Archive for May 1st, 2008

A step backward

By admin • May 1st, 2008 • Category: Business

In February, Al Arabiya celebrated five years on air by opening a state-of-the-art newsroom at its Dubai headquarters. The giant, circular room is scattered with studios and wrapped in a continuous, four-foot-high digital screen that changes in lock step with each broadcast.
The pan-Arab satellite TV channel has earned a reputation for breaking fast-moving news stories. [...]