Es’hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, is the Gold sponsor of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open 2017, hosted by the Qatar Tennis Federation (QTF). The tournament is taking place in Doha from 2-7 January 2017, and will be broadcast live in high definition throughout the whole of Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region via Es’hail-1, Qatar’s first satellite, located at the 25.5°/26°E prime TV hotspot in the region.
With viewership numbers over 300 million in the MENA region, the Qatar ExxonMobil Open 2017 is yet another important sporting event brought to the MENA audience via Es’hail-1. Es’hailSat has a history of broadcasting high profile sporting events, such as the Olympics, FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro Championship, Champions League, English Premier League for beIN SPORTS. With one satellite in orbit and a second satellite – Es’hail-2 – scheduled for launch in 2017, Es’hailSat continues to build on its capabilities, in broadcasting diversified and high quality premium content, with anti-jamming capabilities across the MENA region.
Es’hailSat’s President and CEO Ali Ahmed Al-Kuwari, said: “We are happy to be part of this prestigious sporting event organised by the Qatar Tennis Federation. Sports unite people and in Es’hailSat we believe in connecting people by having the right premium content to broadcast through our existing and planned fleet of satellites from the 25.5°/26°E broadcast hotspot.”
Es’hailSat will be having a hospitality tent at the stadium and will be running a series of events and competitions throughout the tournament. All are welcome to come along to the hospitality tent to have some fun and win prizes. For more information check out our social media accounts.
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