Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Al Jazeera to launch British and French news channels


Al Jazeera television network said yesterday that it was preparing to launch a news channel in Britain while studies are at an advanced stage for a French-language channel.

“We are currently working to launch a news channel from the United Kingdom,” said the network’s Director General Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani here, adding it will be called Al Jazeera UK.

The British channel will broadcast for five hours during prime time as a cut-in UK content aired on Al Jazeera English channel, which was opened in 2006, an Al Jazeera official told AFP.


Read more: http://thepeninsulaqatar.com/qatar/229660-al-jazeera-to-launch-british-and-french-news-channels.html

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