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Al Jazeera buys Current TV, will launch new channel
cnnmoney.com ^ | January 3, 2012 | Charles Riley

Posted on 01/03/2013 6:58:19 AM PST by BobNative

HONG KONG (CNNMoney)

Pioneering Arab broadcaster Al Jazeera has acquired Current TV, and will use the network's wider distribution avenues to launch a new U.S.-based channel.

The takeover will provide Al Jazeera with access to millions of U.S. households, a lucrative market the Qatar-based broadcaster has long coveted. The deal also means the end of Current, the low-rated channel co-founded by former Vice President Al Gore.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: algore; aljazeera; aljazeeragore; aljazerra; currenttv; enemedias; goebbelswouldbeproud; goreon; jazeeraalgore; mediawar; qatar; staterunmedia; timewarner; waronterror
This is terrible news!

Current TV now appears on the following Cable Networks: DirectTV, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, DishNetwork, Verizon FIOS and AT&T uVerse.

I suggest that we demand that these Networks immediately stop airing Current TV broadcasts.

To their credit, Time Warner has already announced that they will drop Current TV ASAP!

1 posted on 01/03/2013 6:58:21 AM PST by BobNative
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To: BobNative

More to the point, why was Glenn Beck refused this same deal, a year ago?

Hmm?

No to Glenn Beck, but yes to Al-J?


2 posted on 01/03/2013 7:05:15 AM PST by Cringing Negativism Network
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To: BobNative

I don’t think it will last since there’s not much of a market for Jihad TV around here...Time Warner has already dropped it.


3 posted on 01/03/2013 7:05:39 AM PST by Timber Rattler (Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

The gist I got listening to Beck this morning was that Al Jazeera was more closely aligned wit the ideals of Current than Mercury One.

Take that with a grain or salt, because I was only half paying attention - but that seemed to be his claim.


4 posted on 01/03/2013 7:10:12 AM PST by Gabz (Democrats for Voldemort.)
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To: BobNative

Who cares? Current is just another crap cable channel. They broadcast crap. All Liberal agenda crap.


5 posted on 01/03/2013 7:13:48 AM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (The best thing in life & the hardest thing in life is watching your children grow up.)
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To: Gabz

Al-Gore Al-Jazeera, Al-AntiWest cr@p, Al of it.

I hate that rich fat hypocrite. Him & Michael Moore both.


6 posted on 01/03/2013 7:19:52 AM PST by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam.")
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To: BobNative

More selling out America to our enemies.


7 posted on 01/03/2013 8:23:53 AM PST by bgill (We've passed the point of no return. Welcome to Al Amerika.)
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To: BobNative

Gee, I wonder when there will be shows like “The Real Burkha Housewives of Kabul” or some outdoors show that demonstrates the best techniques for stalking and then beheading humans.


8 posted on 01/03/2013 9:24:34 AM PST by Bigg Red (Sorry, Mr. Franklin, I guess we couldn't keep it.)
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