Media - Broadcast

WASHINGTON -- It has been a week since Al Jazeera English went on the air and Dave Marash, the news channel's Washington-based anchor, is feeling like the "belle of the ball." Everyone he meets is curious about his new job and everyone wants to hear what it is like to work for an outfit that has revolutionized television news and that is shunned by many Americans as a mouthpiece for anti-US...

The newsroom at Al-Jazeera International on K Street is newer than most — everything is digital — but producers and editors monitor events around the globe via computer just as they do at CNN, NBC, ABC and CBS. Competitors, however, "are owned by conglomerates that determine what they do and don't do," while AJI is bankrolled by the emir of Qatar, says producer Sol Levine, who once ran CNN's...

With over 40 news channels, almost 100 million television homes and over 200 million viewers weekly, 24-hour news channels are on the upswing. A TAM media research conducted in six metros reveals that with television viewership doubling in the past three years, news has emerged as the most sought after genre. While the share of the Hindi news channels has increased by 78%, the English news...

The newsroom at Al-Jazeera International on K Street is newer than most — everything is digital — but producers and editors monitor events around the globe via computer just as they do at CNN, NBC, ABC and CBS. Competitors, however, “are owned by conglomerates that determine what they do and don’t do,” while AJI is bankrolled by the emir of Qatar, says producer Sol Levine, who once ran CNN’s...

The lead story on the debut of Al Jazeera's new English language channel yesterday was the re-election of President Joseph Kabila of Congo. There were also features on the hip, multicultural scene in Damascus; traffic in Beijing; Brazilian indigenous tribes; and the trials and tribulations of a Palestinian ambulance driver in Gaza. "Everywoman," a weekly woman's program, took on "the horrors of...

The general entertainment segment on television is at its aggressive best. Channels are using every possible means to grab viewer attention. You just can't escape TV promos—not just on television, but also in newspapers and out on the streets, too. Haven't you seen huge hoardings hitting you at the railway station, while driving, and even outside malls? Truly, the channel wars have now spilled out...

Al-Jazeera, the Arab news network the Bush administration says is a tool of al-Qaeda, will launch Wednesday its English version, which will be available in 70 million households worldwide. Al-Jazeera International will broadcast from Doha, Qatar, and from bureaus in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; London; and Washington, D.C. Cable and satellite distribution deals are expected to be announced today...

One of India's largest listed media firms, Zee Telefilms Ltd. has bought 50 percent in Dubai-based Taj Television's Ten Sports channel for an undisclosed sum. Zee has said that its all-cash purchase was based on an enterprise value of $114 million for Taj Television. "The financial statements of the Abdul Rahman Bukhatir-owned Taj Television would be consolidated in Zee's books. Taj TV is expected...

Al-Jazeera, the Arab news network the Bush administration says is a tool of al-Qaeda, will launch Wednesday its English version, which will be available in 70 million households worldwide. Al-Jazeera International will broadcast from Doha, Qatar, and from bureaus in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; London; and Washington, D.C. Cable and satellite distribution deals are expected to be announced today...

LONDON: To globe-trotting television viewers, the proliferation of international channels like CNBC and Eurosport may seem like a powerful demonstration of how the world is shrinking. But for anyone who wants to know how many people actually tune in to these channels, different countries can seem as far apart as ever. National TV ratings agencies like Nielsen Media Research in the United States...