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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Daniel Hernandez Productions Lands Landmark Deal with AL Rayyan Satellite Channel in Doha, Qatar


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Press Release
Daniel Hernandez Productions Lands Landmark Deal with AL Rayyan Satellite Channel in Doha, Qatar
Producers of the long running series “Sport Fishing with Dan Hernandez” have been given a green light for a TV show in the Middle East
September 09, 2013: Daniel Hernandez Productions, producers of the long running fishing television series “Sport Fishing with Dan Hernandez” has been hired by Al Rayyan Satellite Channel in Doha, Qatar to produce a fishing series for their network.

Daniel Hernandez Productions is the first American company that Al Rayyan Satellite Channel has ever commissioned in the history of the network. “I am honored to be the first American company ever to do a co-production with the Al Rayyan Satellite Channel,” said Hernandez. He added that Al Rayyan could have picked any American television production company, but that his company was chosen was a huge honor. 

The network has hired Daniel Hernandez Productions to produce a 13 episode fishing series. “Fishing” will be a thirty minute program that will have Dan Hernandez fishing in the Arabian Gulf with Presenters Nasser Al Khulaifi and Mubarak Khalefa Al Kuwari. The show will not only focus on local fishing, but will also cover the food, culture and traditions of the local Qatari people.

Al Rayyan Satellite Channel is an Arabic satellite television channel broadcast on Nilesat that focuses on Qatari culture and national identity. The station launched in April 2012 and is located in the ancient heart of Doha. Al Rayyan has a mission to be the Qatar identity and the Qatari cultural guardian. The network’s schedule reflects the Arab values “of culture and hospitality” through daily shows on current affairs, documentaries and children’s programs. Al Rayyan has invested in the construction of two massive recording studios and four TV Studio stages for varies talk shows.

Physical production on “Fishing” began May 15th, in Doha, Qatar. Hernandez has taken a 12 person American crew to shoot what has been a ground breaking collaboration with the Al Rayyan Satellite Channel.
“I look forward to experiencing fishing in Qatar and hope to learn and bring back to the US another option to fishing in our waters” said Hernandez.
Al Rayyan Satellite Channel plans to start airing “Fishing” this month though out the Middle East and in Europe.

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