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8 March 2016
Arqiva
have
been
selected
by
Al
Jazeera
Media
Network
to
provide
its
global
teleport
&
satellite
distribution
services,
with
work
having
commenced
in
February
of
this
year.
Over
the
course
of a
long-term
agreement,
we
will
distribute
AJMN’s
flagship
news
channels
Al
Jazeera
Arabic
and
Al
Jazeera
English
to
popular
global
networks. The new agreement will allow Al Jazeera to offer its international audience a better viewing experience as the bit rate and video quality will increase. Viewers will also be able to enjoy the improved network resilience thanks to the use of dual and triplicate redundancy on key components of the core fibre, satellite and teleport design. Abdulla AlNajjar, Executive Director of Global Brand and Communications at Al Jazeera, commented: “With Arqiva already providing the transmission for all of Al Jazeera’s output to the Middle East from its UK Teleports, it made sense to turn to them as we looked to take on a new global satellite distribution partner. This agreement is another step towards providing our audiences across the world with a higher quality viewing experience.”
David
Crawford,
Managing
Director
for
Satellite
&
Media
at
Arqiva,
commented:
“With
millions
of
households
tuning
in
worldwide,
Al
Jazeera
is
one
of
the
biggest
multinational,
multimedia
news
networks
in
the
industry
–
and
one
we’re
thrilled
to
be
working
with.
We
look
forward
to
continuing
to
be a
trusted
partner
of
AJMN,
helping
them
to
monetise
their
content
in
multiple
ways
across
multiple
territories.”
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