Английская Википедия:Alkass Sports Channels
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Alkass Sports Channels (Шаблон:Lang-ar) is a group of elevensports channels that are broadcast 24/7 from Qatar. Its official name is Al Dawri wal Kass (Шаблон:Lang-ar), since it was initially launched to broadcast domestic football in Qatar. The ten channels of Alkass are numbered from one to ten.
Starting from 2013, four of its eleven channels (Al-Kass 3/6/7/8) are encrypted with Qatari pay-tv network beIN Channels Network, which are specified to broadcasting matches of AFC Champions League and AFC Cup. Since January 2023, beIN Channels Network introduced 2 new encrypted channels (9/10).
History
Alkass Sports Channels was launched in June 2006 as the second sports channel from Qatar after Al Jazeera Sports.[1] In its first year, the channel won many viewers with its unmatched coverage of domestic sports, especially football. It also broadcast the 2006 Asian Games held in Doha. It now also covers matches involving the Arabian Gulf countries, notably FIFA World Cup qualifying matches, the AFC Asian Cup and the Arabian Gulf Cup. It has emerged as one of the most popular sport channels in Arabia.
Al-Kass has now ten sports channel, four of them are FTA and the other 7 channels are encrypted with the Qatari pay-tv beIN Channels Network.
Programming
Football
In September 2012, Alkass held the rights to broadcast the Qatar Stars League in English.[2]
Football broadcasters
| Show name | Anchors | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Al Majlis | Khalid Jassem | Flagship talk show involving former national players and coaches; previews every match involving Qatar and Qatari clubs. |
| Fadh Fadh | Jamal Hosni | Fans interaction show where the channel's reporters mingle among the crowd during matches. |
| QSL Review | Rhodri Williams | Analysts and reviews of Qatar Stars League matches |
| World Football | Ronald Boer | Analysts of world football matches. |
| Jarayed | Huda Mohammed | Fans interaction show where the channel's reporters mingle among the crowd during matches. |
Events
Besides broadcasting, the channel has held certain sporting events in its history. A notable event is the Alkass International Cup. It is an under-17 tournament in which the best teams in the world send their youth teams to Qatar to participate in the tournament. Both, Qatar's Aspire International, and Aspire Qatar participated. The main purpose of the tournament is to help develop youth systems worldwide. There are cash prizes for the winners.[3]
Awards
The channel won the Best Persian Gulf Sports Channel award in 2007. Khalid Jassim, the host of the Majlis (The Council) program won the Best Host award.
The channel also won two awards at the PromaxBDA Awards held at New York in June 2008.[4]
References
External links
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Al Kass International Cup from Jan 8 Шаблон:Webarchive Doha Stadium Plus. 26 November 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ↑ AMEInfo Шаблон:Webarchive
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