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Sky News looking to launch Arabic news channel

By Andy Rice
14 Jul 2010
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Sky News is in talks to launch a 24-hour Arabic news channel. The television station would be a 50-50 joint venture with an unnamed United Arab Emirates-based investor, and would have its headquarters in Abu Dhabi. Sky News said on Wedneday that the news service would provide: "independent and neutral coverage of the news agenda". Sky would do well to ensure its English news service lives up to these ideals before  Read more: The Guardian

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