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The Al Jazeera America cable news channel will shut down at the end of April, the network announced Wednesday, capping a two-and-a-half-year struggle to find an audience amid extremely low ratings.
“The economic landscape of the media environment has driven [Al Jazeera America’s] strategic decision to wind down its operations and conclude its service,” the network said in a statement.
The move to shutter the cable news network was announced in a memo to staff by Al Jazeera America CEO Al Anstey that was obtained by the New York Times.
“I know the closure of AJAM will be a massive disappointment for everyone here who has worked tirelessly for our long-term future,” Anstey wrote in the memo. “The decision that has been made is in no way because AJAM has done anything but a great job. Our commitment to great journalism is unrivaled.”
The Qatar-funded network launched in the U.S. in 2013 to great fanfare after spending $500 million to purchase Al Gore’s Current TV.
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