British Newspaper Takes Al Jazeera English Video Clips

DOHA/LONDON, January 15: Video news bulletins from Al Jazeera English are being made available on the website of the British newspaper The Independent.

Presented from the channel’s broadcast centers in Doha, Kuala Lumpur, London and Washington, the 2- to 3-minute segments will be refreshed throughout the day.

The Middle Eastern-based English-language news channel reaches 130 million homes worldwide.

Tony Burman, the managing director of Al Jazeera English, commented: "Making our content accessible to international audiences through different distribution channels has been a priority for Al Jazeera and this agreement with The Independent extends that mission. I look forward to our partnership and to expanding our ability for audiences in the U.K. to see our news content."

Jimmy Leach, the editorial director for digital at The Independent, added: "This is a great way of delivering a global perspective both to our U.K.-based users and to our growing audience overseas. Al Jazeera will enable us to bring a different world-view to our audience. That sort of broad-minded approach to interpreting world opinion will sit perfectly with our readers."

—By Mansha Daswani