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| Broadcast area |
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| Headquarters | Dubai, UAE |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English Hindi Arabic (dubbing and subtitles) |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | MBC Group |
| Sister channels | MBC 1 MBC 2 MBC 3 MBC 4 MBC 5 MBC Drama MBC Action MBC Max MBC Persia Al Arabiya Wanasah Al Hadath MBC+ Power MBC Variety HD MBC Masr MBC Masr 2 MBC Iraq MBC Pro Sports SSC |
| History | |
| Launched | 26 October 2013 |
MBC Bollywood (Hindi: एमबीसी बॉलीवुड) is a free-to-air television channel that broadcasts Indian dramas. It was launched, on 26 October 2013, by Kareena Kapoor. [1][2] MBC Bollywood is MBC Group's 14th channel,[3] and it is aimed to air 24 hours of Hindi films, subtitled in Arabic, targeting South Asian audiences and Hindi Bollywood enthusiasts.
- ^ "MBC Bollywood to go on air Oct 26". Emirates 24/7. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ "MBC launches Bollywood channel". Arab News. 2013-10-28. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- ^ "MBC promises 'fresh approach' to Bollywood with new channel". Al Arabiya. 2013-10-26. Retrieved 2013-11-13.