Middle-Eastern television channel launched in 2004
Television channel
MBC 3
is a
free-to-air
children's channel
launched on 8 December 2004, and appeals to children under the age of 15. All foreign television animated programs have been dubbed into
Arabic
. The channel also produces its own original programmes. It was owned by the Middle Eastern company
MBC Group
.
MBC 3 started airing Nickelodeon shows since November 20, 2010. It includes
Nicktoons
such as
T.U.F.F. Puppy
,
The Fairly OddParents
and
SpongeBob SquarePants
are also present in the channel, but they are dubbed. The
Nick Jr. Channel
shows include
LazyTown
,
Go Diego Go
,
The Backyardigans
,
Dora the Explorer
,
Little Bill
, and
Blue's Clues
.
MBC 3 is known in the Middle East for censoring scenes unsuitable for Islamic audiences, such as visual romance outside of marriage, kissing before marriage scenes, awkward angles of female characters, sensual scenes between members of the opposite sex,
cross-dressed
men, references to alcohol and gambling, references to non-Islamic religious content and visually-grotesque scenes. However, the channel does not have a proper consensus of its censoring policy, featuring cuts that are so heavily edited it renders plot continuities inconsistent.
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MBC 3 has separate pay-TV feeds which broadcast in Europe and the United States. They target the overseas Arab diaspora and air the same Arabic dubs as the main channel. The US feed is exclusive to
Dish Network
. There is also a separate feed available on the
Shahid
streaming service, with a different schedule from the other feeds.
History
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The channel was launched on 8 December 2004 at 10:00 am, the branding for the channel was designed by UK design house Turquoise.
On 8 December 2005, the channel was given a rebranding to coincide with it's 1st anniversary, along with a new mascot, a green cube named “Cubee”, the new look was designed by German animation studio LIGA 01 Computerfilm and is considered to be the most iconic look of the channel.
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The channel marked its tenth anniversary on 8 December 2014.
On 18 September 2017, the channel underwent a major rebrand to a comic strip background, in which on-screen imagery featured a comic book aesthetic. This is the current era of the channel and it is currently used alongside the previous bumpers.
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citation needed
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On 23 March 2020, MBC 3 had a major rebrand with a new logo on-screen. The new logo was just like the modern logo but the number
3
is outside the cube.
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citation needed
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From 24 March to 22 June 2020, following the
COVID-19 pandemic
, MBC 3 used a logo with a house displayed on-screen and slogans
????? ??????
(
With you at home.
)
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Programming
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Television hosts
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See also
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