It attributed the success of the sports channel, which launched in 2003, to the high quality of its content – in particular its football coverage, which features league action from the Middle East, Europe and South America. The one million figure was billed as an unprecedented achieveme
A competition in which three subscribers won Ford cars also helped to drive Al Jazeera beyond the one million mark.
Ayman Jada, the managing director of the channel, said: “I and the entire Al Jazeera Sport Channel staff are delighted by this achievement which we have accomplished in only a few years since the Channel’s launch in 2003. This is a testament to the Channel’s superb content which our subscribers recognize and value.”
A competition in which three subscribers won Ford cars also helped to drive Al Jazeera beyond the one million mark.
Ayman Jada, the managing director of the channel, said: “I and the entire Al Jazeera Sport Channel staff are delighted by this achievement which we have accomplished in only a few years since the Channel’s launch in 2003. This is a testament to the Channel’s superb content which our subscribers recognize and value.”