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Al Jazeera reaffirms deal with Eutelsat Group for broadcast services across MENA and Europe

September 14, 2024

This new multi-year, multi-satellite agreement ensures continued broadcast of Al Jazeera’s SD and HD news and events channels across three key Eutelsat video neighbourhoods.

Qatari broadcaster upgrades production with MRMC’s StudioBot XL robotic arm

October 18, 2022

Al Jazeera has also used StudioBot's tracking data to produce AR/VR shows and segments.

TVF International signs content sales deals with broadcasters in MENA

August 9, 2022

OSN and BBC News Arabic are among the latest MENA broadcasters to acquire content from TVF International.

Pebble expands UAE team to accelerate growth

June 16, 2022

Christian Mesmar, Belkacem Hennane, and Ziad Sanbar have been added to the UAE team.

Al Jazeera launches Arabic content on Snapchats Discover

May 23, 2017

Dr Yaser Bishr.Al Jazeera Media Network has announced the launch of its daily channel on Snapchats Discover which the network sees as one of the key mediums ...

Al Jazeera chooses Junger for audio control

May 11, 2017

Ibrahim Alawin and Imad Naef Ninaah with Junger Audio Units.Al Jazeera has chosen Jünger Audios loudness management technology to control and regulate audio across four of ...

Al Jazeera to host CIO/CTO summit

May 3, 2017

Mohamed Abuagla, CIO/CTO of Al Jazeera Media Network.Qatar-based Al Jazeera Media Network (AJMN) will be hosting its inaugural Leaders Summit for media professionals, and more specifically, ...

Al Jazeera announces tech deal with Google

April 24, 2017

Al Jazeera Media Network and Google have announced a global partnership to work towards a more sustainable news ecosystem by promoting digital journalism.The partnership focuses on several key areas such ...

Transforming the Future

January 8, 2017

We ended an action-packed 2016 with a fantastic roundtable thatraised some pertinent questions with key tech leaders in the region on what technologies they consider transformational to their business. Vijaya Cherian sums ...

Linking Al Jazeera

October 5, 2016

Al Jazeera Media Network has undertaken a massive cloud deployment project to connect its worldwide hubs to its Doha HQ. BroadcastPro ME takes a closer look at the progress of ...

Al Jazeera launches digital division

June 19, 2016

Dr Yaser Bishr, Al Jazeera Digital Division.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 ...

Building a sound studio

April 7, 2016

The end-to-end broadcast infrastructure at the Al Jazeera studios in Doha is being revamped as part of the much talked-about Al Jazeera Workplace Transformation Project. Vibhuti Arora finds out more ...

Al Jazeera Media Network announces 500 job cuts

March 28, 2016

Al Jazeera English, Doha newsroom.Qatar-based Al Jazeera Media Network is cutting 500 jobs, which is about 10% of its total workforce.It is said that the job cuts ...

The changing landscape of broadcast

February 1, 2016

January started on a rather unusual note, with Al Jazeera America (AJAM) announcing its exit from the US and Sky News Arabia (SNA) simultaneously announcing its digital entry into the ...

Al Jazeera Balkans chooses Calrec

December 9, 2015

Al Jazeera operator on a Calrec Artemis.As part of an expansion and upgrade project, Bosnia's Al Jazeera Balkans has installed a Calrec router core, two Artemis ...

AJ+ records more than a billion views

October 12, 2015

Al Jazeeras digital news platform AJ+ has received more than one billion online video views, a year after its inception in September 2014. The social TV platform provides perspective on current events ...

Revamp in Beirut

September 10, 2015

Al Jazeera Media Network recently upgraded its Beirut bureau and built a new studio at the facility with Dubai-based United Broadcast and Media Solutions (UBMS) as the key systems integrator for ...

Dima Khatib appointed MD of Al Jazeeras digital platform

August 16, 2015

Dima Khatib, MD of AJ+.Al Jazeera Media Network has appointed Dima Khatib as Managing Director of its digital-only news platform, AJ+.AJ+ was launched in 2014, with ...

BeIN acquires Turkish pay-TV network Digiturk

July 15, 2015

BeIN Media Group, which runs the beIN Sports Network has acquired Turkish pay-TV network Digiturk.Digiturk, which has broadcasting rights for Turkey's top soccer league until the end of the 2016-2017 ...

Al Jazeera America to undergo restructuring

May 2, 2015

Al Jazeera America is under pressure from its parent company to improve its financial performance after the news channel reported low ratings and advertising revenue figures for the first quarter ...

Al Jazeera Media Network continues using Teracue IPTV solutions

April 21, 2015

Al Jazeera Media Network recently moved to its new UK studio in London. In the new premises, the TV network is using Teracue IPTV solutions to distribute its channels. This ...

Al Jazeera to launch beIN Sports in Spain

April 18, 2015

Qatar-based television network Al Jazeera and Spanish broadcaster Mediapro have partnered to launch beIN Sports channel. BeIN Sports, which has also been reported to be planning a premium DTT launch, will ...

Al Jazeera and Ooredoo select DataMiner to manage Global Media Cloud

April 14, 2015

Mohamed Abuagla.Al Jazeera has selected DataMiner as the network management and OSS platform for its new Global Media Cloud (GMC) network. Once it is implemented, more than 80 ...

Al Jazeera partners with African Media Agency for online news

February 25, 2015

Al Jazeera has formed a partnership with African Media Agency (AMA) to introduce its regional news to online platforms in the continent.The partnership will see news portals from Africa publish ...

Egyptian court frees Al Jazeera journalists on bail

February 13, 2015

An Egyptian court has granted bail to the jailed Al Jazeera journalists Baher Mohamed and Mohamed Fahmy, who are being re-tried on charges of aiding the banned Muslim Brotherhood.The decision ...

Al Jazeera Media Network is now on Eshail 1

by Clayton Vallabhan

January 4, 2015

EshailSat has announced that Al-Jazeera Media Network (AJMN) is now using the Eshail 1 satellite located at the 25.5-degree East hotspot neighborhood to broadcast content to the full Middle East ...

Al Jazeera to switch from Arabsat to EshailSat from Jan1

December 23, 2014

Al Jazeera English, Doha newsroom.TV viewers using Arabsat have been asked to change the frequencies on their set-top boxes as Al Jazeera Media Network will permanently ...

Al Jazeeras documentary series makes its digital debut

October 8, 2014

Fault Lines.Al Jazeeras Emmy and Peabody award-winning investigative documentary programme Fault Lines will debut new original episodes, include a special on fighting ISIL airing on October ...

Ixonos delivers digital channel for Al Jazeera Plus

September 17, 2014

Ixonos has worked together with digital media company Al Jazeera Plus (AJ+) for a new digital video news and current events channel. AJ+ was handed over a fully working digital ...

Al Gore sues Al Jazeera over Current TV deal

August 17, 2014

Former American Vice President Al Gore is suing Al Jazeera America, accusing it of breach of contract in its $500 million purchase of Gores Current TV cable channel.Gore and his ...

Al Jazeera mulls investment in Italian pay-TV company Mediaset

June 30, 2014

Al Jazeera English, Doha newsroom.Al Jazeera Media Networks is reportedly considering an investment in the Mediaset Premium pay-TV arm of Italian commercial broadcaster Mediaset.Sheikh Ali Bin ...

AT&T settles lawsuit with Al Jazeera

June 11, 2014

AT&T Inc. and Al Jazeera have settled a lawsuit over the carriers refusal to carry the news channel. The parties have agreed to a settlement and jointly asked the judge.The second-largest ...

Qatar to launch new TV station from London

May 6, 2014

Qatar is all set to launch a new TV station as a rival to the hugely successful Al Jazeera Network.The new Arabic language broadcaster, called Al Arabi, will be based ...

Al Jazeera seeks USD 150m compensation from Egypt

April 29, 2014

Qatars Al Jazeera network has lodged a formal complaint against Egypt demanding USD 150 million in compensation to cover for damages to its investments in the country since July 2013.Al ...

Al Jazeera signs global Sony XDCAM HD 422 deal for newsgathering

April 8, 2014

Qatar-based Al Jazeera Media Network is standardising on Sonys XDCAM HD 422 camcorder range for its news broadcasting service. Al Jazeera selected the PMW-500 and PMW-200 camcorders with supporting accessories ...

EshailSat partners with Arqiva to distribute Al Jazeera

March 13, 2014

Arqiva, a communications infrastructure and media services company, has won a deal to deliver satellite services for Al Jazeera in the Middle East.According to the deal, Arqiva will support Qatars first satellite ...

KSA to shut down Al Jazeera office

March 12, 2014

Saudi authorities will shut down the Riyadh office of Qatar-based broadcaster Al Jazeera amid an ongoing foreign policy dispute between the neighbouring countries, according to a London-based Arabic newspaper.Saudi Arabia ...

Brightcove launches Dubai office

February 3, 2014

Brahim Laraiki, Brightcove, Dubai.Brightcove, a global provider of cloud services for video, is expanding into the Middle East, with an office in Dubai. Brightcove announced the ...

Al Jazeera to launch digital service for Turkish channel

January 22, 2014

Al Jazeera has launched a new Turkish online service ahead of a full television channel launch from Istanbul. The service, known as Al Jazeera Türk, will follow its initial digital ...

Sony and Al Jazeera in multi-million dollar tie-up

November 11, 2013

Sony Corp. has signed a contract with Al Jazeera Media Network to develop infrastructure and studio technologies as part of a larger plan to expand in the region, according to ...

Court keeps Al Jazeera and AT&T tiff under wraps

October 22, 2013

The legal fight between Al Jazeera America and AT&T will remain under wraps for now. This comes despite a ruling by a Delaware judge lifting the secrecy in their ongoing ...

Al Jazeera deploys TVUPack for live mobile broadcast in Middle East

October 8, 2013

Al Jazeera has deployed TVUPack to extend its live newsgathering operations in Egypt and other locations throughout the Middle East.With TVUPack, Al Jazeera has been able to expand its live ...

Al Jazeera Mubasher Misr channel banned

September 1, 2013

Egyptian authorities have banned Al Jazeera Mubasher Misr from working in the country.A statement from the Ministers of Investment, Telecommunication and Information in Egypt said that the Qatari channel does ...

Etisalat to broadcast EPL

August 17, 2013

Etisalat will broadcast the English Premier League (EPL) football matches for fans in the UAE through the Al Jazeera Sport Package on eLife TV for USD 15.79 (AED 58) per month.Existing ...

Al Jazeera and ADM: Life after the Premier League rights saga

by Guest Columnist

August 13, 2013

Now that the MENA broadcast rights for the Premier League have been awarded exclusively to Al Jazeera Sport, Karim Sarkis, who was part of the team that negotiated the rights ...

Al Jazeera, Al Arabiya, CNNArabic.com, Reuters on HTC

August 12, 2013

HTC Blinkfeed, a new live information stream for the HTC One smartphone, will offer content from MBC's news channel Al Arabiya, Qatar's Al Jazeera, CNNArabic.com and Reuters. The news outlets ...

Al Jazeera Director General resigns

June 27, 2013

Ahmed Al Thani.Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani has stepped down from the position of Director General of Qatar-based Al Jazeera satellite news network.Al Thani, who had been ...

Al Jazeeras beIN SPORT unveils streaming service

May 12, 2013

Al Jazeeras beIN SPORT has unveiled a streaming TV service for authenticated subscribers across the US.Launching immediately, the new beIN SPORT Play will be a 24/7 streaming platform dedicated to ...

Iraq revokes TV licence for Al Jazeera, nine other TV channels

April 29, 2013

The Iraqi Government has revoked the operating licences of Al Jazeera and nine other satellite television channels for, it claims, inciting sectarian unrest.Among the other channels affected are the Dubai-based ...

New look for Al Jazeera Childrens Channel

March 30, 2013

Al Jazeera Childrens Channel (JCC) revealed its brand new look on March 29, 2013 through a five hour live show.The studio-based live show consisted of interactive activities such as a ...

Al Jazeera to acquire Al Gores Current TV

January 4, 2013

In an estimated deal that could be worth as much as $500 million (Dh1.8 billion), Al Jazeera will be buying Current TV. Founded by Al Gore and partners the Current ...

Premier League rights battle continues

June 19, 2012

UK-based broadcaster BSkyB has clinched an exclusive deal, breaking the TV rights record by winning primary coverage of the English Premier League for a staggering $4.7 billion, a 71% jump ...

Battle between Canal+ and Al Jazeera begins

May 31, 2012

The battle between Canal+, former exclusive rights holder of the Ligue 1 football games and Al Jazeera, which now has partial broadcast rights to the games has begun. CanalSat subscribers ...

Al Jazeera Balkan launches with Mosart system

March 27, 2012

Al Jazeera Balkan, the newest addition to the Qatar-based broadcaster's international portfolio, has gone live with the Mosart newscasting system at its Sarajevo news ...

Al Jazeera launches live streaming application with Samsung

March 20, 2012

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., has formed an exclusive agreement with Al Jazeera, the 24-hours news and current affairs channel. As part of the agreement, Al Jazeera will live stream its ...

Al Jazeera to reopen in Kuwait

January 31, 2012

Al Jazeera news channel has said Kuwait will allow the news broadcaster to reopen its office in the Gulf country, following its closure more than a year ago, AFP has ...

New Arabsat frequency for Al Jazeera

January 11, 2012

Al Jazeera has announced a new frequency on Arabsat to counter what it describes as "continued interferences to its satellite transmissions" over ...

Kuwait to reopen Al Jazeera TV office

December 27, 2011