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Al Jazeera Launches Streaming Hub Boosting Its Reach As Tensions Mount With Israel Over Coverage of Israel-Hamas War
Al Jazeera is launching a streaming hub called Al Jazeera 360 that will boost Its reach as it faces content restrictions amid tensions with Israel.
Al Jazeera Media Network is launching a streaming platform called Al Jazeera 360 that the Qatar-based news network is hailing as a digital milestone and a gateway for the public to watch its news content without restrictions at a time of mounting tensions over its coverage of the Israel-Hamas conflict. Following the Al Jazeera 360 kickoff on Sept. 15, the streamer — which is free-of-charge and currently only in Arabic language — has drawn more than a million views in its first week of service and hit more than 300,000 app downloads, according to Jamal Elshayyal, the network’s digital content manager. In an interview with Variety Elshayyal called AJ360 “the fastest growing” streamer in the Arab World, even though, he added, “it’s early days.”
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