Hundreds of schools - including 700 from UAE, 75 from Bahrain, 50 from Qatar, 50 from Oman and another 50 from Kuwait - have already enlisted for the prestigious trophy, and the 13-episode quiz show will be telecasted starting 30th September.
Yogesh Radhakrishnan, Managing Director and CEO of Real Media-Zee Network said: "We want to use the trophy as a platform for GCC schools to showcase their bright, young, confident minds. It's a fun way of making learning exciting through non-traditional means. We are thrilled to be contributing towards a culture of knowledge acquisition amongst these students and to provide schools with a productive extra-curricular activity".
The content for the quiz covers a broad range of general knowledge questions including current affairs, sports, literature, entertainment, lifestyle, the environment, nutrition and natural sciences. During each episode, two participants from each school will answer the questions as a team. This year's quiz master for the Middle East Quiz will be the talented, Ameet D'Silva who has already hosted similar Quiz properties in the past.
According to Rajeev Kheror, Creative and Programming Head: "This is not only the biggest quiz show ever to be produced by Zee TV, it will also be one of the biggest inter-school contests in the Middle East region. Through this contest, we hope to emphasize the importance of a well-rounded personality for today's kids/children. Increasingly, we see that education is becoming specialized but, while specialization is indispensable, having a broad general knowledge is equally important".
In addition to the trophy for the winning school, there will be an array of exciting prizes for the winners as well as the runners-up.
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The contest requires each school to send two teams of two members each. Registrations can be done online (www.realmediacorp.com), by fax to 04-3604417or by telephone on 04-3911960. There will be a preliminary elimination round in Dubai to shortlist quiz finalists from UAE. The finalists from the other GCC countries will be short-listed by phone. In the end, only 27 teams will be chosen from all the shortlisted schools to participate in the 13-part show.
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About Zee Network
Zee Network is the pioneer of satellite broadcasting in India and is one of the first private sector entrants into the Indian broadcasting industry. The Zee Network covers the entire media spectrum including television programming; satellite broadcasting; cable distribution; production and distribution of films; music publishing, long distance education and the creation of animation software. The Zee Network has many firsts to its credit. It was the first listed media company in India; the first to start Zee TV - a Hindi general entertainment channel in India, Zee Cinema - Hindi cinema channel in India and Zee News - 24-hour Hindi news channel; the first to set up MSO operation at a national level with Siticable and the first to launch a regional bouquet of channels. In the Middle East and abroad, Zee is widely accredited for driving demand with crossover events like the Zee Cine Awards, Temptations 2004 and various others in the same genre. The company today has one of the largest Indian multiple distribution platforms with an estimated reach of 350 million viewers in over 120 countries globally including all major markets such as Asia Pacific, Middle East, United Kingdom, United States of America, Africa, Caribbean Islands and Canada.
For more information, please contact:
Nadia Ejaz
Bates PanGulf PR
Tel: +971-4-295 3456;
Fax: +971-4-295 1027
About Zee Network
Zee Network is the pioneer of satellite broadcasting in India and is one of the first private sector entrants into the Indian broadcasting industry. The Zee Network covers the entire media spectrum including television programming; satellite broadcasting; cable distribution; production and distribution of films; music publishing, long distance education and the creation of animation software. The Zee Network has many firsts to its credit. It was the first listed media company in India; the first to start Zee TV - a Hindi general entertainment channel in India, Zee Cinema - Hindi cinema channel in India and Zee News - 24-hour Hindi news channel; the first to set up MSO operation at a national level with Siticable and the first to launch a regional bouquet of channels. In the Middle East and abroad, Zee is widely accredited for driving demand with crossover events like the Zee Cine Awards, Temptations 2004 and various others in the same genre. The company today has one of the largest Indian multiple distribution platforms with an estimated reach of 350 million viewers in over 120 countries globally including all major markets such as Asia Pacific, Middle East, United Kingdom, United States of America, Africa, Caribbean Islands and Canada.
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