Saudi Arabia’s SRMG and Warner Bros. Discovery Launch Arabic-Language Free Platform
variety.comNick Vivarelli International Correspondent Ryadh-based media conglomerate SRMG has partnered with Warner Bros. Discovery to launch Asharq Discovery, a free-to-view pan-Arabic-language platform with a lineup that includes shows that have never been seen for free in Arabic before.
These include international dating reality TV series “90 Day Fiancé” (pictured), reality shows “Gold Rush” and “Wheeler Dealers” and the Morgan Freeman-hosted science docs program “Through the Wormhole.” Warner Bros.
Discovery’s offerings span a range of genres and comprise thousands of hours of premium content from outlets such as Animal Planet, TLC, Investigation Discovery, HGTV and Food Network as well as from Middle Eastern food and lifestyle television channel Fatafeat.
The content has been fully adapted and tailored with Arabic voiceovers and graphics. Significantly, the partnership also includes some regional content acquisitions and the co-production of up to 30 hours per year of original shows inspired by stories out of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. “Our partnership with Warner Bros.
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