Arab news channel will try to woo people away from CNN and others. But first step will be finding a carrier. Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, where he covers hardware, research ...

It’s full steam ahead for Al Jazeera Intl. English-language news channel is gearing up for its long-awaited launch, disclosing its full lineup of bureaus and reporters at Mipcom last week. Qatar-based ...

After months of delays, the long-awaited premiere of Al-Jazeera’s English-language satcaster is set for a November launch, with European distribution set and a U.S. cable deal soon to be announced.

has emerged as the principal television news source in the Arab world, is going global with an international English-language spin-off designed for European and American audiences. Al Jazeera ...

Al-Jazeera Intl., the English-language version of the Qatar-based Arab satcaster, is poised to sign a deal for U.S. distribution. Newsie’s managing director, Nigel Parsons, told reporters in London ...

“It hasn’t disappointed us,” says Al Jazeera International’s Lindsey Oliver. She says it’s taken about a year to talk to cable and satellite operators about Al Jazeera’s English-language network.

Al-Jazeera is going global. Qatar-based satcaster is launching an Urdu-language service aimed at the lucrative TV market in Pakistan and India. Its English-language service will bow in spring, and ...

Arabic satcaster Al-Jazeera is sponsoring a $1.4 million initiative to fund independent film and TV production. The Al-Jazeera Sponsorship Fund, dubbed Riaya, will offer grants to support and develop ...

This just in: Al-Jazeera, an Arabic television news channel, has begun to broadcast its programs in English. While it has yet to strike a deal with any cable company or major satellite provider in the ...