MBC 1 is a

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pan-Arab general

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channel.

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transmission started from

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in September 1991, making MBC 1 the first independent

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station, with an estimated audience of more than 130 million

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around the world. MBC has recently moved its headquarters to

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. MBC 1 previously used to air cartoons, western movies and programs before launching MBC 2,

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, and

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. Programming is tar ...

. One of its most popular, widely known and controversial shows, and the one generating the highest advertising rates, is '' Kalam Nawaem'', a show led by several women that addresses many types of (women's) issues and taboos, including terrorism, domestic violence, polygamy, divorce and

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. MBC 1 HD launched on 1 July 2011. From 24 March to 22 June 2020, during the

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, MBC 1 used an on-screen DOG depicting its logo encased inside a house.

Programming

Television shows and programming

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Arab Idol ''Arab Idol'' is an Arabic television show, based on the popular British show ''Pop Idol'' created by Simon Fuller's 19 Entertainment and developed by Fremantle Media and recorded in Beirut, Lebanon. The first season premiered on 9 December 201 ...

'' *''Good Morning Arabs'' *'' Kalam Nawaem'' *''Little Big Stars'' *''MBC in a Week'' *''MBC News'' *''

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*''Aleial kaburat'' *''Bani Samet'' *''Bay bay landan'' *''

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'' *''The School of the Misfits''

Idents

MBC 1 rebranded in 2012 to bring a new set of idents, idents are now 9 seconds long, unlike 2009's rebrand, which had 20 seconds long idents. In this rebrand, there are menus and bumpers (idents), the menus are used for next tags, which have continuity announcers, bumpers are used to "split" between breaks and programmes, and are used at the end of any programme. Focusing on a "cube-ish" theme, the channel has a simple look, but rather stylish.

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