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Qatar Media Corporation

Qatar Media Corporation (formerly known as Qatar General Broadcasting and Television Corporation) is a state-owned broadcasting network in Qatar.

It is headed by member of the Qatari royal family Hamad bin Thamer Al Thani, who is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Al Jazeera Media Network.[1][2]

History

It was incorporated on 27 April 1997.[3] 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.[4]

In 2022 QMC has launched Qatar Plus a new digital platform,[5][6] and during the year the country completed the transition of television to digital terrestrial technology.[7]

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.[8][9]

Services

Television

Radio

See also

  • Mass media in Qatar

External links

References

  1. Sheikh Hamad bin Thamer Al Thani Al Jazeera Media Network, retrieved 2026-01-05^
  2. من نحن qatar radio, retrieved 2025-12-07^
  3. Establishment of Qatar General Broadcasting and Television Corporation (QGBTC) Qatar Legal Portal, retrieved 4 December 2015^
  4. Qatar media guide BBC News, 28 August 2011, retrieved 2024-07-24^
  5. Qatar Media Corporation launches Q+ digital platform Thepeninsulaqatar.com, 16 November 2022, retrieved 2024-07-24^
  6. Qatar Plus, new digital media platform, launched Gulf Times, 17 November 2022, retrieved 2024-07-24^
  7. Qatar Goes DVB-T2 - DVB DVB, 2013-12-11, retrieved 2024-07-24^
  8. Shafeeq Alingal. QMC, UDST sign MoU to foster cooperation in digital communication and media production Gulf Times, 18 February 2024, retrieved 2024-07-24^
  9. MoU inked by QMC, University of Doha for Science and Technology to bolster Qatar's media, tech education Doha News, 2024-02-18, retrieved 2024-07-24^
  10. Qatar TV celebrates 53 years of excellence, success Gulf Times, 15 August 2023, retrieved 2024-07-24^
  11. Qatar 2 TV Channel goes on air Thepeninsulaqatar, 24 July 2020, retrieved 2024-07-24^
  12. Ayman Adly. QMC celebrates Qatar Radio's golden jubilee Gulf Times, 10 December 2018, retrieved 2024-07-24^