Doha, Qatar - Al Jazeera Network launched its English language global news service on the Austar Pay TV platform in Australia from 15 November, 2009, expanding Al Jazeera English's distribution reach to over 180 million households globally. Al Jazeera English is joining 40+ other channels available in the Austar channel 651 in the Starter Package which has a subscriber base currently of 750,000 throughout regional Australia. Phil Lawrie, director of Global Distribution, Al Jazeera said, "We are … [Read more...] about Al Jazeera English adds Austar
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Al Jazeera expands reach in Africa
Doha, Qatar - Al Jazeera Network announced the launch of its Al Jazeera Mobile SMS alerts service with African partners Africell in Sierra Leone and Strike Media in South Africa. The new Al Jazeera Mobile service will give new subscribers access to the Network's news coverage and continues Al Jazeera's initiative to employ a variety of technologies to distribute its content. Mobile users are now able to choose from Al Jazeera Mobile's politics, sports, economics and breaking news services for … [Read more...] about Al Jazeera expands reach in Africa