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arabic al jazeera balkans al jazeera turk aj website al jazeera english availability terrestrial freeview uk virtual channel 108 hd freeview hd new zealand channel 16 satellite tata sky india channel 533 dish tv india channel 618 astra 2f europe 12633 h 22000 5 6 tvb network vision hong kong channel 92 galaxy 19 north america 12152 h 20000 3 4 eutelsat hot bird 13a europe 11034 v 27500 3 4 nilesat middle east and north africa 12015 v 27500 3 4 eutelsat 25b es hail 1 middle east and north africa 11604 h 27500 3 4 optus c1 southeast asia and australia 12367 v 27800 3 4 intelsat 9 americas 3840 h 27690 7 8 intelsat 10 eastern hemisphere 4064 h 19850 7 8 thor 3 ne europe 12398 h 28000 7 8 astro malaysia channel 513 indovision indonesia channel 331 asiasat 3s asia and middle east and australia 3760 h 26000 7 8 astra 1kr europe 11508 v 22000 5 6 bell tv canada channel 516 foxtel australia channel 651 yes israel channel 108 digital channel 79 digiturk channel 144 globecast channel 463 fta meo channel 205 freesat uk channel 203 sky uk & ireland channel 514 sky italia channel 532 tps channel 330 turksat 2a eurasia 12139 h 2222 3 4 tv vlaanderen channel 54 dish home nepal channel 702 cable virgin media uk virtual channel 622 cable star iloilo philippines channel 55 cable tv hong kong channel 68 cablecom switzerland channel 152 digital ch d cablelink philippines channel 241 cablevision lebanon unknown ziggo netherlands channel 506 first media indonesia channel 252 full channel channel 168 destiny cable philippines channel 22 analog channel 151 digital kabel bw germany unknown kdg germany channel 842 numericable channel 64 parasat cable tv philippines channel 98 rogers cable canada channel 176 royal cable channel 65 macau cable tv macau channel 817 shaw exo tv canada channel 513 iptv clix smartv channel 97 club internet channel 59 elion channel 66 free channel 85 hkbn bbtv hong kong channel 735 neuf tv channel 47 now tv hong kong channel 325 tpg unknown yes tv unknown movistar tv channel 136 hypp.tv channel 412 meo channel 205 bell fibe tv canada channel 516 cht mod taiwan channel 160 fetch tv australia channel 187 unifi malaysia channel 412 optik tv canada channel 825 xs4all netherlands channel 40 ptcl smart tv pakistan channel 105 streaming media aljazeera.com watch live livestation watch live unavailable in uk usa japan china singapore thailand and malaysia tvplayer watch live uk only virgin tv anywhere watch live uk only youtube watch live high definition beta zattoo watch live switzerland and uk only mytv super hong kong channel 704 al jazeera english aje is an international state funded 24 hour english language news and current affairs tv channel owned and operated by al jazeera media network which is headquartered in doha qatar . it is a sister channel of the bosnia and herzegovina based multi language al jazeera balkans the online digital networks aj and al jazeera turk and the original arabic language al jazeera sometimes referred to as al jazeera arabic . the station broadcasts news features and analysis documentaries live debates current affairs business technology and sports and claims to be the first global high definition television network . 1 al jazeera english is the world s first english language news channel to be headquartered in the middle east . 2 the channel aims to provide both a regional voice and a global perspective for a potential world audience of over one billion english speakers who do not share the anglo american worldview . 3 instead of being run under one central command news management rotates between broadcasting centers in doha and london . at its launch the station actually had four news centres in the world in washington d.c. london doha and kuala lumpur . complete news bulletins from kuala lumpur stopped on 30 september 2010 and from washington d.c. on 28 january 2011 ; they were replaced by news from doha . all news inserts from kuala lumpur ceased in early 2011 and from washington dc they ceased on 15 april 2012 . by contrast al jazeera english is one of the few global media outlets to maintain an agency in gaza and in harare . the network s stated objective is to give voice to untold stories promote debate and challenge established perceptions . 4 contents 1 philosophy 2 launch and reach 2.1 al jazeera america united states 2.2 al jazeera uk europe 3 programmes 3.1 former programmes 4 international bureaus 4.1 middle east and the maghreb 4.2 sub saharan africa 4.3 europe 4.4 the americas 4.5 asia pacific 5 staff 5.1 management 5.2 on air staff 5.2.1 current 5.2.2 key 5.3 former presenters and correspondents 5.4 recruitment 6 al jazeera investigative unit 7 availability 7.1 europe 7.2 oceania 7.3 asia 7.4 americas 8 controversies 8.1 al jazeera english journalists egyptian detainment 8.2 expulsion from china 9 criticism 9.1 anti american bias 10 awards 11 see also 12 further reading 13 references 14 external links philosophy edit al jazeera english has stated objectives of emphasizing news from the developing world of reversing the north to south flow of information and of setting the news agenda also the channel s slogan . some observers including media scholar adel iskandar have commented that this focus can be seen in the eyes of western viewers as casting al jazeera english as a global alternative news network though the entire al jazeera brand has been heavily mainstream in many parts of the world . 5 other al jazeera english slogans and catchphrases include all the news all the time fearless journalism and if it s newsworthy it gets on air whether it s bush or bin laden . al jazeera s code of ethics mirrors some of these statements . 6 award winning creative teams shaped the english brand identity . 7 launch and reach edit the channel was launched on 15 november 2006 at 12 00 gmt 19 00 wib . it had aimed to begin global broadcasting in june 2006 but had to postpone its launch because its hdtv technology was not ready . 8 9 the channel was due to be called al jazeera international but the name was changed nine months before the launch because one of the qatar based channel s backers decided that the broadcaster already had an international scope with its original arabic outlet . 10 the channel had expected to reach around 40 million households but it far exceeded that launch target reaching 80 million homes . 11 as of 2009 al jazeera s english language service can be viewed in every major european market and is available to 130 million homes in over 100 countries via cable and satellite according to molly conroy a spokeswoman for the network in washington . 12 the channel is noted for its poor penetration in the american market where it was carried by only one satellite service and a small number of cable networks . 13 al jazeera english later began a campaign to enter the north american market including a dedicated website . 14 it became available to some cable subscribers in new york in august 2011 having previously been available as an option for some viewers in washington d.c. ohio and los angeles . 15 the channel primarily reaches the united states via it s live online streaming . it is readily available on most major canadian television providers including rogers and bell tv after the canadian radio television and telecommunications commission approved the channel for distribution in canada on 26 november 2009 . 16 17 al jazeera english and iran s state run press tv were the only international english language television broadcasters with journalists reporting from inside both gaza and israel during the 2008 2009 israel gaza conflict . foreign press access to gaza has been limited via either egypt or israel . however al jazeera s reporters ayman mohyeldin and sherine tadros were already inside gaza when the conflict began and the network s coverage was often compared to cnn s initial coverage from inside baghdad in the early days of the 1991 gulf war . 18 19 20 the channel may also be viewed online . it recommends online viewing either via livestation a free site at its own website 21 or at its channel on youtube . 22 al jazeera english hd launched in the united kingdom on freeview on 26 november 2013 and began streaming in hd on youtube in 2015 . al jazeera america united states edit on 3 january 2013 al jazeera media network announced that it had purchased current tv in the united states and would be launching an american news channel . 60 % of the channel s programming would be produced in america while 40 % would be from al jazeera english . 23 24 25 26 that was later changed at the request of the cable and satellite providers to almost 100 % american programing . 27 regardless al jazeera america maintained a close working relationship with al jazeera english . the channel aired newshour in the morning and midday hours and cut to live al jazeera english coverage of large breaking international news stories outside of that . al jazeera english programmes witness earthrise listening post talk to al jazeera al jazeera corespondent and 101 east along with al jazeera investigates regularly aired on al jazeera america . on january 13 2016 al jazeera america announced that the network would be terminated on april 12 2016 citing the economic landscape . 28 al jazeera uk europe edit in 2014 al jazeera moved its uk london operations including its newsroom studios and shows from knightsbridge to its new space on floor 16 of the shard . 29 the last day of broadcasting from the knightsbridge studios was september 12th 2014 . 30 the grand opening of the new shard hub was on november 3 2014 with the first newshour broadcast on october 10 2014 . 31 the new facility is capable of running an entire channel independent from the other hubs . the london shard hub is the second biggest hub in the al jazeera network after doha . 32 in 2013 al jazeera media network began the planning stages of a new channel called al jazeera uk . if launched the british channel would broadcast for five hours during prime time as cut in uk content aired on al jazeera english . 33 it would in effect function much like rt uk and rt america does in the united states . programmes edit in addition to those listed below al jazeera english runs various programmes that are either entirely non recurrent or consist of just a limited number of parts miniseries format known as special series . all programmes including former shows are shown in their entirety on al jazeera s website and youtube . current programmes