Infinity TV launches reality show 'Street Smarts'

Dubai: Dubai is all set to have a reality show of its own. Infinity TV will launch Street Smarts, featuring 16 young male and female Arab participants from the region, who will compete for $100,000 in prize money.

The contestants will be split into two mixed teams and will be judged on their expertise and skills through 16 "intense" and "intellectually stimulating" assignments given to them by the show's host.

The person successfully completing all assignments at the end of the show will walk away with the prize money.

The eight male and eight female contestants will live together in Dubai throughout the duration of the show, with separate accommodation facilities for men and women.

Hashem A. Quaissieh, Vice-Chairman of Infinity TV, told reporters, "Around the world, the popularity of reality TV shows has sky-rocketed. Audiences in the Middle East too have been keen followers of these shows, with many of them hoping they could be a part of such shows themselves. With the launch of Street Smarts, we are turning this dream into reality."

"The audience will play a key role in choosing the winner via SMS," he added.