| It's Showtime for The Hydra Executives - the first | | | | Tourism Authority and Chamber of Commerce and |
| International Reality TV Show to be aired on | | | | Industry are also sponsoring the show. According to |
| Showtime come March 2008. | | | | Al-Fahim around $5 million would be spent on the first |
| According to Hydra Properties ( the show sponsor | | | | season. |
| Hydra | | | | The executive boardroom-style program is currently |
| Executives casting begins next month for New TV | | | | being shopped for global distribution in March 2008. It is |
| Series bringing two countries,16 entrepreneurs and Abu | | | | being produced in association with Showtime Arabia, |
| Dhabi together for tirst International | | | | which is partly owned by Viacom, and Dubai's Infinity |
| English language reality TV show filmed in United Arab | | | | TV. |
| Emirates (UAE). | | | | "We are inviting 16 entrepreneurs, eight Americans and |
| The launch of the first global entrepreneur reality TV | | | | eight Brits, to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates to |
| Show In Los Angeles happens on November 28th, | | | | compete against each other for 15 weeks," said |
| 2007, where Hydra Properties, LLC CEO | | | | Al-Fahim. "Contestants will fly to the capital city of Abu |
| Sulaiman Al-Fahim will say let the games begin. | | | | Dhabi (travel/meals and accomodations |
| Also joining CEO Sulaiman Al-Fahim, Hydra Properties | | | | included),where they will spend their first two weeks in |
| LLC are: Eric Preven, Showtime, U.S.A.; | | | | boot camp to learn the art of the real estate deal and |
| Executive Producer Ziad Batal and United Arab | | | | how to identify various playing fields." |
| Emirates Rep. in LA to intro Hydra-TBA. 90210 | | | | Al-Fahim also notes that after two week drill, the |
| The rules of the game, and anyone in America, who is | | | | contestants will be split into two mixed teams to |
| a US Citizen can apply by visiting: and fill out the free | | | | compete in real estate business assignments for a |
| form to enter for casting. | | | | three month period." |
| Casting begins on December 15 in Hollywood and will | | | | At the end of the competition one winner will walk |
| feature a cast of budding American and British | | | | away with the grand prize worth $1 million to set up his |
| entrepreneurs to be filmed in Abu Dhabi, but broadcast | | | | or her own style real estate venture in Abu Dhabi. |
| entirely in English. The reality TV series is the brainchild | | | | Talk about a million dollar dream come true. May the |
| of CEO Sulaiman Al-Fahim, Hydra Properties LLC, a | | | | best entrepreneur win, but remember who your friends |
| leading Abu Dhabi-based international real estate | | | | are. Good luck. |
| company and the key backer of the show. Abu Dhabi | | | | |