Al Jazeera Media Network has established a new digital division headed by Dr. Yaser Bishr.
Al Jazeera Media Network has established a new digital division headed by Dr. Yaser Bishr.
Now Executive Director of the digital division, Dr Bishr previously served as Executive Director for Corporate Strategy and Development and led various digital projects for Al Jazeera Media Network such as the conception and launch of AJ+ in 2014.
Under his leadership, the new digital division will oversee the development of all digital products, services and platforms for the network with the aim to address the rapidly evolving digital media landscape. The digital division will seek to expand Al Jazeeras audience-base, providing content wherever they are, at any time, and across all digital platforms.
Al Jazeeras AJ+ has achieved more than four billion views in its English version. The network recently launched AJ+ Arabi, which has also attracted more than 55 million views during its soft launch.
Dr. Yaser Bishr holds a PhD in Computer Science from Twente University in the Netherlands, and a Masters degree in Business Administration from Duke University, Fuqua School of Business, in the US.?Before joining Al Jazeera Dr. Bishr worked as the Director of Strategy and Technology Innovation at Lockheed Martin in the US.
