Al-Jazeera, BBC sign access pact
Al-Jazeera, the Arab satellite television channel that has broadcast statements from Osama bin Laden and his al Qaeda network, has extended its reach into the West after signing an agreement with Britain’s BBC.
A spokesman for the state-owned British broadcaster said the deal granted both stations reciprocal access to news material.
Independent al-Jazeera, based in the tiny Gulf Arab state of Qatar, began broadcasting in 1996, bringing scrutiny to governments in the Middle East, where many of the region’s news outlets are under some form of official control.
From Reuters
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