Media City Qatar participated as the Strategic Partner of the 10th edition of the Qatar-UK Festival 2025, hosted by the British Council, in partnership with key national cultural institutions. Held from 2\u201312 December, the festival provided an important platform for Media City Qatar to showcase Qatar\u2019s rapidly growing media ecosystem to UK creative industry leaders and explore new avenues for international collaboration in innovation and content creation.<\/p>\n
As part of the program, Media City Qatar participated in the Creative Industries Forum on 10 December at the National Museum of Qatar, held under the patronage of Her Excellency Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Chairperson of Qatar Museums. During the Forum, Eng. Jassim Mohamed Al Khori, CEO of Media City Qatar, took part in a panel discussion titled \u201cEvolving Narratives: Film, Broadcast, and Journalism in the Creative Industries,\u201d addressing how media, filmmaking, and storytelling are shaping the future of the creative economy through digital innovation, talent development, and strengthened Qatar-UK collaboration.<\/p>\n
In addition, Media City Qatar brought back \u201cThe Next, On Air,\u201d the AI-powered podcast first launched during the 2025 \u2018Qatar Economic Forum, Powered by Bloomberg,\u2019 in partnership with Google Cloud. Produced using Google Cloud\u2019s NotebookLM, the podcast generated Arabic and English summaries of key Creative Industries Forum discussions, reflecting a new way of experiencing large meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions where insights remain accessible whether you\u2019re in the room or not.<\/p>\n
Eng. Jassim Mohamed Al Khori, CEO of Media City Qatar, <\/strong>said: \u201cAs Strategic Partner, Media City Qatar was proud to spotlight the strength and potential of Qatar\u2019s media ecosystem to creative industry leaders from the United Kingdom. Today, companies originating from the UK represent close to 10% of our more than 300 licensed entities, reflecting the strong presence and contribution of UK talent within our community. This engagement supports our ambition to drive innovation, unlock opportunities for creators, and contribute to the country\u2019s economic diversification in line with Qatar National Vision 2030.\u201d<\/p>\n Dr. Waseem Kotoub, Country Director of the British Council Qatar, <\/strong>said:\u00a0\u201cMedia City Qatar\u2019s strategic sponsorship and active engagement played a key role in advancing this year\u2019s festival theme of Creative Industries. Together, we are strengthening cultural relations, supporting youth potential, and reinforcing the global creative economy through collaboration between Qatar and the UK.\u201d<\/p>\n Media City Qatar also supported the Photography and AI Image Generation Competition, contributing to the recognition and development of emerging creative talent within the festival\u2019s programming.<\/p>\n Through these initiatives, Media City Qatar is enabling innovation, encouraging collaboration, and expanding opportunities for talent to thrive, reinforcing Qatar\u2019s position as a hub for media and content creation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Media City Qatar participated as the Strategic Partner of the 10th edition of the Qatar-UK Festival 2025, hosted by the British Council, in partnership with key national cultural institutions. Held from 2\u201312 December, the festival provided an important platform for Media City Qatar to showcase Qatar\u2019s rapidly growing media ecosystem to UK creative industry leaders […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":10162,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-releases"],"acf":{"set_slider":true,"post_slider":[{"slide_image":10162}]},"yoast_head":"\n