Al Gore's Current TV Sold To Al Jazeera

NPR | Jan. 03, 2013 3:49 a.m. | Updated: Jan. 03, 2013 8:17 a.m.

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The acquisition gives Al Jazeera, which is financed by the Qatari government, access to an American TV audience. The new channel, Al Jazeera America, will be based in New York. Current TV was founded in 2004 by former Vice President Al Gore.

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