Al Jazeera English's content is now available worldwide on Opera TV's network of over-the-top (OTT) partners, through a newly developed app using Opera TV's Snap technology.
The Al Jazeera English TV Snap app will include live broadcasted stream, video clips from latest news and full episodic content with multi-tier category navigation for easy access. The app will join the Opera TV content portfolio for smart TVs, set-top boxes and Blu-ray disc players from pay-TV operators and manufacturers including Sony, Samsung and TiVo.
"The challenge broadcasters face today to deploy smart TV apps due to the platform fragmentation can be time consuming and costly. In our conversations with Al Jazeera, it was clear our latest Opera TV Snap would address the challenges and provide a robust, future proof solution that can be deployed on millions of devices immediately" said Daniel Nordberg, VP, Content Acquisition for Opera TV. "We are excited to bring such a leading, prestigious news outlet as Al Jazeera to Opera TV and that we made it possible for them with the Opera TV Snap innovation."
Established in 2006, Al Jazeera English has continued to grow in reach and popularity due to its global coverage, especially from underreported regions. The international news channel currently broadcasts to over 260 million households across 130 countries.