09-21-2005, 10:30 AM
<b>Al Jazeera in English, coming to India</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The free-to-air channel will be beamed across India and the world some time during the first quarter of 2006, managing director Nigel Parsons told Hindustan Times on Tuesday from his headquarters in Doha, Qatar.
Officially owned by the Qatar government, the channel will be fully financed by the Emir of Qatar. Some familiar faces, including ex-CNN anchor Riz Khan, will be seen on the channel.
Al Jazeera is already in talks with an undisclosed strategic partner in India. India is going to feature prominently, with bureaus in Delhi and Mumbai. âWe have even shot a few documentaries in India for our launch,â Parsons said.
Refuting allegations that the channel is pro-Osama Bin Laden, Parsons said, âI would take the allegations of critics like the Heritage Foundation, which is an extremely right-wing neocon think tank, with a pinch of salt. Weâre not anti-West and weâve not broadcast any beheadings. Even Western TV channels have interviewed Chechen terrorists like Shamil Basayevâ.
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How about beaming Astha channel in middle east?
Officially owned by the Qatar government, the channel will be fully financed by the Emir of Qatar. Some familiar faces, including ex-CNN anchor Riz Khan, will be seen on the channel.
Al Jazeera is already in talks with an undisclosed strategic partner in India. India is going to feature prominently, with bureaus in Delhi and Mumbai. âWe have even shot a few documentaries in India for our launch,â Parsons said.
Refuting allegations that the channel is pro-Osama Bin Laden, Parsons said, âI would take the allegations of critics like the Heritage Foundation, which is an extremely right-wing neocon think tank, with a pinch of salt. Weâre not anti-West and weâve not broadcast any beheadings. Even Western TV channels have interviewed Chechen terrorists like Shamil Basayevâ.
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How about beaming Astha channel in middle east?