342:
1516:
1526:
41:
358:
is very much state-influenced and operated. Official Qatar TV began producing and transmitting its own programmes in 1970, with colour transmission since 1974. It had a monopoly on television audience until 1993, when Qatar
Cablevision began broadcasting satellite channels. Since then, four other
643:
400:
inaugurated the Qatar 2 Channel in July 2020. The broadcast schedule includes a selection of programs and series from the Qatar
Television library, to be aired daily, offering a mix of entertainment, culture, sports, religion, and drama.
481:, recording a three-episode series that brought Qatari folk culture to a wider audience. She also contributed to children's programming on Qatar TV, providing educational content about traditional practices and hosting the channel's
620:
427:
and released in three parts in 1979, 1982, and 1989, respectively. Qatari audiences tuned into the show in large numbers throughout the 1980s and 1990s. During this period, children's programs were aired in the afternoon.
598:
382:
381:
Penetration of pay-TV is significantly high at close to 83% in 2011. There are 15 free-to-air channels headquartered in Qatar, of which 13 are state-owned. The state-run
341:
1157:
378:. Qatar TV broadcasts mostly official news from a pro-government perspective, while Al Jazeera focuses its coverage on international and regional topics.
173:
439:, a locally-produced program focused on traffic safety, presenting messages and guidance in a simple, educational format. The next children's series was
328:
1430:
1405:
683:
1555:
517:
270:
1450:
1481:
539:
1150:
869:
763:
1491:
1240:
1560:
814:
321:
736:
1445:
1350:
1550:
1115:
696:
370:
As of 2009, the state owns and operates all broadcast media, and there are only two television networks in the country:
360:
1143:
928:
385:
operates two domestic channels and the Qatar
Satellite channel. Most prominent channels include those related to the
1486:
1400:
1365:
834:
676:
1455:
1290:
1285:
1180:
947:
470:, who was then the drama producer at Qatar Television, artist Ali Abdul Sattar, and the Al Jazeera Musical Band.
314:
1320:
1410:
1300:
1280:
1200:
1190:
1172:
1074:
844:
746:
424:
386:
375:
300:
139:
1385:
1230:
1496:
1440:
1375:
1370:
1250:
751:
741:
397:
1390:
1345:
1325:
1315:
1215:
1210:
822:
773:
466:
showcased talents in singing, drawing, and playing musical instruments. The judging panel included artist
58:
1415:
1330:
1310:
1305:
1195:
1185:
1019:
964:
858:
839:
809:
669:
444:
295:
168:
1460:
1395:
1360:
1295:
1275:
1265:
1225:
1205:
910:
900:
874:
712:
1501:
1470:
1420:
1380:
1335:
1270:
1245:
1235:
1220:
979:
458:
was hosted by television presenter Fawzi Al-Khamis, and marked the first appearance of news anchor
178:
1525:
1340:
1260:
1255:
969:
933:
849:
724:
73:
507:
1059:
1014:
991:
863:
853:
827:
792:
778:
513:
467:
192:
150:
104:
1108:
1089:
1006:
888:
804:
707:
459:
371:
215:
48:
31:
1054:
1044:
1034:
1029:
974:
905:
411:
367:. Despite the broadening of television offerings, Qatar TV remains popular among Qataris.
364:
243:
200:
89:
409:
Children's programming first began in 1979 when the first episode of educational program
571:
1124:
1079:
1069:
1064:
1039:
996:
959:
923:
756:
546:
254:
233:
225:
211:
123:
22:
1544:
1519:
1049:
768:
416:
290:
112:
915:
443:, produced by Qatar Television in 1985 and filmed in Studio 4. The series starred
1529:
448:
346:
477:
presented many children's programs on Qatari television. She collaborated with
1024:
474:
160:
423:. The series was produced by the Joint Program Production Institution of the
40:
420:
986:
478:
64:
489:
on Qatar TV's sister channel Qatar 2, where she narrated folkstories.
1135:
692:
354:
340:
661:
1139:
665:
509:
383:
Qatar
General Broadcasting and Television Corporation
1469:
1429:
1171:
1005:
946:
887:
791:
723:
1151:
677:
485:program for 6 months. She hosted the program
322:
8:
644:"لم أخطىء في طريقة حلب الماعز على الفضائية"
592:
590:
588:
586:
584:
174:Collecting practices of the Al-Thani Family
1158:
1144:
1136:
952:
893:
797:
729:
684:
670:
662:
512:. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 1899–1900.
329:
315:
17:
540:"Qatar Media Sustainability Index 2009"
498:
253:
210:
149:
122:
72:
47:
29:
451:, Ahmed Mubarak, and Adel Al-Ansari.
7:
359:platforms went on air: ART/1st NET,
345:A musical performance broadcast by
14:
623:(in Arabic). Al Raya. 7 July 2008
621:"نساء قطر يحفظن هوية وتراث البلد"
597:Boughanmi, Hajer (23 July 2020).
415:, the Arabic-language version of
1524:
1515:
1514:
39:
506:Tourya Guaaybess (2013-01-11).
1482:British Indian Ocean Territory
572:"Arab Media Outlook 2011-2015"
1:
479:Al Jazeera Children's Channel
1556:Lists of mass media in Qatar
642:Amin, Nashat (28 May 2009).
419:, was launched and aired on
404:
363:, Star Select and Gulf DTH/
1577:
599:"انطلاقة قوية لقناة قطر 2"
1510:
1102:
955:
896:
800:
732:
703:
1231:East Timor (Timor-Leste)
425:Gulf Cooperation Council
387:Al Jazeera Media Network
1492:Cocos (Keeling) Islands
398:Qatar Media Corporation
815:Consultative Assembly
545:. IREX. Archived from
473:Throughout the 2000s,
405:Children's programming
349:
1561:Television by country
601:(in Arabic). Al Sharq
344:
169:Architecture of Qatar
1406:United Arab Emirates
646:(in Arabic). Al Raya
577:. 2012. p. 204.
271:World Heritage Sites
1551:Television in Qatar
1433:limited recognition
441:Jassim's Adventures
179:Public art in Qatar
1166:Television in Asia
929:Telecommunications
552:on 18 January 2012
487:Suwalif Umm Khalaf
435:, viewers watched
350:
1538:
1537:
1475:other territories
1133:
1132:
1098:
1097:
942:
941:
883:
882:
835:Foreign relations
828:House of Al Thani
787:
786:
519:978-1-137-25765-9
468:Ghanem Al Sulaiti
339:
338:
1568:
1528:
1518:
1517:
1487:Christmas Island
1173:Sovereign states
1160:
1153:
1146:
1137:
1118:
1111:
953:
919:
894:
818:
798:
730:
686:
679:
672:
663:
656:
655:
653:
651:
639:
633:
632:
630:
628:
617:
611:
610:
608:
606:
594:
579:
578:
576:
568:
562:
561:
559:
557:
551:
544:
536:
530:
529:
527:
526:
503:
460:Jassim Abdulaziz
331:
324:
317:
43:
34:
32:Culture of Qatar
18:
1576:
1575:
1571:
1570:
1569:
1567:
1566:
1565:
1541:
1540:
1539:
1534:
1506:
1474:
1465:
1446:Northern Cyprus
1432:
1425:
1167:
1164:
1134:
1129:
1121:
1114:
1107:
1094:
1075:Public holidays
1045:Emblem of Qatar
1001:
938:
917:
879:
845:Law enforcement
816:
783:
764:Protected areas
719:
699:
690:
660:
659:
649:
647:
641:
640:
636:
626:
624:
619:
618:
614:
604:
602:
596:
595:
582:
574:
570:
569:
565:
555:
553:
549:
542:
538:
537:
533:
524:
522:
520:
505:
504:
500:
495:
433:Iftah Ya Simsim
412:Iftah Ya Simsim
407:
395:
335:
306:
305:
301:National anthem
286:
285:
276:
275:
266:
265:
249:
248:
229:
228:
216:performing arts
206:
205:
201:Qatari folklore
196:
195:
184:
183:
164:
163:
145:
144:
140:Public holidays
135:
134:
118:
117:
108:
107:
95:
94:
85:
84:
68:
67:
62:
61:
30:
12:
11:
5:
1574:
1572:
1564:
1563:
1558:
1553:
1543:
1542:
1536:
1535:
1533:
1532:
1522:
1511:
1508:
1507:
1505:
1504:
1499:
1494:
1489:
1484:
1478:
1476:
1467:
1466:
1464:
1463:
1458:
1453:
1448:
1443:
1437:
1435:
1427:
1426:
1424:
1423:
1418:
1413:
1408:
1403:
1398:
1393:
1388:
1383:
1378:
1373:
1368:
1363:
1358:
1353:
1348:
1343:
1338:
1333:
1328:
1323:
1318:
1313:
1308:
1303:
1298:
1293:
1288:
1283:
1278:
1273:
1268:
1263:
1258:
1253:
1248:
1243:
1238:
1233:
1228:
1223:
1218:
1213:
1208:
1203:
1198:
1193:
1188:
1183:
1177:
1175:
1169:
1168:
1165:
1163:
1162:
1155:
1148:
1140:
1131:
1130:
1128:
1127:
1120:
1119:
1112:
1104:
1103:
1100:
1099:
1096:
1095:
1093:
1092:
1087:
1082:
1077:
1072:
1067:
1062:
1057:
1052:
1047:
1042:
1037:
1032:
1027:
1022:
1017:
1011:
1009:
1003:
1002:
1000:
999:
994:
989:
984:
983:
982:
972:
967:
962:
956:
950:
944:
943:
940:
939:
937:
936:
931:
926:
924:Stock exchange
921:
913:
908:
903:
897:
891:
885:
884:
881:
880:
878:
877:
872:
870:Prime Minister
867:
861:
856:
847:
842:
837:
832:
831:
830:
820:
812:
807:
801:
795:
789:
788:
785:
784:
782:
781:
776:
771:
766:
761:
760:
759:
752:Municipalities
749:
744:
739:
733:
727:
721:
720:
718:
717:
716:
715:
704:
701:
700:
691:
689:
688:
681:
674:
666:
658:
657:
634:
612:
580:
563:
531:
518:
497:
496:
494:
491:
406:
403:
394:
391:
353:Television in
337:
336:
334:
333:
326:
319:
311:
308:
307:
304:
303:
298:
293:
287:
283:
282:
281:
278:
277:
274:
273:
267:
263:
262:
261:
258:
257:
251:
250:
247:
246:
241:
236:
230:
224:
223:
222:
219:
218:
208:
207:
204:
203:
197:
191:
190:
189:
186:
185:
182:
181:
176:
171:
165:
159:
158:
157:
154:
153:
147:
146:
143:
142:
136:
132:
131:
130:
127:
126:
120:
119:
116:
115:
109:
103:Mythology and
102:
101:
100:
97:
96:
93:
92:
86:
82:
81:
80:
77:
76:
70:
69:
63:
57:
56:
55:
52:
51:
45:
44:
36:
35:
27:
26:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1573:
1562:
1559:
1557:
1554:
1552:
1549:
1548:
1546:
1531:
1527:
1523:
1521:
1513:
1512:
1509:
1503:
1500:
1498:
1495:
1493:
1490:
1488:
1485:
1483:
1480:
1479:
1477:
1472:
1468:
1462:
1459:
1457:
1456:South Ossetia
1454:
1452:
1449:
1447:
1444:
1442:
1439:
1438:
1436:
1434:
1428:
1422:
1419:
1417:
1414:
1412:
1409:
1407:
1404:
1402:
1399:
1397:
1394:
1392:
1389:
1387:
1384:
1382:
1379:
1377:
1374:
1372:
1369:
1367:
1364:
1362:
1359:
1357:
1354:
1352:
1349:
1347:
1344:
1342:
1339:
1337:
1334:
1332:
1329:
1327:
1324:
1322:
1319:
1317:
1314:
1312:
1309:
1307:
1304:
1302:
1299:
1297:
1294:
1292:
1289:
1287:
1284:
1282:
1279:
1277:
1274:
1272:
1269:
1267:
1264:
1262:
1259:
1257:
1254:
1252:
1249:
1247:
1244:
1242:
1239:
1237:
1234:
1232:
1229:
1227:
1224:
1222:
1219:
1217:
1214:
1212:
1209:
1207:
1204:
1202:
1199:
1197:
1194:
1192:
1189:
1187:
1184:
1182:
1179:
1178:
1176:
1174:
1170:
1161:
1156:
1154:
1149:
1147:
1142:
1141:
1138:
1126:
1123:
1122:
1117:
1113:
1110:
1106:
1105:
1101:
1091:
1088:
1086:
1083:
1081:
1078:
1076:
1073:
1071:
1068:
1066:
1063:
1061:
1058:
1056:
1053:
1051:
1048:
1046:
1043:
1041:
1038:
1036:
1033:
1031:
1028:
1026:
1023:
1021:
1018:
1016:
1013:
1012:
1010:
1008:
1004:
998:
995:
993:
990:
988:
985:
981:
978:
977:
976:
973:
971:
968:
966:
963:
961:
958:
957:
954:
951:
949:
945:
935:
932:
930:
927:
925:
922:
920:
914:
912:
909:
907:
904:
902:
899:
898:
895:
892:
890:
886:
876:
873:
871:
868:
865:
862:
860:
857:
855:
851:
848:
846:
843:
841:
838:
836:
833:
829:
826:
825:
824:
821:
819:
813:
811:
808:
806:
803:
802:
799:
796:
794:
790:
780:
777:
775:
772:
770:
769:Time in Qatar
767:
765:
762:
758:
755:
754:
753:
750:
748:
745:
743:
740:
738:
735:
734:
731:
728:
726:
722:
714:
711:
710:
709:
706:
705:
702:
698:
694:
687:
682:
680:
675:
673:
668:
667:
664:
645:
638:
635:
622:
616:
613:
600:
593:
591:
589:
587:
585:
581:
573:
567:
564:
548:
541:
535:
532:
521:
515:
511:
510:
502:
499:
492:
490:
488:
484:
480:
476:
471:
469:
465:
461:
457:
452:
450:
446:
445:Ghazi Hussein
442:
438:
434:
429:
426:
422:
418:
417:Sesame Street
414:
413:
402:
399:
392:
390:
388:
384:
379:
377:
373:
368:
366:
362:
357:
356:
348:
343:
332:
327:
325:
320:
318:
313:
312:
310:
309:
302:
299:
297:
294:
292:
289:
288:
280:
279:
272:
269:
268:
260:
259:
256:
252:
245:
242:
240:
237:
235:
232:
231:
227:
221:
220:
217:
213:
209:
202:
199:
198:
194:
188:
187:
180:
177:
175:
172:
170:
167:
166:
162:
156:
155:
152:
148:
141:
138:
137:
129:
128:
125:
121:
114:
113:May and Gilan
111:
110:
106:
99:
98:
91:
88:
87:
79:
78:
75:
71:
66:
60:
54:
53:
50:
46:
42:
38:
37:
33:
28:
24:
20:
19:
16:
1471:Dependencies
1401:Turkmenistan
1366:Saudi Arabia
1355:
1084:
1020:Architecture
965:Demographics
840:Human rights
817:(parliament)
810:Constitution
648:. Retrieved
637:
625:. Retrieved
615:
603:. Retrieved
566:
554:. Retrieved
547:the original
534:
523:. Retrieved
508:
501:
486:
482:
472:
463:
455:
454:The program
453:
440:
436:
432:
430:
410:
408:
396:
380:
369:
352:
351:
296:Coat of arms
238:
15:
1530:Asia portal
1431:States with
1351:Philippines
1291:South Korea
1286:North Korea
1181:Afghanistan
911:Natural gas
901:Agriculture
875:Visa policy
864:Amiri Guard
713:Archaeology
449:Hadya Saeed
347:Alrayyan TV
1545:Categories
1411:Uzbekistan
1386:Tajikistan
1301:Kyrgyzstan
1281:Kazakhstan
1201:Bangladesh
1191:Azerbaijan
1085:Television
1060:Literature
980:Healthcare
918:(currency)
525:2013-06-13
493:References
483:Fi Al Saha
475:Umm Khalaf
464:Hobby Club
456:Hobby Club
431:Following
376:Al Jazeera
239:Television
193:Literature
83:Traditions
1497:Hong Kong
1451:Palestine
1376:Sri Lanka
1371:Singapore
1251:Indonesia
970:Education
934:Transport
859:Air Force
725:Geography
264:Monuments
133:Festivals
74:Languages
1520:Category
1441:Abkhazia
1391:Thailand
1346:Pakistan
1326:Mongolia
1321:Maldives
1316:Malaysia
1216:Cambodia
1125:Category
1055:Folklore
1035:Clothing
992:Religion
850:Military
793:Politics
779:Wildlife
697:articles
421:Qatar TV
372:Qatar TV
365:Showtime
151:Religion
105:folklore
90:Clothing
23:a series
21:Part of
1416:Vietnam
1331:Myanmar
1311:Lebanon
1241:Georgia
1196:Bahrain
1186:Armenia
1109:Outline
1090:Theatre
1040:Cuisine
1007:Culture
987:Qataris
948:Society
889:Economy
805:Cabinet
747:Islands
708:History
650:13 June
627:13 June
605:13 June
556:13 June
393:History
284:Symbols
124:Cuisine
65:Qataris
49:History
1461:Taiwan
1396:Turkey
1361:Russia
1296:Kuwait
1276:Jordan
1266:Israel
1226:Cyprus
1211:Brunei
1206:Bhutan
1080:Sports
1030:Cinema
1015:Anthem
975:Health
916:Riyal
906:Energy
742:Cities
737:Border
695:
516:
462:. The
244:Cinema
59:People
25:on the
1502:Macau
1421:Yemen
1381:Syria
1356:Qatar
1336:Nepal
1271:Japan
1246:India
1236:Egypt
1221:China
1116:Index
1070:Music
1065:Media
997:Women
960:Crime
774:Wadis
757:Zones
693:Qatar
575:(PDF)
550:(PDF)
543:(PDF)
361:Orbit
355:Qatar
255:Sport
234:Radio
226:Media
212:Music
1341:Oman
1306:Laos
1261:Iraq
1256:Iran
1050:Flag
854:Navy
823:Emir
652:2024
629:2024
607:2024
558:2013
514:ISBN
374:and
291:Flag
214:and
1473:and
1025:Art
437:Qaf
161:Art
1547::
583:^
447:,
389:.
1159:e
1152:t
1145:v
866:)
852:(
685:e
678:t
671:v
654:.
631:.
609:.
560:.
528:.
330:e
323:t
316:v
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
