Freemantle Media, the company which produces the X Factor is now launching a new version of the show in the Middle East.

The X Factor, XSeer Al Najah (The X Factor, The Essence of Success) will be produced by Lebanese production company Studiovision and will premiere on March 26 on Rotana TV, with the finale set to air June 4. The 14-episode series will be broadcast in 22 Arabic-speaking countries.

Isabelle Garcia, the regional manager for the Middle East and North Africa at FremantleMedia, noted, “We are really excited about bringing this format to the Middle East. Not only do we have fantastic judges with great backgrounds but also the acts coming forward are something the Arabian public has never seen before.�

Looks like this could turn into a Big Brother like epidemic!