It is the above bigoted attitude that is held in America that damages it’s own national interest, but worst is that it’s what was being held by the USG own officers.

I remember at the time, there was an active effort to prevent AJE access, but they were too diplomatic to point out the cynics.

As long as people can go to sleep in the comfort of “they hate us for our freedom”, rather than because we’ll support dictators who act as our puppets, and America needs to care more for Israel then it’s own national interest!

Yours kindly,

Methuselah Now

At the end of my post after some facts about the cable TV distribution, I also added information on other Al-Jazeera streaming/webcasting, and satellite sources and link on iphone app of Al-Jazeera on itunes.

As we know, for cable companies, etc, sometimes, it’s more profitable to carry a shopping channel or say – the new Oprah Channel OWN, or discovery, or premium movie channels, etc.

Al-Jazeera (Al-Jazeera English or AJE for short) channel is carried by MHZ Networks from Falls Church into the Washington DC Metro area as well as they carry 9 other channels devoted to news and news channel redistribution from China, France, Korea, etc. and do (as available/usually) run the channels as they are aired in those countries here, for the most part, and thus, allowing these channels to have their “freedom of speech” in the US of what they care to cover.

It appears MHZ – the standard disclaimer being they don’t agree to everything the channels say – they provide a service to those of us who wish to understand the news, and hear different viewpoints from those outside of the US.

I noted a bit ago that Mhz has a distribution agreement with Roku, but I am unsure of what is sliced an diced and/or repurposed for Roku from the 10 24 hour news channels that Mhz Networks serves up daily. Mhz also carries other entertainment programming usually from an international (or other than US) content provider and some of that content is available by subscription on Roku.

As of (April) 2009, when Mhz picked up for cable redistribution Al-Jazeera the news release said that 20 other cable and broadcasters were to distribute the channel in the US.

Here’s the satellite providers to pick up this channel in US – Globecast, Fision, JumpTV, VDC according to AJE http://english.aljazeera.net/aboutus/2006/11/200852518552950317.html

This is from a Washington Post Story of the same date of their launch, “MHz, a nonprofit organization, will add AJE to its lineup of 10 international channels carried on the digital tiers offered by Comcast (the area’s largest cable provider, on Channel 271), Cox, RCN and Verizon Fios systems throughout the region. MHz will also offer it over the air July 1, after local stations have completed the transition to digital broadcasts.

MHz will also distribute about one hour of AJE’s news on the MHz Worldview channel to public stations throughout Utah and in cities such as Chicago, San Francisco, Denver and Miami. In all, about 18 million households will be able to receive some or all of the network’s programming, said Frederick Thomas, MHz’s founder and chief executive.”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/28/AR2009042803918.html

According to other reports, I did not verify – they state more than 30 stations around the country carry worldview that includes an hour of Al-Jazeera programming daily along with its other mix of news around the world that showcases news perspectives from the news organizations originated in those countries.

Whatever your viewpoints, in the US by distribution of these channels, it gives the viewer the choice to listen, or turn off the channel, allowing us freedom of listening and choice.

Here are some streaming/webcasting options – and I haven’t reviewed this close enough (haven’t had time) to know which ones of these have rights to redistribute, or using embedded stream,etc.

http://www.muslimco.com/aljazeeraenglish.html
This provides a feed of AJE — reviewing today – solid – good quality streaming. (bug trucated top left)

As mentioned in your original story – livemotion is found on a number of websites….ex?
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xg7hrs_al-jazeera-english_news Livestation airing on dailymotion – pre-roll forced commercial – high quality stream, low latency.twitter click overlay top right

Al-jazeera Live app
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/al-jazeera-english-live/id318348833?mt=8 version 1.2.6 livestation affiliation – available on iphone and ipod touch
- livestation link – http://www.livestation.com/aljazeera_english_live_iphone

content provider stream – http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/ stuttering today.

http://wwitv.com/tv_channels/b1544.htm – no stream from promoted link

and others….

Thanks,
Peggy

The cowardice of American media, forever afraid to offer us news sources on the basis of their name or location is not a surprise. Since the demise of the original CNN, there has been little or no backbone in the US press.

To offer an opinion wholly contrary to fact, simpleminded parroting of rightwing cant – is the saddest commentary on what American conservatism has become. No longer capable of independent thought.

It’s not Al-Jazeera’s job to “actively speak out against Arab dictators.” Watch and you will see that it’s balanced and highly professional. The coverage of Egypt includes segments with both Govt. and opposition leaders.

Just because they report on Egypt doesn’t make Aljazeera a TV station that actively speaks out againts Arab dictators, which they don’t, given where their headquarters are based it is not strange at all.