Egyptian SVOD and live streaming service Watch iT announced plans to launch its first original production series, titled Shadid Al Khotoura, in March. It programme stars Ahmed Al Awady and Reem Mostafa. The action/mystery series centres around an investigation into the disappearance of Malek’s wife, which takes place at the same time as an armed robbery in town.
Synergy, owned by Tamer Morsi, the head of Egyptian Media Group, launched Watch iT in 2019. The live streaming has exclusive digital rights including Shebr Mayya, Bela Dalil, the play Ahlan Ramadan and Hishmat Fe Elbeet El Abiad, among others. Its rights come mainly from the Egyptian Radio and Television Union, the Egyptian Media Production City libraries and the English Premier League for the next four years.