Much to the chagrin of groups like United American Committee, al-Jazeera will launch an English-speaking High-Definition TV channel on November 15. The company will also unveil a non-HD version of the channel on that day. An al-Jazeera spokeswoman says that at least one cable company and one satellite operator have agreed to carry the new channel. She did not specify whether the two providers would carry both the HD and non-HD versions, nor did she name the providers.
EchoStar's Dish Network, the nation's second leading satellite television company, now offers the Arabic-speaking al-Jazeera (DIRECTV does not). Asked if Dish would carry the English al-Jazeera, an EchoStar spokeswoman said: "We don't have an announcement planned at this time." Comcast cable yesterday denied that it would add al-Jazeera to its lineup.
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