MBC MAX new channel to complement MBC2

Notes and media contacts

To view "MBC Max" tune in to:

Arabsat Badr-4 @ 26 degrees east:
Frequency: 11919
Polarization: Horizontal
FEC: 3/4
Symbol rate: 27500

Nilesat 101/102 @ 7 degrees west:
Frequency: 11938
Polarization: Vertical
FEC: 3/4
Symbol rate: 27500

About MBC Group:

MBC Group was established in 1991 as the first pan-Arab free-to-air satellite broadcasting company in the Arab World. Over the past 17 years, mbc has grown to become a global media group that enriches people's lives through information, interaction and entertainment. Based in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, mbc Group includes 7 television channels: mbc1 (general family entertainment), mbc2 (24-hour movies), mbc3 (children's entertainment), mbc4 (entertainment for new Arab women), mbc Action (action series and movies), mbc Persia (24 hour movies subtitled in Farsi) and Al Arabiya (the 24-hour Arabic language news channel); two radio stations: mbc FM (Gulf music), and panorama fm (contemporary Arabic hit music); as well as O3 productions, a specialized documentary production unit, and Haya magazine, a weekly lifestyle publication.

Press contact:

Peri Hellyer
Public Relations Manager
MBC Group
Tel: +971 4 3919999
Fax: +971 4 3918176