The opening ceremony concluded with a musical performance by Lebanese artist Ragheb Alama, with proceeds dedicated to supporting the people of Palestine.
Abdelrahim Suleiman, Director General of the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) and Mohammed bin Fahd Al-Harthi, President of ASBU and CEO of Saudi Broadcasting Authority (SBA), presented the awards to the winners of the 24th Arab Radio and Television Festival that was held in Tunis from June 26 to 29.
Part of the Text is Missing, a Kuwaiti TV show won the award for Best Arab TV Programme at the festival.
Saudi Broadcasting Authority (SBA) secured four radio and TV awards, including the second prize in the health programmes category for “Mental Health: Violence in Schools.” In the TV category, Saudi Arabia won three awards, including the second prize in the news category for talk shows, honouring the Saudi street programme on its episode about Vision 2030. Heritage in the Maqam of Hijaz took first prize in the general documentary films and programmes category, while the Saudi social drama series Al-Arbaji 2 secured second place in the social series category.
Additionally, the SBA received the second prize in the 2024 news exchange competition and also, the second prize in the 2024 programme exchange competition. The festival also honoured the judging panels for its radio and television competitions and distributed the exchange awards.
Qatar Media Corporation won three awards. Qatar TV took first prize for the documentary film Museums in Qatar, showcasing the distinctive museums of the country, and secured the second prize for Programme Exchanges of 2023 within the festival’s Arab Radio and Television competition in Tunisia. Qatar Radio won second prize in the “Notable Arab Figures” category.
The Ministry of Information, represented by the Sultanate of Oman Radio and the Sultanate of Oman Television, along with the private media institution Al Wisal, bagged 10 awards. Sultanate of Oman TV won four awards, including the Arab Joint Television Production Award for the documentary Holding Breaths, produced by the Ministry of Information and directed by Issa al Subhi.
Meanwhile, the Palestine Public Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) secured six awards. The radio programme Psychological Counseling in Times of War claimed first prize, while Radio Flash on school violence also earned top honours. Additionally, PBC received first prizes for radio news exchanges and a television report dedicated to the late journalist Mohammad Abu Hattab, a correspondent for Palestine TV killed by Israeli troops in Gaza. Furthermore, PBC was awarded second prize for the cultural programme Sadanat al-Riwaya and another award for the film Noura, produced by Palestine TV.
