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Long-Running Arab TV Format ‘Stars of Science’ to Be Produced by U.K. Factual Outfit Zinc Media Group
U.K. factual outfit Zinc Media Group has been commissioned to reinvent and produce season 18 of the Qatar Foundation’s educational reality TV show “Stars of Science” in a $6 million deal that marks Zinc’s first major entertainment commission in the Middle East. “Stars of Science,” which features Arab innovators and entrepreneurs looking to transform their ideas […]
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According to Variety’s source item, Long-Running Arab TV Format ‘Stars of Science’ to Be Produced by U.K. Factual Outfit Zinc Media Group, U.K. factual outfit Zinc Media Group has been commissioned to reinvent and produce season 18 of the Qatar Foundation’s educational reality TV show “Stars of Science” in a $6 million deal that marks Zinc’s first major entertainment commission in the Middle East. “Stars of Science,” which features Arab innovators and entrepreneurs looking to transform their ideas […]
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- Long-Running Arab TV Format ‘Stars of Science’ to Be Produced by U.K. Factual Outfit Zinc Media GroupVariety - 2026-05-27T10:14:44+00:00
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