{{Short description|Saudi Arabian television channel launched in 2003}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2025}} {{Infobox television channel | name = MBC 2 | logo = MBC2 Logo.svg | logo_size = 160px | logo_caption = Logo used since 2010 | launch_date = {{Start date and age|2003|1|12|df=y}} | owner = [[MBC Group]] | type = [[Satellite television]] | country = [[Saudi Arabia]] | area = [[Middle East and North Africa]] (main audience free-to-air)<br />[[Horn of Africa]] (peripheral free-to-air via satellite)<br />[[United States]] and [[Europe]] (pay-TV) | headquarters = [[Riyadh]], Saudi Arabia | language = [[Arabic]] (subtitles)<br />[[English language|English]] (audio) | picture_format = [[1080i]] ([[High-definition television|HDTV]])<br /> (downscaled to [[16:9 aspect ratio|16:9]] [[576i]] for the [[Standard-definition television|SDTV]] feed) | closed_date = | former_names = Channel 2 | network = | sister_channels = {{ubl| [[Al Arabiya]] | [[Al Hadath]] | [[Wanasah]] | [[MBC 1 (Saudi TV channel)|MBC 1]] | [[MBC 3]] | [[MBC 4]] | [[MBC 5 (Saudi TV channel)|MBC 5]] | [[MBC Action]] | [[MBC Drama (Saudi TV channel)|MBC Drama]] | [[MBC Max]] | [[MBC Persia]] | [[MBC Bollywood]] | [[MBC Masr]] | [[MBC Masr 2]] | [[MBC Masr Drama (TV channel)|MBC Masr Drama]] | [[MBC Iraq]] }} | online_serv_1 = [[MBC Shahid]] | online_chan_1 = [https://shahid.mbc.net/en/livestream/MBC2/livechannel-400917?mbcComp=%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%AB-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%B1&mbcCompType=contentComponent Watch online] (HD) | online_serv_2 = [[YouTube]] | online_chan_2 = [https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCC22GST1xmjAYNs8D_n6Vyw Official YouTube channel] }} '''MBC 2''' ([[Arabic]]: إم بي سي 2) is a [[free-to-air]] Saudi Arabian television channel owned by the [[media conglomerate]] [[MBC Group]]. It originally broadcast a variety of films and TV programs subtitled in [[Arabic]].<ref>{{cite news |title=MBC2 goes on air with Bond season and English news |url=https://www.itp.net/news/475717-mbc2-goes-on-air-with-bond-season-and-english-news |access-date=2025-10-16 |work=ITP.net |date=2003-01-12}}</ref> Following the launch of [[MBC 4]], the channel shifted its focus exclusively to movies, specializing in [[Cinema of the United States|American films]] subtitled in Arabic. It targets viewers across the [[Middle East and North Africa]] and is considered one of the most prominent movie channels in the region.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Armbrust |first1=W. |last2=Wise |first2=L. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BQIi8PkVhzMC&pg=PA108 |title=Culture Wars: The Arabic Music Video Controversy |publisher=Adham Center for Television Journalism, American University in Cairo |year=2005 |isbn=978-977-424-962-4 |series=Transnational broadcasting studies |page=108 |access-date=2022-12-24}}</ref>
MBC 2 primarily broadcasts [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] movies but occasionally features films from other countries, including [[Cinema of the United Kingdom|British]], [[Cinema of Canada|Canadian]], [[Cinema of France|French]], [[Cinema of South Korea|Korean]], and others. The channel has secured long-term deals with major Hollywood studios, ensuring first-run rights and a steady stream of top [[Box office|box-office]] films. It mainly targets Arabic-speaking audiences, particularly young adults, and enjoys wide popularity among [[Arabs|Arab]] viewers across the region.<ref>{{cite web |title=MBC 2 |url=https://campaignme.com/agency/mbc-2/ |website=Campaign Middle East |access-date=2025-10-16}}</ref> MBC 2 HD was launched on 1 July 2011, offering high-definition broadcasts of the channel's content.<ref>{{cite press release |title=MBC Group signs deal with Technosat to offer viewers free HD TV |url=https://www.zawya.com/en/press-release/mbc-group-signs-deal-with-technosat-to-offer-viewers-free-hd-tv-bcv2vgux |access-date=2025-10-16 |agency=Zawya |date=2011-06-29}}</ref>
== Programming ==
=== Shows === * ''4N1K'' * ''Al Anisa Farah'' * ''[[Scoop with Raya]]'' By [[Raya Abirached]] * ''[[Entertainment Tonight]]'' * ''The 1001 Seasons of Elie Saab'' * ''A-List Lifestyle'' * ''Action Zone'' * ''Box Office Top 5'' * ''Beauty Pulse'' * ''Home Shopping'' * ''[[Lemonade (2016 film)|Beyoncé: Lemonade]]'' * ''[[One Direction: This Is Us]]'' * ''[[Katy Perry: Part of Me]]'' * ''[[Justin Bieber: Never Say Never]]'' * ''Comedy Movies'' * ''Citruss TV'' * ''Celebrity Scoop'' * ''Celebrity Scrapbook'' * ''Celebrity Style Story'' * ''Chat The Planet'' * ''Stars in Style'' * ''Famous Foodies'' * ''Fashion Forward'' * ''Films & Stars'' * ''[[Unbreakable (film series)|Unbreakable]]'' * ''Hollywood Buzz'' * ''Making the Movies'' * ''[[Ocean's]]'' * ''MBC Movie Guide'' * ''Must Haves'' * ''Planet Action'' * ''ReelTalk'' * ''[[Raya Abirached|Raya With The Stars]]'' * ''Sawalef Hollywood'' * ''Stars and News'' * ''Stars & News'' * ''Scoop'' * ''Scoop Box Office'' * ''Scoop Network'' * ''Scoop On Runway'' * ''Scoop On Set'' * ''[[The Twilight Saga (film series)]]'' * ''Box Office America'' * ''[[The Insider (TV program)|The Insider]]'' * ''[[Young Hollywood|Young Hollywood's Greatest...]]'' * ''[[Young Hollywood|Young Hollywood Presents: Evolution of…]]'' * ''Box Office Top 5'' * ''Scoop'' * ''Scoop Box Office'' * ''Scoop Network'' * ''Scoop On Runway'' * ''Scoop On Set'' * ''On Set''
==Special events== * ''[[Academy Awards]]'' * ''[[British Academy Film Awards]]'' * ''[[Golden Globe Awards]]''
===Past special events=== * ''The 1001 Seasons of Elie Saab'' (2024) * ''Life is a Dream'' (2025) * ''[[Grease: Live]]'' (2016)
== North American movies ==
* [[2012 (film)|2012]] * [[Ad Astra (film)|Ad Astra]] * [[Captain Phillips (film)|Captain Phillips]] * [[Coyote Ugly]] * [[Bohemian Rhapsody (film)|Bohemian Rhapsody]] * [[The Greatest Showman]] * [[A Cure for Wellness]] * [[X-Men: Days of Future Past]] * [[Dawn of the Planet of the Apes]] * [[I Am Legend (film)|I Am Legend]] * [[The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011 film)|The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo]] * [[The Theory of Everything (2014 film)|The Theory of Everything]] * [[The Five-Year Engagement]] * [[The Change-Up]] * [[The Shape of Water]] * [[Prometheus (2012 film)|Prometheus]] * [[Battleship (film)|Battleship]] * [[Gone Girl (film)|Gone Girl]] * [[Prisoners (2013 film)|Prisoners]] * [[The Happening (2008 film)|The Happening]] * [[No Country for Old Men]] * [[Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019 film)|Godzilla: King of the Monsters]] * [[The Bourne Ultimatum (film)|The Bourne Ultimatum]] * [[Men in Black 3]] * [[Friends with Benefits (film)|Friends with Benefits]] * [[The Bourne Legacy (film)|The Bourne Legacy]] * [[Moneyball (film)|Moneyball]] * [[La La Land]] * [[Step Up Revolution]] * [[O Brother, Where Art Thou?]]
=== Film blocks === * ''Monday Movie Premieres'' : Mondays 11 p.m. KSA / 10 p.m. CLT * ''Star of the Month'' : Tuesdays 11 p.m. KSA / 10 p.m. CLT * ''Big Family Night'' : Wednesdays 7 p.m. KSA / 6 p.m. CLT * ''Friday Mega Movie'' : Fridays 9 p.m. KSA / 8 p.m. CLT * ''Screaming Sunday'' : Sundays 2 a.m. KSA / 1 a.m. CLT * ''Thursday Chiller'' : Thursdays 1 a.m. KSA / 12 a.m. CLT * ''Screaming Sunday'' : Sundays 1:30 a.m. KSA / 12:30 a.m. CLT
== Logos ==
<gallery> File:MBC 2 former logo.jpg|2003 – 2010 File:MBC2 Logo.svg|2010 – present File:MBC 2 HD logo.png|2011 – present (HD branding) </gallery>
==See also== * [[Cinema of Saudi Arabia]] * [[Television in Saudi Arabia]]
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{Facebook}}
{{Middle East Broadcasting Center}}
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