MBC Group, also known as Middle East Broadcasting Center, is a Publicly Owned entity headquartered in the United Arab Emirates. Founded in 1991, the company employs approximately 2000 individuals and reported $1.4B in revenue as of 2025, operating as a tier 1 media tech buyer. The company specializes in broadcast television and radio. Its operations encompass an ecosystem of over 20 free-to-air satellite TV channels, radio stations, and the Arabic streaming platform, Shahid. Its portfolio includes diverse genres such as news (Al Arabiya), movies (MBC2, MBC Max), drama (MBC Drama), and localized content for specific regions, including Egypt (MBC Masr) and Iraq (MBC Iraq). In early 2024, the company successfully listed on the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul).
Renowned television executive Ali Jaber has reached an agreement with leading Arab broadcaster MBC Group to step down from his current responsibilities and transition into an advisory role, following a recent meeting with MBC chairman Sheikh Waleed Al-Ibrahim. This transition comes after MBC Group entered the video game business, with its newly formed MBC Game Studio detailing its debut title, "1001 Threads of Mizan," during Gamescom's Opening Night Live on September 1. The cooperative action-adventure game draws on the folklore of One Thousand and One Nights and features gameplay built entirely around flying carpets. MBC Game Studio originally unveiled "1001 Threads of Mizan" at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany, on August 26, marking its debut as the media group expands into the global gaming industry.
MBC Group offers 16 products in the media and telecoms services industry. MBC Group's product portfolio comprises of entertainment content rights and broadcast television and radio.
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MBC Group's revenues were $1.4B in 2025. Caretta Research has split MBC Group's revenue into 6 different product categories, the largest of which is linear (thematic channel groups), which represents 42% of MBC Group's revenue.
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MBC Group currently holds 12 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including boxing, motorsports, soccer | association football, fencing, horse racing, sailing and futsal.
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