Officials of Katara and Earth TV exchange documents after signing an agreement
Doha has become the first capital city in the world to install three Earth TV cameras at Katara Cultural Village and Earth TV, which owns and operates fully remote-controlled broadcast camera network, announced a new partnership to broadcast live impressions from Katara with transmission set to begin in early December.
There are only three other cities in the GCC with Earth TV cameras, which are Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Muscat.
The aluminium-encased weather-proof cameras will be installed at three distinct locations across Katara’s 1,000,000sqm campus.
On a day-by-day basis, Earth TV will capture and record activity producing broadcast quality recording.
The motion-control cameras are fitted to pan, zoom and tilt providing international viewers with an engaging snapshot of life at Katara.
“Installing Earth TV cameras at Katara is a starting point for a long-standing partnership. For the first time ever, viewers are able to travel around the world on television. We are extremely pleased to be adding Katara to our portfolio as we continue offering our viewers authentic and up-to-date programmes covering the world’s major cultural hubs,” Earth TV chief executive officer Michael Maucher said.
As part of the agreement, Earth TV will produce programme segments from Katara that will be transmitted to Earth TV’s broadcast centre while also be delivered to specific contractual broadcasting partners such as Al Arabiya TV.
“Our partnership with Earth TV is a step in the right direction to showcase the best of Katara to the world every minute of the day and we are very excited that our two teams will be working closely together. This strategic move allows us to further cement Katara’s position as a cultural hub connecting nations through the power of knowledge and art,” Katara president AbdulRahman al-Khulaifi said.
Earth TV has over 70 cameras and air the “World Live” in 200 countries.
The TV, which is a German satellite television network that airs live broadcasts of camera streams from places all around the world reaching more than two billion viewers daily.
Footage from Katara will also be streamed on the village’s official website, www.katara.net.
Earth TV will integrate Katara graphics and detailed information on the site, as well as incorporate upcoming and ongoing events into the programme segments.