Asharq Discovery to Air John Cena’s Famous Shark Week for the First Time Free-to-View in Arabic Across the MENA Region

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  • ‘Shark Week’: A Week-Long Journey of themed episodes delving into the secrets and surprises of shark behavior and exploration.
  • Starting Sunday, February 16, Asharq Discovery will air two hours per day from 9:00-11:00pm KSA time, and on the VOD platform ‘NOW’https://now.asharq.com/
  • ‘Shark Week’ episodes include: ‘Alien Sharks’, ‘Belly of the Beast’, and ‘6000lb Shark’,Great White Danger Zone’, and Makozilla.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – 12February2025:Adventure and adrenaline seekers are in for a thrilling ride as Asharq Discovery announces the first-ever Arabic-dubbed and subtitled broadcast and streaming of ‘Shark Week’ across the MENA region.

Hosted by John Cena, these extraordinaryshows will air exclusively on Asharq Discovery and the Asharq VOD platform ‘NOW’. From heart-pounding encounters with apex predators to breathtaking deep-sea expeditions, ‘Shark Week’ promises to be one of the most exciting shows. For the first time ever, fans can experience the intense action of this extraordinary show in Arabic, completely free-to-view.

Starting Sunday, February 16, Asharq Discovery will air two hours per day from 9:00-11:00pm KSA time, as John Cena takes viewers in the MENA region through thrilling, new shark programming. Each night will feature groundbreaking footage, jaw-dropping discoveries, and in-depth interviews with the world’s leading shark experts.

Each episode of ‘Shark Week’ offers unique insights into the mysterious and thrilling world of these apex predators. The shows delve into the extraordinary with explorations like the search for giant 6,000lb great white sharks in New Zealand waters and the unveiling of unusual behaviors in South Africa’s great white hotspot. Monday episodes take viewers on a deep-sea adventure to find the elusive Japanese angel shark and investigate the wild sharks of Indonesia’s Raja Ampat Islands.

The Shark Week shows highlight dramatic shark behaviors, including the feeding frenzies that may trigger mating rituals and the exploration of powerful great whites in New Zealand. They examinethe deadliest shark bites and explore chilling shark attacks through underwater photography and eye-opening news archives.

Thursday shows highlightthe history of sharks, with an expedition to uncover WWII shipwrecks in shark-infested waters off Florida. Friday episodes show thrilling investigations into potentially new species of hammerhead sharks and the mystery of pregnant scalloped hammerheads. Saturdays conclude with epic shark battles, such as New Zealand, and the search for an aggressive, record-breaking mako shark responsible for sea lion attacks off Southern California.

The episodes combine cutting-edge technology, expert research, and thrilling underwater action to unravel the fascinating and dangerous world of sharks.

 ‘Shark Week’ Schedule:  

  • Sunday: 6000lb Shark’ & Great White Danger Zone’ 
  • Monday: ‘Alien Sharks: Ghosts of Japan’ & ‘Sharktopia’ 
  • Tuesday: Belly of the Beast: Bigger’ & Bloodier & Shark Frenzy Mating Games’ 
  • Wednesday: Deadliest Bite &Caught! When Sharks Attack’ 
  • Thursday: ‘Expedition Unknown: Shark Wrecks of WWll’ & ‘Shark God Island’ 
  • Friday: Monster Hammerheads: Species X’ &Mothersharker: Hammer Time’ 
  • Saturday: Jaws Vs Leviathan’ &Makozilla’ 

Asharq Discovery is accessible free-to-view across the region via satellite on Arabsat and Nilesat, its social media platforms, as well as through the VOD platform ‘NOW’: https://now.asharq.com/

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‘Shark Week’Synopses:

Sunday

  • 6000lb Shark: Scientists Tom Hird and Leigh de Necker explore New Zealand’s waters to uncover the truth behind reports of giant great white sharks, investigating whether these ocean predators can reach an astonishing 6,000 lbs.
  • Great White Danger Zone: Alison Towner and her team investigate a new great white hotspot off the coast of South Africa. It is equipped with cutting-edge fin cameras, tracking tags and underwater surveillance. Researchers unveil unusual behavior in these great whites.

Monday

  • Alien Sharks: Ghosts of Japan Wildlife biologist Forrest Galante explores the alien world of Japan’s oceans; teaming up with deep sea shark expert Christina de Silva, they search for the extremely rare Japanese angelshark, the ghost of the sea.
  • Sharktopia:In Indonesia’s Raja Ampat Islands, a team of researchers hunts for one of the region’s last living leopard sharks. But as they venture deeper into the unknown, they encounter some of the weirdest and wildest sharks on Earth.

Tuesday

  • Belly of the Beast: Bigger & Bloodier: :Dr Austin Gallagher and his fearless team deploy an 8m whale decoy to attract and study massive great whites in New Zealand. They hope to witness their feeding frenzy and uncover dominant Queen Boss females ruling male-dominated clans.
  • Shark Frenzy Mating Games:Dr. Craig O’Connell and his team willfully ignite shark-feeding frenzies to uncover whether these violent and chaotic events trigger mating behavior. The results could be the key to ensuring the survival of these crucial apex species.
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Wednesday

  • Deadliest Bite & Caught!: A group of shark experts set out to discover which shark species has the deadliest bite. Using bite force meters, biomedical imaging and a cutting-edge super slow-motion camera rig, they’ll document and analyze shark bites like never before.
  • When Sharks Attack: Terror-filled deep-sea saga using underwater photography, gripping news archives & paralyzing testimony to investigate three mysterious and deadly recent shark attacks.

Thursday

  •  Expedition Unknown: Shark Wrecks of WWll: Just off Florida’s coast, Josh Gates braves shark-infested waters in search of an American ship sunk by a Nazi U-boat during WWII. Josh joins Tristan Guttridge who has a bold new strategy to use sharks as spies to uncover the wreck.

Friday

  • Monster Hammerheads: Species X:  Dr Austin Gallagher and his team investigate an aggressive population of hammerhead sharks inhabiting the waters of the Turks and Caicos Islands, and they could be an entirely new species.
  • Mothersharker: Hammer Time: Researchers Dr. James Sulikowski and Beckah Campbell aim to solve the mystery of where the elusive pregnant scalloped hammerheads give birth using the underwater ultrasound and birthing tag technology, and it’s closer than anyone can realize.

Saturday

  • Jaws Vs Leviathan: In New Zealand, a clash of titans is about to erupt, the Great White versus a 60-foot leviathan; Dr. Tristan Guttridge and Kina Scollay simulate epic battles and study orca tactics to discover the ultimate predator.
  • Makozilla: A spike in attacks on sea lions off the coast of Southern California sends shark researchers searching for an oversized, aggressive mako shark they believe could have family ties to the legendary record-breaking mako called “The Beast”.

Asharq Discovery is available on the following frequencies:

Arabsat:

SatelliteBADR HD/SD
Transponder No.DVB-S2
Downlink Frequency11919.28
POLHorizontal
SR27500
FEC3/4

Nilesat HD (E7WA):

SatelliteE7WA
Transponder No.E-34
Downlink Frequency12360 MHz
POLVertical
SR27500
FEC3/4

Asharq Discovery on social media:

For more information, please contact:

Rosemary Youssef, PR Manager, Asharq

Email: rosemary.ibrahim@basharq.com

Phone: +971 4 573 8888 Ext. 1116

Mobile: +971564034988

About SRMG:

SRMG has been transforming the MENA industry since 1972 and is the region’s largest integrated media group with 35 leading titles. Across TV, digital, print and film, SRMG delivers top tier content in seven languages across four continents. With an ever-evolving consumer landscape, SRMG has launched seven business verticals. SRMG has enhanced its portfolio by developing significant partnerships with major international media brands such as Bloomberg Media, Warner Bros. Discovery, The Independent, Billboard and Shueisha. Through its network, SRMG brings the very best global content, high-quality production expertise, and premium entertainment to local audiences.

For more information about SRMG, please visit: www.srmg.com.

About Asharq Discovery

Asharq Discovery is a free-to-view Arabic language infotainment channel, exclusively for audiences in the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region. It is an authentic gateway connecting MENA-wide audiences to the world and global viewers to the region, offering compelling content, enriching experiences, and memorable stories that allow audiences a step outside their established media consumption habits.

Asharq Discovery is part of SRMG, the largest global integrated media group from the Middle East. It is part of a long-term partnership between Warner Bros. Discovery, the global leader in media and entertainment and SRMG, the MENA region’s largest media group.

The Arabic channel offers to its audiences unparalleled real-life entertainment with thousands of hours’ worth of premium content, including originals, premiers, and exclusives, across a wide selection of genres spanning pop science and engineering, motoring and turbo, wildlife and nature, adventure and travel, reality and lifestyle, crime mystery documentaries.

Asharq Discoverywill be available through broadcast, streaming and third-party local apps, and the Asharq VOD platform ‘NOW’.

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