Al Jazeera wins Best Digital News Channel at Freesat Awards

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About Al Jazeera English

Al Jazeera English is the first international English language news channel to be headquartered in the Middle East. Launched in November 2006, Al Jazeera English is setting the global news agenda and acts as a bridge between cultures. With unique access as the channel of reference for Middle East events, and broadcast centres strategically placed around the world in Doha, Kuala Lumpur, London and Washington DC, Al Jazeera English is balancing the information flow from South to North, providing independent and impartial news for a global audience from a grass roots level, giving voice to different perspectives from under-reported regions around the world.

Al Jazeera English is available in over 100 countries to over 140m households worldwide, and was recently awarded "Best 24 Hour News Program" at the 48th Annual Monte Carlo Television Festival. The channel also recently received its first three International Emmy nominations - two in news and current affairs for its groundbreaking coverage of the military crackdown in Myanmar and its Red Mosque coverage and one for digital programmes for their coverage of the US election.

Al Jazeera started out over twelve years ago as the first independent Arabic news channel in the world dedicated to providing comprehensive television news and live debate for the Arab world. Al Jazeera has been ranked by brandchannel.com as the most impactful television broadcast news brand globally.

For further information please contact:

Christina Aivaliotis
Tel: +974 489 2555