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.
History It was incorporated on 27 April 1997. 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.
In 2022 QMC has launched Qatar Plus a new digital platform, and during the year the country completed the transition of television to digital terrestrial technology.
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.
Services Television Name Location Тype Launched Language Qatar TV Doha Generalist 1970 Arabic Qatar TV 2 Doha Generalist 1971 English
Radio Name Location Тype Launched Languages Qatar Radio Doha Generalist 1965 Arabic, English, French, Urdu
See also Mass media in Qatar
References
External links Official website