = | image = | launch_date = | language = English (audio) Arabic (subtitles) | picture_format = 1080i (HDTV) (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) | owner = MBC Group | type = Satellite television | country = Saudi Arabia | area = Middle East and North Africa | network = | headquarters = Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | sister_channels = {{ubl | Al Arabiya | Al Hadath | Wanasah | MBC 1 | MBC 2 | MBC 3 | MBC 4 | MBC 5 | MBC Persia | MBC Action | MBC Drama | MBC Bollywood | MBC Masr | MBC Masr 2 | MBC Masr Drama | MBC Iraq | timeshift_service = | website = | terr_serv_1 = | terr_chan_1 = | online_serv_1 = MBC Shahid | online_chan_1 = Watch online (HD) | online_serv_2 = YouTube | online_chan_2 = Official YouTube channel MBC Max (Arabic: إم بي سي ماكس; stylized as MBC MAX) is a Saudi Arabian free-to-air television channel that broadcasts Hollywood films around the clock, serving as an alternative to its sister channel, MBC 2.
History
The channel was launched as a test broadcast on 22 October 2008. During that time, it would continuously show its own promotional TV ad on loop. The channel's official launch date was the 26 October at 6:00 pm KSA time. Its first aired film was Spider-Man.
Content
MBC Max shows films with milder, more family-friendly content compared to MBC 2. MBC Max may not show horror films and other related genres. Furthermore, 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 removing the majority of a film's bad language, as well as bigger cuts of other censored and sexual scenes.
MBC Max also features MBC 4 and MBC Action 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 4-based and MBC Action-based, higher-level censorship. (This only applies to films that were originally on MBC 4 and MBC Action, 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 4 and MBC Action, unsurprisingly featuring censorship.)
Despite MBC Max's reputation for broadcasting mild films, it does broadcast certain R-rated films, such as dramas and comedies, including Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, Cheaper by the Dozen, Cheaper by the Dozen 2, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Around the World in 80 Days, Robots, Camp Rock, Nim's Island, Bridge to Terabithia and Me, Myself & Irene, although the audio was heavily edited since the film contained strong language. It is only important to the channel that films do not feature extreme visual violence and/or sexual themes.
Additionally, MBC Max broadcasts classical films more often than MBC 2, since the majority of Hollywood films from the 1960s and earlier are considered mild by today's standards.
Logos and idents
Logos
File:MBC Max original logo.svg|October 2008 – January 2010
File:MBC Max 2010 logo.svg|January 2010 – present
References
References
- (2016-06-19). "LOVE - MBC MAX".
- (2016-06-19). "MISS PETTIGREW LIVES FOR A DAY - MBC MAX".
- (2021-09-28). "MBC MAX - برعاية - الأنسة فرح - 2021".
- (2022-06-18). "الأنسة فرح أول أيام عيد الأضحى المبارك 7KSA على mbc max عيد سعيد".
- [http://www.ameinfo.com/172873.html MBC MAX new channel to complement MBC2 | mbc Group | AMEinfo.com] {{webarchive. link. (2008-12-17)
- (2014-08-31). "Animation Friday July 2011".
- (2014-08-31). "Imagine That Promo".
- (2014-09-01). "Dance Season 2013".
- (2022-11-05). "برومو مسلسل اكثر من حب على قناة mbc max 2019".
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