SavedOnebyGrace Posted January 15, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 11 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 4,059 Content Per Day: 12.80 Reputation: 5,193 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/30/2023 Status: Offline Share Posted January 15, 2016 8 minutes ago, RevelationWriter said: - Interesting that Al Jazeera is bowing out after just two popular years. As I pondered this, it came to me that as an excepted News Media being able to learn what only they are privileged to know of governments? Maybe they've found out what it is they wanted to know, for whom they wanted to know it. Being the real reason Al Jazeera was even formed to begin with (?) Al-Jazeera to Shutdown by April The cable news station bought from Al Gore for $500,000,000 will be shut down by April. I'm sure this will be devastating to both of its viewers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other one Posted January 15, 2016 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 30 Topic Count: 600 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 56,391 Content Per Day: 7.55 Reputation: 28,141 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted January 15, 2016 1 hour ago, Saved.One.by.Grace said: Al-Jazeera to Shutdown by April The cable news station bought from Al Gore for $500,000,000 will be shut down by April. I'm sure this will be devastating to both of its viewers. I think you might be surprised at the number of people who watch it...... they are closing it because it isn't making money..... which is why Gore sold it in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SavedOnebyGrace Posted January 15, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 11 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 4,059 Content Per Day: 12.80 Reputation: 5,193 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/30/2023 Status: Offline Share Posted January 15, 2016 6 minutes ago, other one said: I think you might be surprised at the number of people who watch it...... they are closing it because it isn't making money..... which is why Gore sold it in the first place. But I'm sure Gore made money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thereselittleflower Posted January 15, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 6 Topic Count: 58 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 5,457 Content Per Day: 1.67 Reputation: 4,220 Days Won: 37 Joined: 07/01/2015 Status: Offline Share Posted January 15, 2016 5 minutes ago, other one said: I think you might be surprised at the number of people who watch it...... they are closing it because it isn't making money..... which is why Gore sold it in the first place. Exactly “Our business model is simply not sustainable in light of the economic challenges in the U.S. media marketplace,” Al Anstey, chief executive officer of Al Jazeera America, wrote in a memo to staff. The Qatar-based TV network controlled by the Middle Eastern state’s royal family has struggled to build an audience in the U.S., posting weak ratings as more Americans forgo cable-TV and satellite to watch shows from Netflix and Hulu. ...Anstey, who was named chief executive officer in May, said Al Jazeera plans to expand its digital products this year to bring new global content into America. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-13/al-jazeera-america-to-close-citing-tough-climate-for-u-s-media They are just shifting the 'how.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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