Another win for the millennials: AJ+ hires Circa’s Chief Content Officer David Cohn
Al Jazeera’s AJ+ venture has landed a bit of a coup by hiring Circa’s Chief Content Officer David Cohn to lead its audience engagement team.
Al Jazeera’s digital news venture AJ+ launches with a dedicated iPhone app
Al Jazeera is officially unveiling AJ+ and the AJ+ iPhone app, which aims to bring news and context to people who don’t watch news on TV anymore.
Al Jazeera just soft-launched its AJ+ online video network
Al Jazeera just lifted the curtain on AJ+, its online news network for people who don’t watch cable news anymore.
Al Jazeera is staffing up for the launch of its AJ+ online video news network
Al Jazeera is hiring dozens of video journalists to staff up for the launch of its AJ+ online venture.
Al Jazeera’s AJ+ publishes first videos on YouTube
Al Jazeera’s AJ+ just published a first few videos on YouTube, giving us a first look at the online-only network’s take on news.
An exclusive behind-the-scenes look at AJ+, Al Jazeera’s upcoming online news network
Al Jazeera’s AJ+ is an ambitious attempt to produce news for a generation that doesn’t watch news networks on TV anymore. Here’s a first behind-the-scenes look.
Al Jazeera will launch a dedicated online channel, bring videos back to YouTube
Al Jazeera Plus will be headquartered in San Francisco, have dedicated offices around the world, and produce news for the YouTube generation.
Al Jazeera English unblocks its YouTube videos for US-based viewers
US-based news junkies can once again access reports produced by Quatar-based Al Jazeera English online after the network stopped blocking access to its YouTube videos from within the US Tuesday. Al Jazeera started to lock out U.S. viewers from its online videos when it launched its new cable channel Al Jazeera America back in August due to contractual obligations. Its contracts with cable operators also forced the network to block its live stream in the US, which remained inaccessible Tuesday. It’s unclear what exactly changed with regards to its YouTube videos, but Al Jazeera English staff celebrated the move online:
Al Jazeera hints at new online programming for cord cutters and cable hold-outs
Al Jazeera America can’t be watched on Time Warner Cable, AT&T Uverse or online – but the network’s corporate parent seems to be readying a new online offering.
Ahead of cable channel launch, Al Jazeera starts blocking videos on YouTube
Al Jazeera started blocking U.S. visitors from accessing its news videos on YouTube this week. In light of the clashes in Cairo, timing couldn’t be worse.