Al Jazeera English today announced that it has won the Freesat Award for the Best Digital News Channel. The award recognizes Al Jazeera English as the station which the Freesat judges would turn to when a big story breaks. The award also honors Al Jazeera English for being a channel with a trusted viewpoint and for going beyond just reporting the headlines. Freesat judges also based the award on Al Jazeera Englishs breadth of news coverage, innovative programme formats, cutting edge coverage of the big stories, and relevance to viewers.
Al Jazeera English is honored to receive this award, which embodies one of AJEs greatest strengths our commitment to in-depth and innovative news coverage, said Tony Burman, Managing Director of Al Jazeera English. AJE is proud to be a part of Freesats great success during their inaugural year. We look forward to building on AJEs continuing achievements.
The Freesat awards, the first to be held by the free-to-air satellite TV service, took place last night in London and recognized the best in digital TV and TV-related industries.