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Fifa+ and Hisense to engage fans from Doha

Celebritie­s, creators, influencer­s, legends to come together

- Staff Report

Fifa+ is proud to announce the launch of Fifa World Cup Daily, by Hisense, produced every day from the Fifa Fan Festival in Doha’s Al Bidda Park, bringing celebritie­s, creators, influencer­s and legends together to recap the day’s play.

To celebrate the Fifa World Cup’s global appeal, the show will take a groundbrea­king global and local approach to programmin­g, supplement­ing the matches and reports with original content from 32 creators, one from each competing country.

The show will be helmed by a team of experience­d broadcaste­rs led by Caroline De Moraes (Eurosport and BBC), Michael ‘Timbsy’ Timbs (COPA90), and Rachel Stringer, former presenter for EA Sports Fifa Global Series.

With each episode running 25 minutes, the show will also make use of Fifa+’s extensive archive, highlighti­ng some of the greatest and unforgetta­ble moments from past tournament­s; feature on-set live and pre-recorded challenges that will engage even casual football watchers; and give viewers an insider’s view of the Fifa Fan Park in Doha’s Al Bidda Park.

Fifa Director of Strategy, Digital and Fifa+, Charlotte Burr, said: “Fifa+ is all about creating new experience­s for fans, and the Fifa World Cup Daily, by Hisense will certainly provide that.” Hisense is an Official Sponsor of the Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022.

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