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The channel initially began test streaming Al Jazeera English (then called "Al Jazeera International") in March 2006 on [[Hot Bird]], [[SES Astra|Astra]] [[Astra 1E|1E]], Hispasat, [[AsiaSat|AsiaSat3S]], Eurobird 1 and Panamsat PAS 10. [[Telenor]]s Thor, Türksat and Eurobird 2 were added to the satellites carrying it. Eurobird 1 carried the test stream on frequency 11.681 under the name "AJI".
The channel initially began test streaming Al Jazeera English (then called "Al Jazeera International") in March 2006 on [[Hot Bird]], [[SES Astra|Astra]] [[Astra 1E|1E]], Hispasat, [[AsiaSat|AsiaSat3S]], Eurobird 1 and Panamsat PAS 10. [[Telenor]]s Thor, Türksat and Eurobird 2 were added to the satellites carrying it. Eurobird 1 carried the test stream on frequency 11.681 under the name "AJI".


On December 7, 2010, Al Jazeera said its English language service has got a downlink license to broadcast in [[India]]. Sattelite and cable companies would therefore be allowed to broadcast Al Jazeera in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703296604576005161024520544.html?mod=googlenews_wsj|title=Al Jazeera English to Broadcast in India}}</ref>
On December 7, 2010, Al Jazeera said its English language service has got a downlink license to broadcast in [[India]]. Satellite and cable companies would therefore be allowed to broadcast Al Jazeera in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703296604576005161024520544.html?mod=googlenews_wsj|title=Al Jazeera English to Broadcast in India}}</ref>


===United States===
===United States===
[[Image:AlJazeeraEgypt.png|right|thumb|250px|Al Jazeera English's coverage of the [[2011 Egyptian Revolution]] led to calls for the channel to be aired in the U.S.]]
[[Image:AlJazeeraEgypt.png|right|thumb|250px|Al Jazeera English's coverage of the [[2011 Egyptian Revolution]] led to calls for the channel to be aired in the U.S.]]
Al Jazeera English is available via satellite across all of North America [[free to air]] via [[GlobeCast World TV]] on [[Galaxy 19]] on the [[Ku band]] in [[Digital Video Broadcasting|DVB]] format. As of 2011, only a small number of Americans were able to watch the channel on their televisions<ref>http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2011/01/28/dahl_al_jazeera/index.html</ref>. Among the markets where it was available was were [[Toledo, Ohio|Toledo]] and [[Sandusky, Ohio]]; [[Burlington, Vermont]]; [[Houston, Texas]]; and [[Washington, DC]].<ref>[http://www.wstm.com/Global/story.asp?S=6407830 Burlington one of few places to air Al Jazeera], [[Associated Press]], 22 April 2007</ref> Industry giant [[Comcast]] originally planned to carry Al Jazeera English in 2007, but reversed its decision shortly before the channel's launch, citing "the already-saturated television market".<ref name="businessweek">{{cite web |url=http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_14/b3978036.htm |title=Al Jazeera Meets American Resistance |publisher=[[Businessweek]] |accessdate=29 August 2007}}</ref> The two major American satellite providers, [[DirecTV]] and [[Dish Network]], had similar plans but also changed their minds, with speculation that the decision may have been influenced by allegations by the [[George W. Bush|Bush]] administration of "anti-American bias" in the channel.<ref>[http://www.globalpolicy.org/component/content/article/154/26645.html Americans Should Be Able to See al-Jazeera English TV] Global Policy Forum, 30 November 2006</ref>
Al Jazeera English is available via satellite across all of North America [[free to air]] via [[GlobeCast World TV]] on [[Galaxy 19]] on the [[Ku band]] in [[Digital Video Broadcasting|DVB]] format. As of 2011, only a small number of Americans were able to watch the channel on their televisions.<ref>http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2011/01/28/dahl_al_jazeera/index.html</ref> Among the markets where it was available was were [[Toledo, Ohio|Toledo]] and [[Sandusky, Ohio]]; [[Burlington, Vermont]]; [[Houston, Texas]]; and [[Washington, DC]].<ref>[http://www.wstm.com/Global/story.asp?S=6407830 Burlington one of few places to air Al Jazeera], [[Associated Press]], 22 April 2007</ref> Industry giant [[Comcast]] originally planned to carry Al Jazeera English in 2007, but reversed its decision shortly before the channel's launch, citing "the already-saturated television market".<ref name="businessweek">{{cite web |url=http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_14/b3978036.htm |title=Al Jazeera Meets American Resistance |publisher=[[Businessweek]] |accessdate=29 August 2007}}</ref> The two major American satellite providers, [[DirecTV]] and [[Dish Network]], had similar plans but also changed their minds, with speculation that the decision may have been influenced by allegations by the [[George W. Bush|Bush]] administration of "anti-American bias" in the channel.<ref>[http://www.globalpolicy.org/component/content/article/154/26645.html Americans Should Be Able to See al-Jazeera English TV] Global Policy Forum, 30 November 2006</ref>


With Al Jazeera's coverage of the [[2011 Egyptian Revolution]], the channel drew acclaim and received renewed attention. ''The New York Times'' reported on 1 February 2011 that 1.6 million U.S. viewers had tuned in via Internet stream, and stated that new discussions were underway with carriers<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/01/world/middleeast/01jazeera.html?_r=1&src=me</ref>; the following month, it was announced that Al Jazeera entered carriage negotiations with [[Comcast]] and [[Time Warner Cable]].<ref>[http://www.fastcompany.com/1733536/al-jazeera-in-talks-with-comcast-time-warner Al Jazeera in Talks With Comcast, Time Warner], FastCompany.com, 2 March, 2011</ref> [[Salon.com]] described the channel's English-language coverage as "mandatory viewing for anyone interested in the world-changing events currently happening in Egypt"<ref>http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2011/01/28/cable_news_egypt/index.html</ref>, while ''[[Huffington Post]]'' contributor [[Jeff Jarvis]] claimed it was "un-American" for operators to not carry the network.<ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-jarvis/we-want-our-al-jazeera-en_b_815968.html</ref> When Al Jazeera covered the [[2011 Libyan uprising]], U.S. Secretary of State [[Hillary Clinton]] noted an increasing American audience for the network, saying that "viewership of Al Jazeera is going up in the United States because it’s real news. You may not agree with it, but you feel like you’re getting real news around the clock instead of a million commercials and—you know—arguments between talking heads and the kind of stuff that we do on our news which—you know—is not particularly informative to us, let alone foreigners."<ref>{{cite news |title=Clinton media criticism buoys Al-Jazeera |first=David |last=Bauder |url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110305/ap_on_en_ot/us_clinton_media |agency=Associated Press |accessdate=20 March, 2011}}</ref>
With Al Jazeera's coverage of the [[2011 Egyptian Revolution]], the channel drew acclaim and received renewed attention. ''The New York Times'' reported on 1 February 2011 that 1.6 million U.S. viewers had tuned in via Internet stream, and stated that new discussions were underway with carriers;<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/01/world/middleeast/01jazeera.html?_r=1&src=me</ref> the following month, it was announced that Al Jazeera entered carriage negotiations with [[Comcast]] and [[Time Warner Cable]].<ref>[http://www.fastcompany.com/1733536/al-jazeera-in-talks-with-comcast-time-warner Al Jazeera in Talks With Comcast, Time Warner], FastCompany.com, 2 March 2011</ref> [[Salon.com]] described the channel's English-language coverage as "mandatory viewing for anyone interested in the world-changing events currently happening in Egypt",<ref>http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2011/01/28/cable_news_egypt/index.html</ref> while ''[[Huffington Post]]'' contributor [[Jeff Jarvis]] claimed it was "un-American" for operators to not carry the network.<ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-jarvis/we-want-our-al-jazeera-en_b_815968.html</ref> When Al Jazeera covered the [[2011 Libyan uprising]], U.S. Secretary of State [[Hillary Clinton]] noted an increasing American audience for the network, saying that "viewership of Al Jazeera is going up in the United States because it’s real news. You may not agree with it, but you feel like you’re getting real news around the clock instead of a million commercials and—you know—arguments between talking heads and the kind of stuff that we do on our news which—you know—is not particularly informative to us, let alone foreigners."<ref>{{cite news |title=Clinton media criticism buoys Al-Jazeera |first=David |last=Bauder |url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110305/ap_on_en_ot/us_clinton_media |agency=Associated Press |accessdate=20 March 2011}}</ref>


On 1 February 2011, Internet appliance [[Roku]] posted on its Facebook page that the English-Language Al Jazeera Live would be streaming on Roku devices through a private channel called Newscaster and also through the BBC channel. It permitted the announcement following an unrest in Egypt so American viewers can watch the latest events going on in the middle east. A Roku user must add the private channel Newscaster by going to https://owner.roku.com/Add/newscaster. Roku is used to stream [[Netflix]] and [[Hulu]] content as well as many other private channels.
On 1 February 2011, Internet appliance [[Roku]] posted on its Facebook page that the English-Language Al Jazeera Live would be streaming on Roku devices through a private channel called Newscaster and also through the BBC channel. It permitted the announcement following an unrest in Egypt so American viewers can watch the latest events going on in the middle east. A Roku user must add the private channel Newscaster by going to https://owner.roku.com/Add/newscaster. Roku is used to stream [[Netflix]] and [[Hulu]] content as well as many other private channels.
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://english.aljazeera.net/ Official site]
* [http://english.aljazeera.net/ Official site]
* {{YouTube|user = AlJazeeraEnglish|AlJazeeraEnglish}}
* {{YouTube|user = AlJazeeraEnglish|AlJazeeraEnglish}}
* {{Twitter|AJEnglish}}
* {{Twitter|AJEnglish}}
* {{Facebook|aljazeera}}
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*[http://www.ajicommissioning.net/ Al Jazeera International Commissioning]
*[http://www.ajicommissioning.net/ Al Jazeera International Commissioning]
*[http://tyros.leb.net/satellite/ How to watch Al Jazeera English for Free in North America]
*[http://tyros.leb.net/satellite/ How to watch Al Jazeera English for Free in North America]

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Al Jazeera English
NetworkAl Jazeera
HeadquartersDoha, Qatar
Ownership
OwnerQatar Media Corporation

Al Jazeera English (AJE) is a 24-hour English-language news and current affairs TV channel headquartered in Doha, Qatar. It is the sister channel of the Arabic-language Al Jazeera.

The station broadcasts news features and analysis, documentaries, live debates, current affairs, business, technology, and sports. The station claims to be the first global high-definition television network.[1]

Al Jazeera English is the world's first English-language news channel headquartered in the Middle East.[2] The channel aims to provide both a regional voice and a global perspective to a potential world audience of over one billion English speakers who don't have an Anglo-American worldview.[3] Instead of being run under central command, news management rotates around broadcasting centers in Doha, London and Washington D.C. Complete news bulletins from Kuala Lumpur stopped on 30 September 2010 and have been replaced by news from Doha, however small portions of newscasts are still broadcast from Kuala Lumpur. Al Jazeera English is one of the few foreign media outlets to have agencies in Gaza and Harare.

The network's stated objective is "to give voice to untold stories, promote debate, and challenge established perceptions."[4]

Philosophy

Al Jazeera English has stated objectives of emphasizing news from the developing world, of "reversing the North to South flow of information" and of "setting the news agenda" (also the channel's slogan). Some observers, including media scholar Adel Iskandar, have commented that this focus can be seen, in the eyes of Western viewers, as casting Al Jazeera English as a global "alternative" news network, though the entire Al Jazeera brand has been heavily mainstreamed in many parts of the world.[5] Other Al Jazeera English slogans and catchphrases include: "All the News | All the Time", "Fearless Journalism" and "If it's newsworthy, it gets on air, whether it's Bush or Bin Laden." Al Jazeera's Code of Ethics mirrors some of these statements.[6] The overall English brand identity, the on-air studios and its "EVERY ANGLE | EVERY SIDE" promotional positioning was led by Director of Creative, Morgan Almeida, "to extend the Arabic heritage in a language familiar to diverse global audiences".

Launch and reach

The channel was launched on 15 November 2006. It had aimed to begin global broadcasting in June 2006 but had to postpone its launch because its HDTV technology was not ready.[7][8] The channel was due to be called Al Jazeera International, but the name was changed nine months before the launch because "one of the Qatar-based channel's backers decided that the broadcaster already had an international scope with its original Arabic outlet."[9]

The channel had expected to reach around 40 million households, but it far exceeded that launch target, reaching 80 million homes.[10] As of 2009, Al Jazeera's English-language service can be viewed in every major European market, and is available to 130 million homes in over 100 countries via cable and satellite, according to Molly Conroy, a spokeswoman for the network in Washington.[11]

However the channel is noted for its poor penetration in the North American market, where it is carried by only one satellite service, and almost no cable networks except local networks in Toledo, Ohio, and Burlington, Vermont.[12] On 26 November 2009, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission approved a request to add Al Jazeera English to the lists of satellite services eligible for digital distribution.[13][14] Al Jazeera English has begun a campaign to enter the North American market, including a dedicated website.[15]

In 2008 Al Jazeera English won the Golden Nymph award for Best 24-Hour News Program at the Monte Carlo Television Festival. The jurors singled out Nour Odeh, Al Jazeera's Gaza correspondent, for her bravery in reporting from the Gaza Strip. Al Jazeera English also received nominations in several other news categories, for example the Best News Documentary award for the report Inside Myanmar – The Crackdown.[16]

Al Jazeera English and Press TV were the only international English-language television broadcasters with journalists reporting from inside both Gaza and Israel during the 2008–2009 Israel–Gaza conflict. Foreign press access to Gaza has been limited via either Egypt or Israel. However, Al Jazeera's reporters Ayman Mohyeldin and Sherine Tadros were already inside Gaza when the conflict began.[17][18][19]

The channel may also be viewed online. It recommends online viewing either via Livestation, a free software (live, high quality), at its own website[20] (live, low quality), or at its channel on YouTube.[21] Although Al Jazeera English is produced in High Definition (HD), the output is converted to 14:9 SD similar to BBC World.[citation needed] Programs are shown on the Al Jazeera English YouTube channel in their original 16:9 format.

Programmes

Regular/recurrent programmes on the channel are:[22][23]

  • 101 East - weekly show hosted by Teymoor Nabili; Asian politics, business and current affairs
  • 48 - "In one city with only 48 hours, Amanda Palmer shows you the highs and lows of city living"
  • Birthrights - "Birthrights is a series exploring maternal health and the power, politics and poverty that impacts it around the world"
  • Counting The Cost - hosted by Kamahl Santamaria; a weekly look at business and finance
  • Empire - monthly program exploring global powers and their policies. A discussion with host Marwan Bishara and his guests
  • Everywoman - hosted by Shiulie Ghosh; "Everywoman is the first show of its kind from the Middle East to put women’s issues at its core. Its strong stories with universal appeal ensure that this will be compelling viewing for men and women alike" (discontinued)
  • The Fabulous Picture Show (FPS) - Motion picture/entertainment show hosted by Amanda Palmer
  • Frost Over The World - hosted by Sir David Frost; "Frost Over the World brings together a diverse range of guests to discuss the week’s current affairs"
  • Fault Lines - presented by Avi Lewis and Josh Rushing "Looking deeper into the US and its place in the world"
  • Inside Iraq - hosted by Jasim Al-Azzawi, "Inside Iraq is a weekly debate programme offering opinions from a diverse range of guests on Iraq"
  • Inside Story - "analysis, background, and context on the day's top story"
  • Listening Post - hosted by Richard Gizbert; Al Jazeera English revisits and reviews how other news organizations covered the news that week and presents viewer-submitted news
  • News:
    • World news live from Al Jazeera's Kuala Lumpur broadcast centre
    • World news live from Al Jazeera's Doha broadcast centre
    • World news live from Al Jazeera's London broadcast centre
    • World news live from Al Jazeera's Washington DC broadcast centre
    • Newshour - an hour of world news hosted from three of Al Jazeera's four broadcast centres, linked together live: 09:00GMT edition from Doha/Kuala Lumpur; 15:00GMT edition from Doha/London; 18:00GMT edition from Doha/London/Washington DC
    • News headlines are broadcast generally every half hour
  • News Review - Al Jazeera English reviews/recaps the news of the day (discontinued)
  • People & Power - biweekly programme hosted by Dr Shereen El Feki, Juliana Ruhfus and Sapna Bhatia; In April 2007, Samah El-Shahat replaced Shereen El Feki as the main host of the program. "People & Power is about power in the 21st century - who has it, who wants it and how it is being used - and abused"
  • Riz Khan - (Monday-Thursday) viewer participation show hosted by Riz Khan
  • Riz Khan's One on One - Riz Khan sits down with a single guest for an extended interview
  • Sportsworld - a daily sports programme hosted, on rotation, by members of Al Jazeera's Doha sports team (discontinued)
  • Witness - hosted by Ghida Fakhry; a daily presentation of short documentaries

In addition to the above, Al Jazeera English runs various programmes that are either entirely non-recurrent or consist of just a limited number of parts (miniseries format).

International bureau

In addition to its four broadcast centres, Al Jazeera English has 21 supporting bureaux which gather and produce news. It also shares resources with the Arabic language channel's 42 bureaux and is planning to add further bureaux, to be announced as they open.[24] After it began broadcasting in Canada in May 2010, the network announced plans to open, in June 2010, a Canadian bureau office in Toronto.[25][26] This is a significant difference from the present trend.

“The mainstream American networks have cut their bureaus to the bone.... They’re basically only in London now. Even CNN has pulled back. I remember in the ’80s when I covered these events there would be a truckload of American journalists and crews and editors, and now Al Jazeera outnumbers them all.... That’s where, in the absence of alternatives, Al Jazeera English can fill a vacuum, simply because we’re going in the opposite direction.”
-Tony Burman, Managing Director, AJE (qtd. in Adbusters[27])

Also Al Jazeera presenters can alternate between broadcast centres.

Middle East

Broadcast Centre: Doha (map)
Anchors: Dareen Abughaida, Folly Bah Thibault, Nick Clark, Jane Dutton, Ghida Fakhry, Adrian Finighan, David Foster, Shiulie Ghosh, Darren Jordon, Laura Kyle, Teymoor Nabili, Sohail Rahman and Kamahl Santamaria.
Correspondents: Hoda Abdel-Hamid, Hashem Ahelbarra, James Bays, Clayton Swisher, Sherine Tadros, Nadim Baba in Gaza, Imran Khan, and Mike Hanna.

Bureaux & Correspondents
Beirut: Rula Amin
Gaza: Ayman Mohyeldin
Ramallah: Nour Odeh
Tehran: Alireza Ronaghi

Africa

Bureaux: Cairo, Abidjan, Nairobi, Johannesburg, and Harare.

Correspondents: Amr El Kahky, Haru Mutasa, Mohammed Adow, Mohamad Vall, Yvonne Ndege

Europe

Broadcast Centre: London (map)
Anchors: Felicity Barr, Stephen Cole, Barbara Serra, Lauren Taylor and Sami Zeidan
Correspondents: Alan Fisher, Laurence Lee, Tim Friend, Nazanine Moshiri, Barnaby Phillips, Tania Paige, Akhtam Suliman

Bureaux and Correspondents:
Moscow: Neave Barker
Paris: Jacky Rowland

The Americas

Broadcast Centre: Washington D.C. (map)
Anchors: Daljit Dhaliwal, Imran Garda, Kimberly Halkett, Anand Naidoo and Shihab Rattansi
Correspondents: Rosiland Jordan, Nick Spicer, Kimberly Halkett and Rob Reynolds

Bureaux and Correspondents:
Bogota: Monica Villamizar
Buenos Aires: Lucia Newman, Teresa Bo
Caracas: Dima Khatib, Mariana Sanchez and Lucrecia Franco
New York: Kristen Saloomey, John Terret
Mexico City: Franc Contreras
São Paulo: Gabriel Elizondo
Toronto: Imtiaz Tyab

Asia and Australasia

Broadcast Centre: Kuala Lumpur (map)
Anchors: Divya Gopalan and Veronica Pedrosa
Correspondents: Tony Birtley, Casey Kauffman

Bureaux and Correspondents
Beijing: Melissa Chan
Islamabad: Kamal Hyder
Jakarta: Step Vaessen
Delhi: Prerna Suri
Manila: Marga Ortigas

Staff

Current

Presenters and correspondents who have joined the channel include[28] (previous employers in brackets):

Former presenters and correspondents

Presenters and correspondents who have left Al-Jazeera English include:

Recruitment

Veteran British broadcaster Sir David Frost joined Al Jazeera English[29] to host his show Frost Over the World.

Former BBC and CNN anchor Riz Khan, who previously had been the host of the CNN talk show Q&A, also joined. He hosts his shows Riz Khan and Riz Khan's One on One.

Former U.S. Marine Josh Rushing joined Al Jazeera in September 2005.[30] He had been the press officer for the United States Central Command during the 2003 Invasion of Iraq, and in that role had been featured in the documentary Control Room. When subsequently joining Al Jazeera, Rushing commented that "In a time when American media has become so nationalized, I'm excited about joining an organization that truly wants to be a source of global information...."[31] Rushing works from the Washington DC broadcasting centre.

Former CNN and BBC news anchorwoman and award winning journalist Veronica Pedrosa also joined the team,[32] along with CNN producer James Wright, and Kieran Baker, a former editor and producer for CNN, who most recently was Acting General Manager, Communications and Public Participation for ICANN. On 2 December 2005, Stephen Cole, a senior anchor on BBC World and Click Online presenter, announced he was joining Al Jazeera International.[33]

The network announced on 12 January 2006 that former Nightline correspondent Dave Marash would be the co-anchor from their Washington studio. Marash described his new position as "the most interesting job on Earth."[34] On 6 February 2006, it was announced that the former BBC reporter Rageh Omaar would host the daily weeknights documentary series, Witness.[35]

The managing director for Al Jazeera English is Tony Burman, who replaced Nigel Parsons in May 2008.[36]

Availability

The channel is available in many countries,[37] mostly via satellite, sometimes via cable. The channel is also available online.[38] It can be streamed live worldwide for free through Livestation. A low quality RealVideo stream allows viewing. Al Jazeera news segments are frequently included on the American public television program Worldfocus. Al Jazeera can also be streamed on any iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with a 3G or wifi conncection using a free application.

Online subscriptions allowing unlimited viewing may be purchased from Jump TV,[39] RealPlayer,[40] and VDC.[41] Headlines from Al-Jazeera English are available on Twitter.[42] According to the Al Jazeera English Watch Now webpage, not all services are available everywhere due to licensing/distribution restrictions.

The New York Times on 16 April 2007 reported that Al Jazeera English would begin running segments from its shows on the Internet video-sharing site YouTube.[43][44]

Al Jazeera English is available in the UK and Ireland on Freeview (channel 89), Sky's digital satellite platform on channel 514, and on Freesat, channel 203.

On 26 November 2009, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission approved "a request to add Al Jazeera English (AJE) to the lists of eligible satellite services for distribution on a digital basis and amends the lists of eligible satellite services accordingly."[13][14] Al Jazeera English became available on Rogers Cable, Videotron and Bell TV on 4 May 2010.[25]

In New Zealand, Triangle TV re-broadcasts various Al Jazeera programmes in Auckland on free-to-air UHF channels as does Stratos free-to-air via Freeview satellite.

In April 2010, Al Jazeera English was taken off air in mio TV Singapore with unspecified reasons, according to the official Al Jazeera English website.

The channel initially began test streaming Al Jazeera English (then called "Al Jazeera International") in March 2006 on Hot Bird, Astra 1E, Hispasat, AsiaSat3S, Eurobird 1 and Panamsat PAS 10. Telenors Thor, Türksat and Eurobird 2 were added to the satellites carrying it. Eurobird 1 carried the test stream on frequency 11.681 under the name "AJI".

On December 7, 2010, Al Jazeera said its English language service has got a downlink license to broadcast in India. Satellite and cable companies would therefore be allowed to broadcast Al Jazeera in the country.[45]

United States

Al Jazeera English's coverage of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution led to calls for the channel to be aired in the U.S.

Al Jazeera English is available via satellite across all of North America free to air via GlobeCast World TV on Galaxy 19 on the Ku band in DVB format. As of 2011, only a small number of Americans were able to watch the channel on their televisions.[46] Among the markets where it was available was were Toledo and Sandusky, Ohio; Burlington, Vermont; Houston, Texas; and Washington, DC.[47] Industry giant Comcast originally planned to carry Al Jazeera English in 2007, but reversed its decision shortly before the channel's launch, citing "the already-saturated television market".[48] The two major American satellite providers, DirecTV and Dish Network, had similar plans but also changed their minds, with speculation that the decision may have been influenced by allegations by the Bush administration of "anti-American bias" in the channel.[49]

With Al Jazeera's coverage of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution, the channel drew acclaim and received renewed attention. The New York Times reported on 1 February 2011 that 1.6 million U.S. viewers had tuned in via Internet stream, and stated that new discussions were underway with carriers;[50] the following month, it was announced that Al Jazeera entered carriage negotiations with Comcast and Time Warner Cable.[51] Salon.com described the channel's English-language coverage as "mandatory viewing for anyone interested in the world-changing events currently happening in Egypt",[52] while Huffington Post contributor Jeff Jarvis claimed it was "un-American" for operators to not carry the network.[53] When Al Jazeera covered the 2011 Libyan uprising, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton noted an increasing American audience for the network, saying that "viewership of Al Jazeera is going up in the United States because it’s real news. You may not agree with it, but you feel like you’re getting real news around the clock instead of a million commercials and—you know—arguments between talking heads and the kind of stuff that we do on our news which—you know—is not particularly informative to us, let alone foreigners."[54]

On 1 February 2011, Internet appliance Roku posted on its Facebook page that the English-Language Al Jazeera Live would be streaming on Roku devices through a private channel called Newscaster and also through the BBC channel. It permitted the announcement following an unrest in Egypt so American viewers can watch the latest events going on in the middle east. A Roku user must add the private channel Newscaster by going to https://owner.roku.com/Add/newscaster. Roku is used to stream Netflix and Hulu content as well as many other private channels.

See also

Competitors

Further reading

  • Abdul-Mageed, M. M. (2008) Online News Sites and Journalism 2.0: Reader Comments on Al Jazeera Arabic; TripleC: Cognition, Communication, Co-operation, 6(2), 59-76[55]
  • Abdul-Mageed, M. M., and Herring, S. C. (2008) Arabic and English news coverage on aljazeera.net. In: F. Sudweeks, H. Hrachovec, and C. Ess (Eds.), Proceedings of Cultural Attitudes Towards Technology and Communication 2008 (CATaC'08), Nîmes, France, 24–27 June[56]

Tatham Steve (2006), Losing Arab Hearts & Minds: The Coalition, Al-Jazeera & Muslim Public Opinion. Hurst & Co (UK), Front Street Press (US).

References

  1. ^ Fact and Figures, I want Al Jazeera
  2. ^ "Al-Jazeera says its English-language news channel will launch November 15", The Post-Star, Glens Falls, NY, 1 November 2006.
  3. ^ Linda Tischler, "Al Jazeera's (Global) Mission", Fast Company, April 2006.
  4. ^ Corporate Profile Al Jazeera English
  5. ^ Adel Iskandar, "Is Al Jazeera Alternative? Mainstreaming Alterity and Assimilating Discourses of Dissent", Transnational Broadcasting Studies Journal, 2005.
  6. ^ Code of Ethics Al Jazeera English
  7. ^ "Al Jazeera International targets June launch", The Star, Kuala Lumpur, 12 April 2006
  8. ^ "The Challenges of Working at Al-Jazeera", National Public Radio, Talk of the Nation, 26 June 2006.
  9. ^ Leigh Holmwood, "Al-Jazeera renames English-language channel", The Guardian, London, 14 November 2006.
  10. ^ "Al-Jazeera English hits airwaves", BBC News, 15 November 2006
  11. ^ Noam Cohen, Al Jazeera provides an inside look at Gaza conflict, New York Times, 1 January 2009
  12. ^ "Al-Jazeera English Struggles For U.S. Audience", National Public Radio, 24 February 2009.
  13. ^ a b "Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2009-725: Addition of Al Jazeera English to the lists of eligible satellite services for distribution on a digital basis". Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. 26 November 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
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  17. ^ "Al-Jazeera becomes the face of the frontline", Financial Times, 13 January 2009
  18. ^ "Israel pushes further into Gaza", Al Jazeera, 14 January 2009
  19. ^ Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, "Al Jazeera English Beats Israel's Ban on Reporters in Gaza with Exclusive Coverage", Huffington Post, 5 January 2009
  20. ^ Live Streams Al Jazeera English
  21. ^ Al Jazeera English YouTube
  22. ^ Programmes Al Jazeera English
  23. ^ Programme Schedule Al Jazeera English
  24. ^ Al Jazeera International reveals global line-up of bureaux AMEInfo.com, 10 October 2006
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  27. ^ Broadcaster of the Year Adbusters, 7 January 2010
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    Doha-based news presenters; press release with additional information Al Jazeera
    News presenters - Kuala Lumpur Al Jazeera
    News presenters - London Al Jazeera
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    Programme presenters Al Jazeera
    Other news and programme presenters Al Jazeera
  29. ^ David Frost joins al-Jazeera TV, BBC News, 7 October 2005
  30. ^ Nick Madigan and Annie Linskey Mission of Former Marine: Arab TV MediaChannel.org via Wayback Machine, 18 August 2005
  31. ^ Josh Rushing, former U.S. marine, joins Al Jazeera International, AMEInfo, 22 September 2005
  32. ^ "Veronica Pedrosa joins Al Jazeera". 20 November 2005. Retrieved 3 June 2006.
  33. ^ Chris Tryhorn BBC's 'Peter Pan' joins al-Jazeera, The Guardian, 2 December 2005
  34. ^ Former 'Nightline' Reporter Joins English-Language Al Jazeera Los Angeles Times, 13 January 2006
  35. ^ Damian Whitworth Farewell to the front line (for now), Times Online, 7 February 2006
  36. ^ Chris Tryhorn Burman named al-Jazeera English MD, The Guardian, 14 May 2008
  37. ^ How to watch Al Jazeera English Al Jazeera
  38. ^ Al Jazeera English[dead link‍]
  39. ^ Al Jazeera Jump TV]
  40. ^ Al Jazeera RealPlayer
  41. ^ VDC Corporation
  42. ^ Al-Jazeera English Twitter
  43. ^ Now on YouTube: The Latest News From Al Jazeera, in English New York Times, 16 April 2007
  44. ^ Al Jazeera English YouTube
  45. ^ "Al Jazeera English to Broadcast in India".
  46. ^ http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2011/01/28/dahl_al_jazeera/index.html
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  55. ^ Online News Sites and Journalism 2.0: Reader Comments on Al Jazeera Arabic Muhammad Abdul-Mageed, 10 April 2009
  56. ^ ARABIC AND ENGLISH NEWS COVERAGE ON ALJAZEERA.NET Muhammad Abdul-Mageed, 10 March 2008

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