Al Jazeera Media Network

Qatari news media organization

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September 30 2024 Scheduled end of Al Jazeera English broadcast on Freeview channel 235, with service to continue on channel 251 as a streaming service.
May 2022 An Egyptian Court sentences Ahmed Taha, an Al Jazeera Mubasher news anchor, to 15 years in prison in absentia for interviewing former Egyptian Presidential Candidate Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh.
January 5 2016 Ryan Howard and Ryan Zimmerman filed civil lawsuits against Al Jazeera for defamation related to the sports doping documentary.
December 27 2015 Al Jazeera English released the documentary 'The Dark Side: Secrets of the Sports Dopers', investigating alleged performance-enhancing drug use by professional athletes, which named Peyton Manning among others.
November 8 2015 It was reported that Al Jazeera America's general counsel, David W. Harleston, did not have a license to practice law.
June 11 2015 Shannon High-Bassalik, AJAM's former senior vice president of programming and documentaries, filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against the channel, alleging biased pro-Arab coverage and employee mistreatment.
May 5 2015 Al Jazeera Media Network demoted Ehab Al Shihabi from CEO to Chief Operations Officer (COO) of Al Jazeera America, replacing him with Al Anstey, the former managing director of Al Jazeera English.
May 4 2015 Marcy McGinnis, a senior Al Jazeera America executive and former CBS news anchor, resigned from the company amid internal management dissension.
April 28 2015 Matthew Luke filed a US$15 million lawsuit against Al Jazeera America, alleging unfair dismissal and claiming his boss discriminated against female employees and made anti-Semitic remarks.
December 22 2014 Al Jazeera Media Network officially announces the cessation of Al Jazeera Mubasher Misr's broadcasting, citing the ongoing political situation.
2011 Al Jazeera Mubasher Misr (AJMM) channel begins operations in Cairo, serving as a sister channel to the original Al Jazeera Mubasher.

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