Al Jazeera English announces a new deal with one of Asia's leading cable operators, Hong Kong Cable Limited, for the channel to broadcast in Hong Kong.

The agreement is yet another step forward for Al Jazeera English's rapid distribution growth - the channel now reaches over 100 million households worldwide. Al Jazeera English is dedicated to building its presence across Asia to give viewers access to its groundbreaking content. The channel's unique editorial mission to transform global news is supported in Asia by its Kuala Lumpur Broadcast Centre, dozens of Asian bureaus and correspondents that include household names such as news anchors Veronica Pedrosa and Teymoor Nabili.

Hong Kong Cable is one of Hong Kong's leading subscription television providers and is among the territory's top five media with a firmly established platform in news, movies, sports and general entertainment.

'News has always been our flagship programme and the addition of Al Jazeera will further enhance the width and depth of our news service with the channel's unique content and perspective. I have little doubt that the channel will be welcomed by our viewers,' said Mr Benjamin Tong, Executive Director of Hong Kong Cable Television Limited.

Al Jazeera English is the first English language global news and current affairs channel to be headquartered in the Middle East, in Doha, Qatar. From this unique position the channel is setting the global news agenda with fearless, impartial, and independent journalism. Al Jazeera English's dedicated page on YouTube is home to the website's most watched news channel.

Phil Lawrie, Al Jazeera Network's Director of Global Distribution said, 'We are excited about reaching a sizeable new audience in this important market and working with an established and industry-leading partner. This agreement underlines the importance of the Asian region to our next phase of growth and we are looking forward to a long and highly successful relationship with Hong Kong Cable.'

Al Jazeera will debut on Hong Kong Cable on January 16, 2008 and will be carried as Channel 34 on the platform.