Al Jazeera Arabic joins Livestation
December 23rd, 2008Posted by Alexander de Vivie in Broadcasting
Livestation, the online TV provider with more than 2,500 channels, has added Al Jazeera Arabic to its line up.
The channel, which joins a host of other Arabic-language content on the service, is ‘an important addition’, Matteo Berlucchi, Livestation CEO, said in a press release.
“Recent feedback from our users confirms a strong demand for Arabic news channels. We are also looking forward to working closely with Al Jazeera Arabic to utilise our interactive tools,” he said in the release.
Phil Lawrie, director of global distribution at Al Jazeera Network, said the deal would bring Al Jazeera content to millions of broadband users.
Tags: Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera Arabic, broadband, Broadband TV, Livestation, Matteo Berlucchi, Phil Lawrie
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