Al Jazeera adds 2nd screen to iPad app

April 26, 2013 08.46 Europe/London By
Al Jazeera iPad app

Al Jazeera English has given its iPad app an overhaul, adding a second screen to the channel’s live TV feed.

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Al Jazeera adds mobile apps

April 15, 2013 10.03 Europe/London By
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Al Jazeera has launched new innovative apps for its Windows Phone 8 users.

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Al Jazeera planning UK window

March 19, 2013 07.54 Europe/London By

Al Jazeera is planning a five hour window for the UK market, the news broadcaster’s director-general Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim Al-Thani has confirmed.

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Al Jazeera launches news apps

March 11, 2013 14.10 Europe/London By

Al Jazeera English has launched news apps for Android tablet and BlackBerry 10 users.

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Strong delivers Fransat tuners for BeIn Sport

February 26, 2013 11.21 Europe/London By

Strong will supply two HD satellite Fransat receivers with access to the BeIn Sport channels.

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Al Jazeera acquires Current TV

January 3, 2013 07.44 Europe/London By
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Al Jazeera is acquiring San Francisco-based Current TV in a deal that will boost its US distribution to 40 million homes.

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Al Jazeera added to Virgin Media

December 19, 2012 10.44 Europe/London By
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English and Arabic versions of Al Jazeera have been added to the Virgin Media line-up.

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Dailymotion adds news content

November 29, 2012 11.15 Europe/London By

Dailymotion has added Al Jazeera, Russia Today, the Telegraph Media Group and VICE as dedicated channels on its video portal.

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French BeIn Sport claims over 1m subs

November 8, 2012 11.02 Europe/London By

Al-Jazeera’s sports channels in France, BeIN Sport 1 and 2, have attracted over 1 million subscribers since their launch earlier this year.

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BeIn Sport comes to CanalSat

June 28, 2012 08.18 Europe/London By
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Following a spat between the Canal+ group and Al Jazeera about the new BeIn sports channels, the two parties have now reached a distribution agreement.

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