The event, reviewed the achievements of the Qatar Radio, Sout al-Khaleej radio, French, English, Spanish, and Urdu languages radio stations for their exceptional and comprehensive coverage of the World Cup events and the cultural festivities which accompanied them, from the fan zones to cultural, and concert venues.
A video presentation highlighted the milestone of 700 TV coverage achieved by Qatar TV which exceeded 20 hours a day at times, a challenge which was the first of its kind. The coverage of the World Cup as well as the related festivals, and cultural events was in Arabic with English translation.
“Welcome to the World” was one of the leading feature programmes during the World Cup, targeting an international audience. A report about Al-Kass TV channel stressed that it broadcast an exceptional coverage of the World Cup for the entire Arab world.
Thanking the gathering, HE Sheikh Abdul Aziz praised the QMC staff for their dedication and professionalism during the coverage of the World Cup and said: ‘Ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of you I would like to extend my congratulations to our wise leadership, the people of Qatar and residents for the tremendous success of the organisation and hosting of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 with excellence. I hereby stress my deep gratitude to your hard work, passion and dedication during the past month and the preparation for the event. I thank you for your hard work, and the long hours spent broadcasting, which exceeded a 19-hour span of live coverage daily on both Qatar TV and Al-Kass screens, along with eight radio stations that broadcast in Arabic, English, Spanish, French, and Urdu languages. I really appreciate them. Thank you very much.” HE Sheikh Abdul Aziz concluded.
