I consider Aljazeera and BBC as the two best tv channels news available in English,

so why is Aljazeera, as of today, only available in Arabic?

Yes that's a shame same for me, wonder why? BBC news really grates on me with"hello I'm Paddy O'Donnell"repeated every 15 minutes

I hope its a glitch

Yes that's a shame same for me, wonder why? BBC news really grates on me with"hello I'm Paddy O'Donnell"repeated every 15 minutes

I hope its a glitch

and the fact its so bloody left wing and pc.

pee'd off one of the only chanels I watched. After 8 years with them may look for another as its gone down hill anyway.

Ahhhh....this f'in blows!
I am going to send them an email now; here is their email address: //removed//

Edited October 21, 201312 yr by Tywais
email removed as per forum rules

Nevermind.......


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Another one with an online form: http://www.sophonbb.net/net/contact.php

The Good News and the Bad News!

First the GOOD NEWS: Wetv has Aljazeera in ENGLISH on Channel 42.

Now the Bad NEWS. WEtv is unreliable.... a year or so ago they dropped Aljazeera and when after I complained loud and long, they put it back on but NOT in the same grouping as other English Broadcasts such as Channel News Asia, Australian ABC, FOX and BBC.

They also suffer from Audio and Video drop-outs on quite a few channels....but if WEtv (WORST EVER TV) is the only game in town, we just have to live with it. Also notice that the German channel, which used to have some excellent shows in English is now broadcasting ONLY in German.

I noticed that too.

There are of course two Al Jazeeras, English and Arabic.

I reckon there are enough Arabic speakers locally for the Arabic version.

The content is different too, of course.

To stream Al Jazeera English:

http://www.livestation.com/en/aljazeera-english

For more progressive U.S. centric news, the anti-Fox, try:

http://www.hulkusa.com/watch-msnbc-live-streaming/

Edited October 21, 201312 yr by Jingthing

I didn't think Sophon could get any worse, but I was wrong.

Yes that's a shame same for me, wonder why? BBC news really grates on me with"hello I'm Paddy O'Donnell"repeated every 15 minutes

I hope its a glitch

and the fact its so bloody left wing and pc.

my friend is a producer at Aljazeera

he left BBC because of their policys

he says its not news anymore only their version of events

a bit like Fox

shame

I think many of us that stay in condos (or hotels) tend to get Sophon cable since this cable network is for the tourist sector in the area. It is inexpensive, so the hotels and condos in the area seems to subscribe to it (unless one pays more for satellite with True). Like the previous posts stated, the English Aljazera news is a good channel with its different perspective on world events and its documentaries. BBC (to me) is acceptable also. What is NOT a news channel is FOX... it is a political propaganda machine channel for Republican and the illiterate and gullible. I am surprised how many hotels carry it overseas--its subscription fee must be low since it is sometimes the only "American" newschannel shown (no CNN on Sophon). I must admit, I do turn it on for the noise and to know what the latest crime in the USA is... the Daily show with Jon stewart is more informative (just joking).

Edited October 22, 201312 yr by toenail

I see that AJ have just launched a paid-for online service, so maybe they've withdrawn their English language service from providers like Sophon to force more people to pay online.

They also suffer from Audio and Video drop-outs on quite a few channels....but if WEtv (WORST EVER TV) is the only game in town, we just have to live with it.

It is not the only game in town. It is the cheapest game in town and a good deal for the price.

It's a shame, the BBC with all its red decking and drapery and beating drums is like watching a Soviet Labour Day parade in Red Square in the 1980's. Al Jazeera has much more level-headed news coverage.

Edited October 22, 201312 yr by Guderian

What is NOT a news channel is FOX...

Horse manure. There are good news show on Fox. My favorite is Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace. Special Report every morning (in Thailand) is excellent too. There are also a lot of opinion show. When you do not share their political point of view, you get outraged.

Ironic that you quote Orwell to defend Fox. Fox would be Orwell's nightmare. Read "Politics and the English Language.

I can not even recall all the changes they made in the past years but nothing much good for us English speakers, except MAYBE the addition of ci and bio.

Do you recall all they took away in the last few years?

Ironic that you quote Orwell to defend Fox. Fox would be Orwell's nightmare.

I did not quote anyone to defend Fox. You seem to be getting confused by my signature. However, I'm pretty sure that Orwell would be horried by the newspeak spin eminating from the White House and that "paid liar" Jay Carney. I did point out some excellent news shows on Fox News that truly are fair and balanced.

Why even subscribe for a cable tv package when you can watch streamed channels all you want online ? And most of them are free.

Probably because many cannot watch long periods of streaming without lag and delays.

The wifi many have is not up to the task.

Why even subscribe for a cable tv package when you can watch streamed channels all you want online ? And most of them are free.

Al J. back in English. Someone was asleep at the switch is all it was. It's interesting for an hour or so but they repeat too many stories. FOX News remains the only choice for American news.

Yep, AJ English is back.

So regarding the topic of this thread: