MBC Persia
MBC Persia is a free-to-air television channel owned by MBC Group. It originally broadcast Hollywood films 24/7, but circa late 2009 it began featuring a variety of television series alongside the films.
Broadcast area | Iran |
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Headquarters | Dubai Media City |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English (audio) Persian (subtitles) |
Picture format | SDTV (576i) Full HDTV (1080p) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Middle East Broadcasting Center |
Sister channels | MBC 1 MBC 2 MBC 3 MBC 4 MBC Drama MBC Action MBC Max Al Arabiya Wanasah MBC Bollywood MBC Masr MBC Masr 2 MBC 5 |
History | |
Launched | 9 July 2008 |
Links | |
Website | Official website |
Availability | |
Satellite | |
YahSat 1A | 11996 V - 27500 - 5/6 |
It is aimed at Persian-speakers in Iran and its diaspora in Arab countries, particularly the GCC. It debuted its broadcasting on July 9, 2008, at 11:30 GMT. On August 25, MBC Persia HD was encrypted on the MY HD platform, and later changed its name to MBC+ Variety. It subtitled its programs into Arabic. MBC Persia is an Emirati free-to-air television channel that broadcasts movies and TV series subtitled in Persian. It is aimed at the 120 million Persian-speakers in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. MBC Group announced on Wednesday the launch of MBC Persia, a family entertainment channel catering for the Farsi-speaking community in the MENA region to air on October 6, 2018. According to a statement from the pan-Arab network, the channel – which will air on Yahsat – will be launched under the aim to provide “Never Ending Entertainment.” It will feature a wide variety of international programming subtitled in Farsi, including global films, television series and other entertainment shows. MBC Persia is working on the production of its own exclusive original programming, as well as airing critically-acclaimed dramas, comedy, and social and political series from a number of production territories, including the United States, among others. It will feature a wide variety of international programming subtitled in Farsi, including global films, television series and other entertainment shows. (MBC) MBC launches Farsi family entertainment channel MBC Persia subtitled in farsi subtitled in arabic
Programming
- Game of Thrones (season 7)
- Game of Thrones (season 8)
- Ravenswood
- Better Call Saul
- Celebrity Scoop
- Top 20 Countdown: Most Shocking
- Top 20 Countdown
- Top 20 Countdown: Most Shocking
- Friends
- Everybody Hates Chris
- The King of Queens
- Scoop on Set
- Battle Creek
- The Tomorrow People
- The Football Review
- Bollyworld
- Dallas
- Scoop Network
- NCIS
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine
- The Leftovers
- The Blacklist
- Silicon Valley
- Lip Sync Battle
- Lip Sync Battle
- Grease: Live
- Grease Live
- America's Got Talent
- Outlander
- NCIS
- NCIS (franchise)
- NCIS: Los Angeles
- Almost Human
- New Girl
- Bollywood Movie Night
- Bollywood Movie Nights
- International Movie Night
- Hollywood Buzz
- Films and Stars
- Films & Stars
- WWE Crown Jewel
- WWE Crown Jewel
- Crown Jewel (2018)
- Crown Jewel (2019)
- WWE Super ShowDown
- WWE Raw
- Blue Bloods
- Entertainment Tonight
- Hawaii Five-0'
- Top Gear UK
- Enfusion Kickboxing
- Enfusion Kickboxing
- IBO World Super Featherweight Championship
- List of IBO world champions
- Movies
- International Boxing Organization
- Yianni: Supercar Customiser
- Supercar Customiser: Yianni
- Ultimate Tag
- Fear Factor
- Ridiculous Rides
- The Inside Line
- The Inside Line
- Bones
- Troy
- The Inside Line Specials
- Movies
- PFL MMA
- Professional Fighters League
- Take the Tower
- Take the Tower
- Game of Thrones (season 7)
- Game of Thrones (season 8)
- Around the World in 80 Tricks
- The Hangover Trilogy
- The Hangover Trilogy
- Around the World in 80 Tricks
- The Hangover (film series)
- Bollyworld
- Zero Dark Thirty
- The Masked Singer
- The Masked Singer US
- Take the Tower
- Last Man Standing
- Rome
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid (film series)
- Californication
- Rambo (franchise)
- Reckless
- The Dude Perfect Show
- Targa Trophy
- Targa Trophy
- Killjoys
- /Drive
Films
- Ki & Ka
- The Internship
- Selma
- Allied
- Dilwale
- Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
- Muppets From Space
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid (film series)
- Baywatch
- Collateral Beauty
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- Mad Max Fury Road
- The Italian Job
- Shutter Island
- The Lion King
- The Hunger Games
- Inception
- The Wolverine
- Jack Reacher
- Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
- Rambo (franchise)
- Incredibles 2
- Everything, Everything
- Daddy's Home 2
- Daddy's Home
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
- Grease: Live
- Grease Live
- The Hunger Games (film series)
- Captain Phillips
- Peter Rabbit
- Black Panther
- San Andreas
- Eagle Eye
- Ant-Man
- Ant-Man and the Wasp
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
- Geostorm
- The Hitman's Bodyguard
- War Dogs
- Dunkirk
- Killers
- International Movie Night
- Bollywood Movie Nights
- Bollywood Movie Night
- The Boss Baby
- The Emoji Movie
- Paddington 2
References
- Jaafar, Ali (July 10, 2008). "Arab TV's MBC adds new language". Variety. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
- "MBC Persia' brings global movies to Persian speakers". Al-Bawaba, Jordan. July 2, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-20.