Al Arabiya TV takes 5 gold, 20 silver honors at 44th Telly Awards

Saudi-owned newscaster won 38 awards in total. (Al Arabiya/Supplied)
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  • Saudi newscaster wins 2 gold for US midterm election coverage
  • Channel scoops for news, design, documentaries, social media

LONDON: Al Arabiya news channel won on Tuesday at the 44th Annual Telly Awards, held in New York, 38 honors in different categories, including five gold, 20 silver and 13 bronze.

The world’s largest awards event for video and television across all screens, is held every year, accepting entries from major TV and entertainment brands and organizations including Netflix, BBC, Fox News, Bloomberg, Disney, HBO, ViavomCBS and Warner Bros.

Al Arabiya won in various categories including Creative Design, Social Media, Programs and Documentaries. The channel also won multiple awards for the same entries, including for the best program introduction, best coverage and best news content.

The Saudi-owned newscaster was a gold Telly winner for its productions Ala Khota Al-Arab, Special Mission and the Askaritaria Defense Show, in addition to winning two more gold for its special coverage of the US midterm election.

Silver and bronze Telly awards went to Al Arabiya’s Hour60 Metaverse, Turkiye-Syria earthquake coverage, Other Dimension, the Saudi Budget 2023 coverage, Rawafed and Al-Nadwa among others.