MBC GROUP is the largest and leading media company in the Middle East and North Africa, dedicated towards enriching lives through information, interaction, and entertainment.
With a rich history of growth and expansion, MBC GROUP’s first presence came to London in 1991 in the form of the private satellite TV channel, MBC1. A decade later, MBC GROUP relocated its headquarters to Dubai Media City, United Arab Emirates, in 2002.
Building on its immense success in recent times, MBC GROUP proudly inaugurated its new headquarters in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in September 2022.
With a commitment to serving audiences worldwide and featuring in key markets, MBC GROUP is home to a plethora of iconic brands, departments, and entities that include TV and radio offerings, a streaming platform, production and talent houses, and more.
Today, MBC GROUP operates over 13 free-to-air TV channels and 3 radio stations, such as the flagship MBC1, as well as MBC2, MBC3, MBC4, MBC5, MBC MASR, MBC IRAQ, and MBC LOUD FM.
The Group also operates Shahid, the world’s leading Arabic streaming platform that’s home to highly rated original productions from the Arab world, a wide range of exclusive series, movies and other premieres, as well as live TV channels, sports, kids offering, international content, and more.
MBC GROUP is also home to MBC STUDIOS, a global production powerhouse, born to realize the unrivalled, untapped storytelling potential of the Middle East.
With a mission to mentor, educate, and nurture the talent of tomorrow, MBC GROUP runs MBC ACADEMY, an educational and training platform with the mission to discover, upskill, and nurture Saudi talent in the media and production space. Since its launch in 2020, MBC ACADEMY has successfully gone on to train over 18,000 individuals.