Media Department Students at Cihan University-Erbil Visit Duhok Sports TV Channel

As part of its scientific and field trips to Duhok, the Department of Media at Cihan University-Erbil organized a visit to Duhok Sports TV Channel for its second- and third-year students on Saturday, October 17, 2026, under the supervision of Assistant Lecturer Ahmed Jamal Hama Karim. It focused on providing practical insights into specialized sports journalism and techniques for covering and broadcasting athletic events.

Upon arrival, the supervising lecturer and students were warmly received by Mr. Kamal Mohammad Sharif, a prominent news anchor and presenter at the channel, who expressed his pleasure with this scientific visit. During the guided tour, he highlighted the operations and focus of Duhok Sports TV Channel as a specialized sports channel, notably its dedicated live broadcasting and coverage of local tournaments and matches across the Kurdistan Region and Iraq in general, and Duhok Governorate in particular, alongside covering major international and global sporting events. Furthermore, he discussed the techniques for producing and hosting analytical sports talk shows, explaining to the students the crucial role of professional technical analysis in breaking down matches.

The students also toured the transmission and control room (MCR), where they were received by Mr. Ghaffar Amin, Head of the Control Room. He introduced the precise workflows involved in audio and video control, multi-camera switching during live sports broadcasts, operating instant slow-motion replays, and coordinating technical operations in real time between the central studio and sports stadiums.

Finally, on behalf of the Head of the Media Department, Assistant Lecturer Ahmed expressed his gratitude to Mr. Kamal Mohammad Sharif, Mr. Ghaffar Amin, and the entire staff of the channel for the warm reception and for providing this valuable academic opportunity to introduce students to the core dynamics of sports media broadcasting.