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Qatar-based news broadcaster Al-Jazeera arrives in the Balkans

Wed, May 26 2010 14:15 CET

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Qatar-based news broadcaster Al-Jazeera arrives in the Balkans

Qatar-based international news broadcaster Al-Jazeera will have a new headquarters in Sarajevo, from where it said it will cover the whole Balkans Peninsula for regional-based news, Bulgarian media reported on May 26 2010.

Al-Jazeera representatives will arrive in the Bosnian capital city the week beginning May 31 when they will finalise the takeover of the local television channel Studio 99 and set up their own television network in its place. Studio 99 has been rumoured to be facing closure since the turn of the year. Eventually the takeover became all but imminent, reports said.

The Qatar company is said to have completed the deal worth 160 000 euro, according to information, released by local media.

For the moment, however, the takeover is not confirmed by the official website of Al-Jazeera itself. Spokespersons for the television network channel have also declined to comment, when approached by Radio Free Europe.

Reportedly, the new television channel in southeastern Europe will be called Balkan Al-Jazeera.

Studio 99 came on air in 1992 when hostilities in Bosnia commenced. The channel was renowned for its relaxed coverage of events and its support for tolerance and the development of a multicultural society, reports say.

But international funding for the channel was stopped in the 1990s and the channel experienced ever growing financial concerns.

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