Al Jazeera Mubasher Al-‘Amma
| Al Jazeera Mubasher Al-‘Amma | |
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| Launched | April 14, 2005 |
| Network | Al Jazeera |
| Owned by | Al Jazeera Media Network |
| Picture format | HDTV 1080i25 (SDTV) |
| Country | Qatar |
| Language | Arabic |
| Broadcast area | Worldwide |
| Headquarters | Doha, Qatar |
| Sister channel(s) | Al Jazeera Arabic Al Jazeera Turk Al Jazeera Documentary |
| Website | Al Jazeera Mubasher Al-‘Amma |
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| Satellite | |
| beIN (Middle East) & (North Africa) | Channel 202 |
| Streaming media | |
| Livestation | Jazeera Mubasher Al-‘Amma (Free, 502 Kbit/s) |
| Sling TV | Internet Protocol television |
Al Jazeera Mubasher Al-‘Amma (AJMG) Arabic: الجزيرة مباشر, is a television channel launched by Al Jazeera Media Network originally on April 15, 2005. It is an all-Arabic channel based in Doha, Qatar that broadcasts conferences and other events live without editing or commentary, using subtitles when translation is needed. The channel is also sometimes referred to as Al Jazeera Live,[1] as Mubasher is an Arabic word for Live (as in live broadcast) and Al-‘Amma is Arabic for General. The channel was formerly called just Al Jazeera Mubasher.
Al Jazeera Mubasher Al-‘Amma is the first channel of its kind in the Arab world and is similar to the U.S. channel C-SPAN and UK channel BBC Parliament. The channel also has a live stream of its broadcast on both its website and Livestation.
In 2014, the channel underwent a graphics upgrade as part of Al Jazeera Media Networks graphics upgrade across the company.
Launched in April 2005, Al Jazeera Mubasher is the first Middle Eastern 24-hour live news and events channel. Acting as the eyes and ears of the Arab world, the channel is dedicated to giving viewers real-time footage of global and regional events.
The channel has remote feeds and on-the-ground cameras broadcasting political gatherings, press conferences, discussions, and meetings, bringing audiences the latest on political, social, cultural and economic affairs. When people want events as they happen, they turn to Al Jazeera Mubasher—live and uncut.
On December 20, 2014 it was announced that Al Jazeera Media Network would coalesce both Al Jazeera Mubasher and the temporarily suspended Al Jazeera Mubasher Misr in to a new combined channel called Al Jazeera Al-‘Amma (AJMG) or Al Jazeera Live General.[2]
The new Al Jazeera Mubasher Al-‘Amma will report live events from all over the globe simultaneously with round-the-clock analysis. The new channel’s focus is to ensure interaction between viewers and unfolding events. The channel is built to serve as an open space for viewers to air their views rather than them simply receiving information. The output will rely much on viewer suggestions rather than a traditional pattern of fixed transmission grid.
Egyptian channel
A similar channel called Al Jazeera Mubasher Misr (AJMM) or Al Jazeera Live Egypt similar to its original sister channel minus some commentary operated in Egypt based in Cairo from 2011 to 2014. The channel functioned similar to its main counterpart but was shut down by the Egyptian government after the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état on allegations the channel was pro-Morsi. The channel's staff were arrested but later released.
In the period from 2013 until its suspension it broadcast from Al Jazeera's Doha headquarters running video brought in through other sources such as YouTube and Reuters and press conferences taped from other news organizations in the country.
Al Jazeera Mubasher Misr has meanwhile temporarily ceased broadcasting until such time as necessary permits are issued for its return to Cairo in coordination with the Egyptian authorities. Al Jazeera Mubasher Al‘Amma will therefore transmit on the frequencies of both Al Jazeera Mubasher and Al Jazeera Mubasher Misr.[3]
References
- ↑ BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Al-Jazeera launches new channel
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