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Al Jazeera lands in U.S.
Studies of Al Jazeera. | Tengku Bahar
Chain allow catarí have a potential audience of 40 million
Jesus Ossorio | Madrid
Updated Thursday 03/01/2013 7:26 hours
The Middle East media giant, Al Jazeera, continues its relentless expansion. The Qatari owned television news corporation Al Jazeera, has announced this morning that it will launch an American version after acquiring Current TV, the cable television platform of Al Gore.
The formula deeply informative programs, debates and documentaries released in 2005 by former U.S. Vice President will come to an end this 2013 with the total Al Jazeera landing in America. In a statement, the network has announced that it is a "historic" moment in his 16 years of life.
The new channel, which will be very international information also focused on U.S. information. Al Jazeera to double its workforce to 300 journalists and add new branches to the existing New York, Washington or Los Angeles. The new version could be baptized as 'Al Jazeera America' and at least 60% of the programming would be produced from new headquarters in New York. Thus, the chain catarí will be ready to stand up equal to CNN, BBC and Fox News, which already disputed the leadership outside U.S. borders.
A decade after the station's offices in Iraq were bombed by American troops, the demand for hearing in the U.S. Al Jazeera has increased exponentially despite your audience has to go to the Internet to view the broadcast. According to the company financed by the emirate Catari, 40% of online viewing of their content comes from USA .
Current Acquiring allow the Arab to have a potential audience of up to 40 million people in the U.S. and reach a strategic market in which previously only had presence through the Web or small chains like Rise-New York-emitting part of its international programming. They have transcended the financial details of the transaction but, according to sources familiar with the agreement consulted by The New York Times, the purchase would have closed $ 500 million of which 100 million would go to Al Gore, who had a 20% actions of Current.
