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Type | Broadcast radio, television and online |
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Country | |
Headquarters | Doha, Qatar |
Owner | Qatari Government |
Key people | Hamad bin Thamer Al Thani (Chairman) Abdulaziz bin Thani Al Thani (CEO) |
Launch date | 2009 |
Official website | www.qmc.qa |
Qatar Media Corporation (formerly known as Qatar General Broadcasting and Television Corporation) is a public service broadcasting network in Qatar.
It was incorporated on 27 April 1997. [1] Several television channels and radio networks are being run by this organization, including Qatar TV and the Qatar Broadcasting Service (QBS) radio station, Qatar Radio. QMC is a member of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union. [2]
In 2022 QMC has launched Qatar Plus a new digital platform, [3] [4] and during the year the country completed the transition of television to digital terrestrial technology. [5]
In 2024 Qatar Media Corporation (QMC) and the University of Doha for Science and Technology (UDST) have jointly signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), for Science and Technology to bolster Qatar’s media, tech education. [6] [7]
Name | Location | Тype | Launched | Language |
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Qatar TV [8] | Doha | Generalist | 1970 | Arabic |
Qatar TV 2 [9] | Doha | Generalist | 1971 | English |
Name | Location | Тype | Launched | Languages |
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Qatar Radio [10] | Doha | Generalist | 1965 | Arabic, English, French, Urdu |