| MBC Action | |
| Type: | Satellite television network |
| Owner: | MBC Group |
| Picture Format: | 1080i (HDTV) 576i (SDTV) |
| Area: | Middle East and North Africa |
| Network: | Middle East Broadcasting Center |
| Headquarters: | Dubai Media City, United Arab Emirates |
| Sister Channels: | MBC 1 MBC 2 MBC 3 MBC 4 MBC 5 MBC Drama MBC Max MBC Persia Al Arabiya Wanasah Al Hadath MBC+ Power MBC Variety HD MBC Bollywood MBC Masr MBC Masr 2 MBC Iraq MBC Pro Sports SSC |
| Terr Serv 1: | Oqaab (Afghanistan) |
| Terr Chan 1: | Channel 57 |
MBC Action (stylized as MBCACTION) is a free-to-air television channel that targets young Arabic males. It delivers Western series, movies, including sports and anime and action movies and television programs and films from action genre. Subtitled in Arabic language, the channel is a part of the Middle Eastern media company MBC Group. It is intended to aim mainly at male audiences, unlike its sister channel MBC 4 which is aimed at female audiences. It delivers Western series, movies, dramas, thrillers, and action reality shows as well as Japanese anime and sports programs. The channel is a weekly "magazine" format show about cars, similar to Top Gear, which also broadcasts the British and American versions of the BBC's Top Gear. It was launched on 5 March 2007 with the Pilot episode of the TV series Lost which, along with Prison Break and The 4400, is one of MBC Action's biggest coups. It will also show new episodes of other shows like 24, Pimp My Ride, The Sparticle Mystery and the Power Rangers. The channel also airs the International Fight League.[1] [2] [3] [4]
MBC Action HD launched on 1 July 2011.