Al-Jazeera ( English Version) Finds Hurdles in Bid To Air in U.S.

[rainman]

That would SURELY be great!

agreed more FTA channels would be great.

[Darkman]

Gail Shister | Maybe this time: Al-Jazeera says spin-off to launch soon
Philadelphia Inquirer

November 01, 2006

Stop me if you've heard this one: Al-Jazeera International says it will launch Nov. 15.

AJI, the English-language spin-off of controversial Arab-language Al-Jazeera Network, was expected to have launched early this year. Then late winter. Then early spring. Then late May.

Each time, AJI officials blamed the setbacks on technical problems. This time, they say everything's a go for Nov. 15, which coincides with Al-Jazeera's 10th anniversary...

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( The entire article is at the following source: http://www.topix.net/content/kri/394...44342624077658 )

[rainman]

cool will be looking forward to it. just hope it's not scrambled.

[pr1947]

I thought this forum was intended for people like us to solve free to air problems. Discussing world politics should be discussed some place else not here.

[Darkman]

If i started something wrong then i am sorry...

Meanwhile.. i think Nov 15 is a day for SURE now...

Will see if and/or how it will end up on Globecast...
The talks are now that it might be on DISH as well...
( this is being discussed at DBSTalk - http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=69016 )

What will be interesting to see about this situation though is that generally what ends up on DISH, "goes away", so to speak, from IA 5, Globecast, etc....

Time will show i guess...
But for now then - we just sit back and wait

I personally want to see this channel added to all the platforms... - the more channels - the better (i look at it as "another stamp in an album" concept)
But Al. Jaz. should be interesting nuff channel to have, be it controvercial or not in any case.

[Darkman]

I thought this forum was intended for people like us to solve free to air problems. Discussing world politics should be discussed some place else not here.

Sorry .. but that is how i feel anyhow (below) .. - my post basically from DBSTalk:

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People are talking about leaving Dishnetwork and calling them friends of terrorists and all this is based on speculation that they will add an english speaking channel.

Speculation!!!

Give me a break.

Where is the Christian outrage that Cable, DirecTV and Echostar carry adult material. Where are the I'm leaving if they don't stop it.

MTV is a bigger problem since it is easily available.

I agree!

It's people choice anyhow "what and if" they choose to watch something anyways...

Don't like it - Don't watch it basically!

It's just another channel.. News channel (be it controvercial or NOT) in English... and will probably NOT be included in standard packages anyhow, even though even if it was.. still "Don't like it - Don't watch it!"

Too much BS going on in the world anyways to worry about something like that...

I for one being Jewish origin (not very religious though).. from Russia, would NOT mind seeing Al-Jaz. in English end up on North American platforms!

Be it on DISH or Globecast ( at IA5 .. and hopefully in FTA mode too ) or wherever.. - would be OK with me!

Just another alternative source of information.. - one can always use his own judgement or opinion anyhow about how that information is being stored in one's brain

and as TBoneit said above,
What about Porn material being offered at DISH or any other provider?
What about other provokative or contrivercial material being offered?
Music where people curse and promote drugs, violence, etc often.. etc? (even though i don't mind those neither.. - again one can always choose what to watch to or listen to or what's not)
What about Christian, Jewish, Muslim, or any other religious material being shown on many channels.. trying to promote or convience people that "their's is better then other's" (if you can put it that way)

Or what about all the political / politicians' BS, circus and brainwashing being presented to us on daily basis / fed in our heads, etc... ( expecially at elections time ;-) )
I don't think those politians are perfect people to start with.. and when some dirt comes up to the surfice about any of them - the pot boils then.. and the circus becomes even louder, lol..

The bottom line is - people can always decide on their own anyhow.. what to choose to watch, believe or follow in their lifes...

So if Al-Jaz. is added to N. American providers' platform - then it's added..
Let it be.. - it's NOT such a big deal anyways.. with all the other BS in our lifes and around us

[rainman]

I thought this forum was intended for people like us to solve free to air problems. Discussing world politics should be discussed some place else not here.

actually this was just a poll to see what the members thought of a controversial channel comming to america.

[Darkman]

hehe.. I knew it.. things are starting to brew there.. in that thread.. over at DBSTalk
(mentioned in post #45 above)

[Sadoun]

It is really strange that some people judge a letter "before" reading it?? How can you judge a channel before watching it?

Should we be like some countries that control what can or can't their citizens watch? What happened to our time honored principle of freedom of press?

Anyway, I will hold my judgment until I watch it. Like Darkman said, there are a whole lot of channels that we don't like or agree with on satellite right now. If you cancel your DN subscription and go to Cable or DTV, for the most part, they carry the same channels, anyway.

BTW, France has now decided that they need to have an international news channel to compete with CNN and the upcoming AJI (Al Jazeera International).

[Darkman]

hehe .. so maybe France International in English is coming soon then?

Would be Cool! (expecially if it's FTA, lol)

Where did you hear that Sadoun?
Do you have a source maybe?