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VOL. V NO. 12, May 22-June 04, 2009 Stratos Global Corp. announced that Al-Jazeera English is the first media organization to deploy the new Inmarsat BGAN X-Stream mobile broadband satellite service, which enables streaming of broadcast-quality video from the field, reports TV Technology. "While transmitting video from major cities worldwide is facilitated by the availability of terrestrial fiber and satellite newsgathering connections, reporting the news from remote areas can be a major challenge, due to the lack of available infrastructure," said Nick Taylor, head of News Operations for Al-Jazeera English. In other news, Link TV's senior director of Middle Eastern Programming, Jamal Dajani, announced today that the channel will present a new global news hour including "World News" from Al-Jazeera English, anchored from Washington, D.C., followed by Link TV's Peabody Award-winning original news program "Mosaic: World News from the Middle East," reports Emedia Wire. Dajani states, "At a time when international news coverage has been receding rapidly in most US news outlets due to closures of foreign news bureaus, Al-Jazeera English has been filling the void with professional, and comprehensive reporting from around the globe. The addition of Al-Jazeera's 'World News' fits perfectly with Link TV's mission of informing the audience." Since its inception in 1999, the goal of Link TV has been to offer Americans and the world an array of diverse perspectives on world news and culture that are not typically emphasized in conventional media. Al-Jazeera English is available in more than 140 million households worldwide in more than 100 countries. Since launching in 2006, Al-Jazeera English has become a world leader in news coverage from Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas. With broadcast centers strategically located in Kuala Lumpur, Doha, London and Washington, DC, as well as in nearly 70 news bureaus around the world, the channel's aim is to provide independent and impartial news for a global audience, giving a voice to under-reported regions, according to the news site. "We are pleased to partner with Link TV to bring AJE to a wider audience in the United States," said Kimeran Daley, Head of North American Distribution Sales for Al-Jazeera Network. "We know there is demand in the US for access to AJE's groundbreaking news coverage and a great interest in seeing news that represents a truly global perspective. Link TV's commitment to showing international news makes them an ideal partner for Al-Jazeera English in America."
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