Al-Jazeera buys TV station in Turkey
Source: Tanjug
ISTANBUL -- The Qatar-based news network Al-Jazeera bought a Turkish TV station and will soon start broadcasting.
Turkish government agency approved the sale of the TV channel it administers to Al-Jazeera.
Cine5 television station has been administered by a government-run fund since its owner's business ran into trouble.
Al-Jazeera paid USD 40,5 million to acquire Cine5 TV channel in an auction and it is planned it will launch a news channel in Turkey.
The Qatar TV network is the largest in the Islamic world and continues expanding. Recently it decided to start broadcasting from Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina.
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