THE ASSOCIATED PRESS I AP 360

The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC), the Qatari organisation responsible for delivering the required infrastructure and host country planning and operations for the FIFA World Cup 2022™, and The Associated Press Global Media Services (AP), will partner together on the delivery of services to broadcasters, non-rights holders and non-accredited media during the FIFA World Cup 2022™ from 21 November to 18 December.

In this capacity, the SC together with AP, will offer:

HOST COUNTRY MEDIA CENTER (Msheireb Downtown Doha)
• Workspace
• Studios
• Press Conferences
• Virtual Media Center
• Editorial Support

BROADCAST PLATFORMS
SOUQ WAQIF
• Raised Platform with 3m single-camera live positions and shell studios
• Raised Platform with 6m multi-camera live positions and shell studios
• Single camera live positions, manned & equipped
• Dedicated Control rooms
• Guest lounge
• Dedicated bandwidth

DOHA CORNICHE (Sheraton Park)
• Raised Platform with 3m single-camera live positions and shell studios
• Raised Platform with 6m multi-camera live positions and shell studios
• Single camera live positions, manned & equipped
• Dedicated Control rooms
• Guest lounge
• Dedicated bandwidth

FIFA WORLD CUP 2022™ STADIUMS

AL BAYT STADIUM - Opening Ceremony and throughout the tournament:
• Raised platform with power and dedicated bandwidth
• Plug and Play single camera live positions
• AP operated single camera live positions for opening ceremony

LUSAIL STADIUM - throughout tournament and final match:
• Raised platform with power and dedicated bandwidth
• Plug and Play single camera live positions
• AP operated single camera live positions for final match

ACCREDITATION
No event accreditation is required to access the broadcast facilities as they are located outside the secure perimeter.

All locations are available and accessible to both rights and non-rights holders.

AP reporters are available throughout the FIFA World Cup for bespoke live shots to assist broadcasters with their coverage of events in Qatar.

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For the duration of the tournament, The Associated Press offers expert journalists specialized in general news, sports, climate, politics and religion - as well as its regional news directors - for custom live on-air reports in several languages.

All AP reporters appear live from our unrivaled set of broadcast positions located around Doha, with backdrops of the bustling old city center or the picturesque Corniche.

AP REPORTERS SERVICE
The AP Reporters service includes the correspondent, a fully manned and equipped position along with international signal delivery.

Available reporters:
PHILIP CROWTHER | INT'L AFFILIATE CORRESPONDENT
Crowther is AP's International Affiliate Correspondent, available for custom live shots in English, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese and Luxembourgish

JON GAMBRELL | NEWS DIRECTOR GULF & IRAN
Gambrell is AP's News Director for Gulf & Iran, available for custom live shots in English

JAMES ROBSON | GLOBAL FOOTBALL CORRESPONDENT
Robson is AP's Global Football Correspondent, available for custom live shots in English

GERALD IMRAY | INTERNATIONAL SPORTS CORRESPONDENT
Imray is AP's International Sports Correspondent, available for custom live shots in English

TALES AZZONI | EUROPE, BRAZIL FOOTBALL CORRESPONDENT
Azzoni is AP's European & Brazil Sports Correspondent, available for custom live shots in English, Spanish and Portuguese

LUIS HENAO | GLOBAL RELIGION CORRESPONDENT
Henao is AP's Global Religion Correspondent; available for custom live shots in English, Spanish and Portuguese

SUMAN NAISHADHAM | ENVIRONMENT CORRESPONDENT
Naishadham is AP's Environment correspondent specializing in climate & water, available for custom live shots in English and Spanish

For pricing inquiries, please contact:

The Associated Press - Global Media Services
bookings@ap.org
London, UK: +44 207 482 7580/90
Washington DC, USA: +1 202 641 9834
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