AJ+
| AJ+ | |
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| Launched |
Soft Launch June 13, 2014 (English) November 30, 2015 (Arabic) Full Launch September 15, 2014 (English) April 23, 2015 (Spanish) |
| Network |
Al Jazeera YouTube |
| Owned by | Al Jazeera Media Network |
| Picture format | 1080p HD (depends on connection) |
| Slogan | "Experience.Empower.Engage" |
| Country |
United States (English), (Spanish) Qatar (Arabic) |
| Broadcast area | Worldwide |
| Headquarters | 118 King Street, San Francisco, California (English), (Spanish) Doha (Arabic) |
| Replaced | Current TV (English), (Spanish) (occupies former building and studio) |
| Sister channel(s) | Al Jazeera English (English) |
| Website | AJ+ |
| Streaming media | |
| AJ+ English |
Facebook YouTube Medium |
| AJ+ Spanish |
Facebook |
| AJ+ Arabic |
Facebook YouTube |
| Native Apps |
Android iOS Apple Watch Apple TV |
AJ+ is an online news and current events channel run by Al Jazeera Media Network (AJMN). The service is available on its mobile app (iOS and Android), YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter with written content on Medium. English-language and Spanish-language versions are currently live. An Arabic-language version is under construction.
Work on the channel started in December 2012, shortly after Al Jazeera established an office in San Francisco. The first YouTube channel was created on December 17, 2013, after a year of preparation in response to increasing popularity of online news content among young people. The channel then had a soft launch on June 13, 2014. A full launch followed on September 15, 2014.
AJ+ produces digital video and media directly to social platforms (Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Instagram), through native apps on mobile devices (iOS and Android) and Smart TV platforms (Apple TV, Android TV and Amazon Fire TV).
AJ+ is separate from Al Jazeera's other cable and satellite news channels, though it shares the network's current 68 bureaus with the other channels.
The channel is headquartered in San Francisco, California, in the expanded former headquarters and studio of Current TV. The channel has branch offices in Doha, Qatar, Istanbul, Rio de Janeiro, Kuala Lumpur and Nairobi. It also collects and creates content through freelancers in other areas of interest.
Despite being based in the United States, the content of the channel is formatted for a global audience similar to Al Jazeera English. The channel has no hosts or anchors, and live reporting plays a lesser role. Most content is available on demand.
AJ+ offers news coverage from around the world, and also covers topics like lifestyle, culture and technology with very little text. Its videos range from 15 seconds to 10 minutes.
The channel is currently experimenting with various storytelling formats. It supports a high level of user interactions in the app and its Facebook and Twitter platforms as well.
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