Al Jazeera acquisition to 'compete with CNN and BBC'

BBC ^ | 1/05/13

[Libloather]

She compares the US to Qatar: "Al Jazeera doesn't generate revenue now anyway, it is a cost to the Qatari government, it's not a commercial decision, it's a very long term decision from an oil rich state."

She continues: "Al Jazeera wishes to compete with CNN and the BBC...it presents a different perspective on the Arab Israeli conflict."

[pepsionice]

I would say this...at best on a normal day...there’s probably only 50k people in the US who view Al Jazeera. A quarter of that group are probably people associated with the US intelligence community, which makes the viewership an even bigger joke.

[pepsionice]

I would say this...at best on a normal day...there’s probably only 50k people in the US who view Al Jazeera. A quarter of that group are probably people associated with the US intelligence community, which makes the viewership an even bigger joke.