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Al-Jazeera to Launch English-Language Channel This Year NewsMax.com WiresHONG KONG – Arab TV broadcaster Al-Jazeera will launch an English-language news channel toward the end of next year, the broadcaster announced Wednesday. Al-Jazeera International will feature news bulletins, talk shows and documentaries with a focus on developing countries, an area that the Al-Jazeera feels has been undercovered, the channel's managing director, Nigel Parsons said in Hong Kong on the sidelines of a cable TV conference. Story Continues Below He said the new channel will not be a literal translation of Qatar-based Al-Jazeera's Arabic content, which U.S. officials have criticized for fanning anti-American sentiment in the Arab world. Parsons said that Al-Jazeera International would be balanced, that the channel had "no ax to grind," but added "we expect to have the best coverage of the Middle East" because of Al-Jazeera's roots in the region. The move is also part of Al-Jazeera's effort to develop a full network. It already has a sports channel and will launch a children's channel by April next year, Parsons said by phone. It wasn't immediately clear in which countries Al-Jazeera International will be available. Parsons said the channel, which has a target launch date of November 2005, is still signing up broadcasters, but he expected to "piggyback" on the distribution network of Al-Jazeera's Arabic channel.
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