Fox news: Will become the Largest Middle East Network with 300 million Arab viewers.

[rdean]

The new channel, which will broadcast in Arabic and is intended to compete with the Al-Arabiya and Al-Jazeera satellite channels, will focus on development in Saudi Arabia and the wider Arab world, with an emphasis on politics, economics and society.

Khashoggi to head new 24-hour Arab news channel - Saudi Arabia - ArabianBusiness.com

Rotana will get $70 million for 9.09 percent of its capital in new shares that will be issued for the long anticipated deal and News Corp will have 18 months after the completion of the deal to double its stake to 18.2 percent for another $70 million, Rotana Chairman Prince Alwaleed bin Talal said on Tuesday.
Speaking to reporters, he said: "This (News Corp) transaction values Rotana at more than $800 million... But the transaction is way, way beyond finance... Rotana does not need to be financed. It has near zero debt."

News Corp snaps up $70m Rotana stake - Media - ArabianBusiness.com

"A stake in Rotana expands our presence in a region with a young and growing population, where (economic) growth is set to outstrip that of more developed economies in the years ahead," James Murdoch, chairman and CEO of News Corp.'s European and Asian operations, said in a statement. "Rotana is a leading player in the Middle East and we look forward to working together."

News Corp. Buys 9 Percent of Mideast's Rotana - ABC News

The prince said that the deal would strengthen the existing relationship with News Corp — "building Rotana's presence across the region and expanding its reach to the Arab diaspora around the world."
In a prepared statement, Rupert Murdoch's son James, who heads News Corp's European and Asian arm, said that the newly acquired stake would help his company expand its presence in "a region with a young and growing population where GDP is set to outstrip that of more developed economies in the years ahead."

Murdoch buys into Rotana - Arab News

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What this means is that Fox News will become the largest news organization in the Middle East.

One wonders, will a news organization be able to “compete” in an area of the world where every news organization plays “Anti American, Anti Israel” sentiment 24/7?

Will Fox play “Anti Arab” in this country and “Anti American” in the Middle East?

The question had to be asked.

 

[Sallow]

I disagree with this vehmently.

Fox is not news..

 

[Revere]

The question is, shit for brains, do you know the difference between Rotana and Fox News?

 

[The Infidel]

*yawn..... scratch ass and walk on*

​

 

[rdean]

The Prince al-Waleed involvement with the company that owns Fox, the N.Y. Post and The Weekly Standard is even more troubling. Gaffney, Murray and others point out that part of the deal concerns Rotana Audio Visual Company, a media firm which owns and operates several TV stations in the Middle East and owns “a huge library of Arabic movies and music,” as Murray informs AIM. These propaganda outlets “contain vicious anti-Semitism and anti-American views.” Most of its material is “entertainment,” but of course, we need look no further than our own Hollywood to understand that entertainment can carry a powerful political or geopolitical message.

Part of the Saudi/NewsCorp investment arrangement will allow Rotana to broadcast directly into the U.S. market on DirecTV, which is a subsidiary of NewsCorp. That means “fanatical [radical Islamist] propaganda” may be broadcast into American homes, says RFC’s Murray.

AIM Report: Radical Arabs Seek Influence Over U.S. Media – December A

 

[rdean]

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The question is, shit for brains, do you know the difference between Rotana and Fox News?

Yes, the difference is the owner of Rotana owns 7% of Fox News and the owner of Fox News owns nearly 20% of Rotana.

The question, will Murdoch, a man who makes money, play pro American in this country and Anti American in the Middle East?

 

[Revere]

Who the fuck cares, loser? You do the same thing with Arabs and Americans here.

 

[rdean]

Who the fuck cares, loser? You do the same thing with Arabs and Americans here.

Do I?

 

[Quantum Windbag]

The new channel, which will broadcast in Arabic and is intended to compete with the Al-Arabiya and Al-Jazeera satellite channels, will focus on development in Saudi Arabia and the wider Arab world, with an emphasis on politics, economics and society.

Khashoggi to head new 24-hour Arab news channel - Saudi Arabia - ArabianBusiness.com

Rotana will get $70 million for 9.09 percent of its capital in new shares that will be issued for the long anticipated deal and News Corp will have 18 months after the completion of the deal to double its stake to 18.2 percent for another $70 million, Rotana Chairman Prince Alwaleed bin Talal said on Tuesday.
Speaking to reporters, he said: "This (News Corp) transaction values Rotana at more than $800 million... But the transaction is way, way beyond finance... Rotana does not need to be financed. It has near zero debt."

News Corp snaps up $70m Rotana stake - Media - ArabianBusiness.com

"A stake in Rotana expands our presence in a region with a young and growing population, where (economic) growth is set to outstrip that of more developed economies in the years ahead," James Murdoch, chairman and CEO of News Corp.'s European and Asian operations, said in a statement. "Rotana is a leading player in the Middle East and we look forward to working together."

News Corp. Buys 9 Percent of Mideast's Rotana - ABC News

The prince said that the deal would strengthen the existing relationship with News Corp — "building Rotana's presence across the region and expanding its reach to the Arab diaspora around the world."
In a prepared statement, Rupert Murdoch's son James, who heads News Corp's European and Asian arm, said that the newly acquired stake would help his company expand its presence in "a region with a young and growing population where GDP is set to outstrip that of more developed economies in the years ahead."

Murdoch buys into Rotana - Arab News

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What this means is that Fox News will become the largest news organization in the Middle East.

One wonders, will a news organization be able to “compete” in an area of the world where every news organization plays “Anti American, Anti Israel” sentiment 24/7?

Will Fox play “Anti Arab” in this country and “Anti American” in the Middle East?

The question had to be asked.

So what? And what makes you think a minority owner will have any significant say in editorial policy/news content?

 

[hortysir]

The Middle East is like a new "land rush" area.

 

[Revere]

If Rotana views don't mind, why do you?

 

[hortysir]

If Rotana views don't mind, why do you?

Use the quote function so people know who you're talking to

 

[uscitizen]

Fox = Pravda?

 

[marksinvirginia]

The newscast will give the Arabs an alternative view of things. All humans are free and capitalistic at heart. As was the case with Japan... imperialism was easily supplanted by the cold truth of people keeping the fruits of their own labor. Totalitarianism is quickly shut down when the liberal pinko philosophy of socialism is exposed for the lying blood-sucking creature that it really is.

Now suddenly... the American blood-sucking, liberal vampires are offended.

~Mark

 

[rdean]

The new channel, which will broadcast in Arabic and is intended to compete with the Al-Arabiya and Al-Jazeera satellite channels, will focus on development in Saudi Arabia and the wider Arab world, with an emphasis on politics, economics and society.

Khashoggi to head new 24-hour Arab news channel - Saudi Arabia - ArabianBusiness.com

Rotana will get $70 million for 9.09 percent of its capital in new shares that will be issued for the long anticipated deal and News Corp will have 18 months after the completion of the deal to double its stake to 18.2 percent for another $70 million, Rotana Chairman Prince Alwaleed bin Talal said on Tuesday.
Speaking to reporters, he said: "This (News Corp) transaction values Rotana at more than $800 million... But the transaction is way, way beyond finance... Rotana does not need to be financed. It has near zero debt."

News Corp snaps up $70m Rotana stake - Media - ArabianBusiness.com

"A stake in Rotana expands our presence in a region with a young and growing population, where (economic) growth is set to outstrip that of more developed economies in the years ahead," James Murdoch, chairman and CEO of News Corp.'s European and Asian operations, said in a statement. "Rotana is a leading player in the Middle East and we look forward to working together."

News Corp. Buys 9 Percent of Mideast's Rotana - ABC News

The prince said that the deal would strengthen the existing relationship with News Corp — "building Rotana's presence across the region and expanding its reach to the Arab diaspora around the world."
In a prepared statement, Rupert Murdoch's son James, who heads News Corp's European and Asian arm, said that the newly acquired stake would help his company expand its presence in "a region with a young and growing population where GDP is set to outstrip that of more developed economies in the years ahead."

Murdoch buys into Rotana - Arab News

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

What this means is that Fox News will become the largest news organization in the Middle East.

One wonders, will a news organization be able to “compete” in an area of the world where every news organization plays “Anti American, Anti Israel” sentiment 24/7?

Will Fox play “Anti Arab” in this country and “Anti American” in the Middle East?

The question had to be asked.

So what? And what makes you think a minority owner will have any significant say in editorial policy/news content?

The entire reason Murdoch and the Prince became business partners was because The 7% of the Prince plus Murdoch's shares prevent a "hostile takeover".

 

[rdean]

The newscast will give the Arabs an alternative view of things. All humans are free and capitalistic at heart. As was the case with Japan... imperialism was easily supplanted by the cold truth of people keeping the fruits of their own labor. Totalitarianism is quickly shut down when the liberal pinko philosophy of socialism is exposed for the lying blood-sucking creature that it really is.

Now suddenly... the American blood-sucking, liberal vampires are offended.

~Mark

Let me make sure I understand. Are you saying that Fox will give a "positive" view of America to the Middle East?

Murdoch is there to make money. Hate sells. Rupert Murdoch and his Middle East Fox news will trash the United States relentlessly.

Murdoch is not an American. The Prince is not an American. This is why Fox is anti American. Why they invent stories or just tell lies.

Unfortunately, the right wing actually believes stories by Fox, the most recent being that Obama took an Asian trip that cost 200 million dollars a day and he took along a substantial percentage of our Navy. Such a story has the left scratching heads wondering at the sanity of people who would believe such nonsense.

 

[Revere]

Don't watch his network, jackass.

 

[ekrem]

The Russians, French, Brits all have tried to gain foot within Arab world with a Arabic news-channel.
All have failed.
Fox-News-Arab will have same destiny.

If you can get the head of Arab League to speak in opening ceremony as well as the head of OIC (57-Muslim nation organization) and put the whole launching ceremony under a political context, then you might have a chance.
To have success, you must broadcast formats the people want to watch and co-produce formats with Arabic channels.
Especially, when you produce those co-formats with State Televisions from Arabic nations with whom you'll launch a common market, that's another plus.
That's exactly the background of 'TRT al Turkiye'.

People will simply regard FOX for what it is:
Sending propaganda. The only friend the US has in Arabic world are the corrupt regimes it supports against the people.
Just look at the shit that's going on with Egypt's so-called elections and US's Mubarak ally.
Most other Arab nations are mostly Monarchies, Egypt is no Monarchy.
It has been hi-jacked by a certain circle, true characteristics of a dictatorship and fully backed by USA.

 

[Quantum Windbag]

The new channel, which will broadcast in Arabic and is intended to compete with the Al-Arabiya and Al-Jazeera satellite channels, will focus on development in Saudi Arabia and the wider Arab world, with an emphasis on politics, economics and society.

Khashoggi to head new 24-hour Arab news channel - Saudi Arabia - ArabianBusiness.com

Rotana will get $70 million for 9.09 percent of its capital in new shares that will be issued for the long anticipated deal and News Corp will have 18 months after the completion of the deal to double its stake to 18.2 percent for another $70 million, Rotana Chairman Prince Alwaleed bin Talal said on Tuesday.
Speaking to reporters, he said: "This (News Corp) transaction values Rotana at more than $800 million... But the transaction is way, way beyond finance... Rotana does not need to be financed. It has near zero debt."

News Corp snaps up $70m Rotana stake - Media - ArabianBusiness.com

"A stake in Rotana expands our presence in a region with a young and growing population, where (economic) growth is set to outstrip that of more developed economies in the years ahead," James Murdoch, chairman and CEO of News Corp.'s European and Asian operations, said in a statement. "Rotana is a leading player in the Middle East and we look forward to working together."

News Corp. Buys 9 Percent of Mideast's Rotana - ABC News

The prince said that the deal would strengthen the existing relationship with News Corp — "building Rotana's presence across the region and expanding its reach to the Arab diaspora around the world."
In a prepared statement, Rupert Murdoch's son James, who heads News Corp's European and Asian arm, said that the newly acquired stake would help his company expand its presence in "a region with a young and growing population where GDP is set to outstrip that of more developed economies in the years ahead."

Murdoch buys into Rotana - Arab News

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

What this means is that Fox News will become the largest news organization in the Middle East.

One wonders, will a news organization be able to “compete” in an area of the world where every news organization plays “Anti American, Anti Israel” sentiment 24/7?

Will Fox play “Anti Arab” in this country and “Anti American” in the Middle East?

The question had to be asked.

So what? And what makes you think a minority owner will have any significant say in editorial policy/news content?

The entire reason Murdoch and the Prince became business partners was because The 7% of the Prince plus Murdoch's shares prevent a "hostile takeover".

Really? Not only are you an expert on business, but you can read minds. Amazing.

 

[Revere]

The Russians, French, Brits all have tried to gain foot within Arab world with a Arabic news-channel.
All have failed.
Fox-News-Arab will have same destiny.

If you can get the head of Arab League to speak in opening ceremony as well as the head of OIC (57-Muslim nation organization) and put the whole launching ceremony under a political context, then you might have a chance.
To have success, you must broadcast formats the people want to watch and co-produce formats with Arabic channels.
Especially, when you produce those co-formats with State Televisions from Arabic nations with whom you'll launch a common market, that's another plus.
That's exactly the background of 'TRT al Turkiye'.

People will simply regard FOX for what it is:
Sending propaganda. The only friend the US has in Arabic world are the corrupt regimes it supports against the people.
US backed dictatorship.
Just look at the shit that's going on with Egypt elections and US's Mubarak ally.

Murdoch is free to take his chances.