Al Jazeera Balkans
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Al Jazeera Balkans
| Al Jazeera Balkans | |
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| Launched | 11 November 2011 |
| Network | Al Jazeera |
| Owned by | Qatar Media Corporation |
| Picture format | 16:9 (576i, SDTV) |
| Broadcast area | Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Kosovo[a] Macedonia Montenegro Serbia Slovenia |
| Headquarters | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Sister channel(s) | Al Jazeera English |
| Website | http://balkans.aljazeera.net |
Al Jazeera Balkans (AJB) is a 24-hour international news television station headquartered in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The station broadcasts in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian six hours daily, with Al Jazeera English programmes broadcasting the remainder of the day. Al Jazeera Balkans is a sister channel of the Arabic language Al Jazeera and the English language channel Al Jazeera English.
The station broadcasts news analysis and features as well as documentaries, live debates, current affairs, business, technology, and sports.
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History
On 22 September 2010, Al Jazeera purchased the broadcast station NTV 99 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1] They bought the station for US$1.56 million.[2] The channel began broadcasting as Al Jazeera on 11 November 2011 and launched their website on that same day, its appearance mainly based on that of its English counterpart. It broadcasts from the Eutelsat W3C satellite and also has a live stream as both their Arabic and English counterparts do.
Audience and programming
According to a report from the Associated Press, "Media experts say they hope the broadcaster will offer objective news to a public that was exposed for two decades to local media heavily influenced by politics."[3] Al Jazeera Balkans has a very modern studio in Sarajevo and smaller studios in Belgrade, Zagreb and Skopje. The station plans to have correspondents in Podgorica, Priština, Mostar and Banja Luka who will report in the local languages. The station will have reporters in based in Washington, D.C., London, Berlin, Vienna, Moscow, Istanbul and Jerusalem by utilizing the resources of the current Al Jazeera bureaus around the world. The network serves viewers in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo[a], Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia.[4]
The channel's editor is Goran Milić.[5]
See also
Notes and references
Notes:
| a. | ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Serbia and the self-proclaimed Republic of Kosovo. The latter declared independence on 17 February 2008, while Serbia claims it as part of its own sovereign territory. Its independence is recognised by 90 UN member states. |
References:
- ^ BBC News Europe, 11 November 2011 - Al Jazeera launches Balkans television channel
- ^ "Al Jazeera to launch regional Balkan TV". Rapid TV News. 19 September 2010. http://www.rapidtvnews.com/index.php/201009197875/al-jazeera-to-launch-regional-balkan-tv.html. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
- ^ The Washington Examiner 11 November 2011, Aida Cerkez - Al Jazeera launches Balkan broadcast
- ^ Rapid TVNews.com - Al Jazeera Balkans to launch 11 November
- ^ "News in the ex-Yugoslavia: Broadcasting to the Balkans". The Economist. 12 November 2011. http://www.economist.com/node/21538213. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
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