Unable to find anyone willing to broadcast their programs to US viewers, Al-Jazeera-English is bypassing cable and satellite companies for a You Tube channel. The NY Times writes:
The YouTube channel will run segments from such Al Jazeera English shows as “Frost Over the World” with David Frost; “Inside Iraq,” billed as a weekly debate program offering opinions from guests on Iraq; and “Riz Khan,” a former BBC and CNN journalist who now works for Al Jazeera, along with new material produced exclusively for the venture, like “Political Bytes” featuring the network’s United Nations correspondent, Mark Seddon. It plans to add 10 to 15 new clips each week.
A radical move? Hardly. CBS, BBC, France 24-English, the NBA, Warner Brothers, VH1, March of Dimes, Tony Blair, all the presidential candidates and, of course, Paris Hilton, already have similar branded channels on YouTube.
