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Al Jazeera US launch imminent, says London bureau chief

By Press Gazette

Al Jazeera English will launch on an American network within the next six months, according to its London bureau chief.

Sue Phillips said the channel – which is currently only available online in the US through link-ups including a deal with YouTube – is overcoming misinterpretations about its agenda that earned it ‘the terrorist channel’label.

‘The climate has changed in the US,’she said. ‘We’re almost confident in saying we should be on a platform in the States within the next six months.

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