Al Jazeera English, Hong Kong Cable Strike Carriage Deal

DOHA, January 10: Al Jazeera English, the Middle-East-based
English-language news and current affairs channel, will launch on Hong Kong
Cable on January 16, extending its reach to more than 100 million households
worldwide.

Al Jazeera English is supported in Asia by its Kuala Lumpur
Broadcast Centre, which includes dozens of Asian correspondents such as news
anchors Veronica Pedrosa and Teymoor Nabili.

Al Jazeera English is the first English-language global news
and current affairs channel to be headquartered in the Middle East. Al Jazeera
English’s dedicated page on YouTube is the video-sharing website’s most watched
news channel.

“News has always been our flagship program and the addition
of Al Jazeera will further enhance the width and depth of our news service with
the channel’s unique content and perspective,” said Benjamin Tong, the
executive director of Hong Kong Cable Television. “I have little doubt that the
channel will be welcomed by our viewers.”

Phil Lawrie, Al Jazeera Network’s director of global
distribution, said: “We are excited about reaching a sizeable new audience in
this important market and working with an established and industry-leading
partner. This agreement underlines the importance of the Asian region to our next
phase of growth and we are looking forward to a long and highly successful
relationship with Hong Kong Cable.”

—By Irene Lew