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Sky News Arabia appoints Nart Bouran as Director of News

Wed, 2011-02-16 11:53 - By

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Sky News Arabia has appointed Nart Bouran as Director of News for its 24-hour Arabic rolling news channel that will launch in Spring 2012. He joins Sky News Arabia from Thomson Reuters, where he was Director of Television for the Reuters News Agency. Nart will have overall responsibility for the channel including delivering its editorial standards and business goals.

BSkyB in Talks on Arabic service broadcast

Wed, 2010-07-14 10:50 - By

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Financial Times has reported that British Sky Broadcasting is in talks to broadcast a 24-hour rolling news service in Arabic, based in Abu Dhabi, as part of a joint-venture with a local private investor. Entering a highly competitive market, the satellite channel would launch under the Sky News name and be the UK broadcaster's first venture into a territory outside the UK.