MBC MASR

MBC MASR
Launched	16 October 2012
Owned by	Middle East Broadcasting Center
Picture format	1080i HDTV - free[1] (requires activation)[2] 576i SDTV - free
Broadcast area	MENA
Headquarters	Dubai Media City
Availability
Terrestrial
Eutelsat 7 A @ 7.3 West	UHF service
Satellite
Arabsat	12322V - 27500 - 3/4

MBC MASR is an Egyptian free-to-air commercial television channel. It is owned by the Dubai-based MBC Group and is affiliated with the Middle East Broadcasting Corporation network.

MBC MASR was launched during an official ceremony in Cairo on 16 October 2012, and began broadcasting on 9 November 2012. The channel serves Egyptian viewers. The channel also features several new Egyptian dramas such as Al Kabeer, Raqam Majhool, Keid Al Nesa and Ferqat Naji Atallah.

In 2014, MBC MASR announced an agreement with comedian Bassem Youssef that it would pick up his news satire show El Bernameg; Youssef had been looking for a new home for his program ever since Capital Broadcast Center dropped the show in November 2013.^[3]

Programmes

• Arab Idol
• Arabs Got Talent
• The Voice
• Masrah Masr (Egypt Theater)

References

1. mbc.net: MBC channels will continue to be free to air in HD and regular TV with no monthly subscription or card; same free access.
2. mbc.net: You will NOT be able to watch MBC channels in HD if you do not activate your decoder
3. "MBC: Satirist Bassem Youssef returns to screen next Friday". Aswat Masriya. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.

External links

• Official site (Arabic)