Al Jazeera has acquired Current TV, the progressive cable news station co-founded by Al Gore.
The news was reported by the New York Times' Brian Stelter on Wednesday.
Al Jazeera will replace Current's programming with its own network. The Dubai-based channel has long sought to extend the reach of its English-language service in the United States.The Huffington Post
Al Jazeera Buys Current TV
Katherine Fung and Jack Mirkinson
Al Jazeera confirms:
Al Jazeera buys US channel Current TV
How much did they get?
ReplyDeleteIt says algore may make 125M but IIRC I read somewhere else they were only looking for 80M for the whole thing...
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