MBC has set its heart in the Arab world. MBC1 was launched in London in 1991, as the first pan-Arab free-to-air satellite station. And over the past 18 years MBC has added 8 channels, 2 radio stations, a magazine, portal websites and a production house to forge a global media group enriching peoples lives through information, interaction and entertainment. With 165 million viewers, MBC is the largest media and broadcasting group in the middle east.