Most of the romantic cuts are usually applied to human or human-like characters, as romance between realistic animals is often retained.ĭespite all mentioned cuts, MBC 3 does not seem to have a proper consensus for such censors. These include cuts of any form of visual romance outside of marriage (even if considered child-friendly) as well as even mentions of such relations, the mildest of kissing scenes (pecking between family members is often retained), awkward angles of female characters in very skimpy outfits (although showing of skimpy outfits is generally retained in casual scenes), sensual scenes between members of the opposite sex even if they are mere friends, most scenes of comically cross-dressed males, all references to alcohol and gambling, explicit and visual references to non-Islamic religious content, which even includes holy people, places, and habits (although rare mentions are retained), and visually grotesque scenes (such as animal scat and farm pigs in the mud). Censors often apply to certain "adult topics" found in all broadcast productions, whether it is animated or live-action. Most of the censored content are usually featured uncut on MBC Group's other channels. 2.4 Warner Bros., The CW and Cartoon Network seriesĭespite being a channel intended for children, MBC 3 ironically has the highest level of censorship of all its sister channels, mainly to protect the morality of its audience, whom are mostly minors raised under Islamic teachings.The channel was discontinued most likely in between 20. shows including Dora the Explorer, Go Diego Go and Blue's Room. Puppy, The Fairly OddParents and SpongeBob SquarePants are also present in the channel. (These shows air in English with Arabic subtitles). MBC 3 started airing Nickelodeon shows including Victorious, iCarly, Sam and Cat, The Thundermans and Drake & Josh following the closure of Nickelodeon Arabia in 2011. Some of the main primetime productions of the channel include Eish Safari (a children's adventure show), Tasali Ahla Alam (game show with MBC3 presenters broadcast live), Banat Wa Bass (a talk show appealing to young girls) and Soccer Academy among many others. The channel focuses on local production in Arabic while also airing imported programming. It is owned by Middle East Broadcasting Center, and appeals to children from 3 to 13 years old. MBC3 Website MBC 3 was a free-to-air children's channel that was launched on 8 December 2004 as a free-to-air television network.