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Article: Al Jazeera Unit Renews U.S. TV Push.(Al Jazeera English)(Brief article)

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By Marisa Guthrie

Ex-TBS exec Lawrie to broker U.S. carriage

More than a year after launching Al Jazeera English, the Middle East news network is renewing its push for carriage in the U.S.

Al Jazeera has brought in Phil Lawrie, a former VP of sales and distribution at TBS' European headquarters, to broker carriage deals here.

Launched 10 years ago as a satellite news service for the Arab world, Al Jazeera's current roster of channels includes Al Jazeera Documentary, Al Jazeera Sport and Al Jazeera.net, and reaches 100 million people globally.

In the U.S. Al Jazeera English is only available via the Web (English.aljazeera.net

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