Robert Andrews
Dec 14, 2011 10:17 AM
Cash-rich pay-TV service Al Jazeera Sports could force Sky Sports to bid 25 percent more for 2013-16 Premier League rights when negotiations begin next summer, an analyst says.
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Robert Andrews
Dec 13, 2011 3:18 PM
Two of the biggest global news brands are gaining a bigger U.S. foothold - but, while one has finally broken in to the TV mainstream, the other is making greater headway online.
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Ingrid Lunden
Aug 16, 2011 7:43 AM
Pulse, the news-reading app for iOS and Android devices, has signed up its first international partner, and it’s a biggie: Al Jazeera will become the first foreign news organization to partner with the company to deliver news and videos from its Al Jazeera English catalog of content.
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Robert Andrews
Feb 2, 2009 4:48 AM
Its English TV channel is still only carried by three local cable networks in the US despite growing acceptance in other countries - but an ambitious online strategy, coupled with web innovations added during Israel’s bombardment of Gaza, is now helping Al Jazeera win over new audiences in America and…
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Robert Andrews
Jan 14, 2009 5:22 AM
Arabic news network Al Jazeera is encouraging viewers to proliferate images of Israel’s Gaza bombardment, releasing broadcast-quality video footage from the Palestinian territory under a Creative Commons license. One of the few networks operating in the region, it has launched the innovative Al Jazeera Creative Commons Repository, offering both raw…
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