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Viewing cable 07SINGAPORE2247, AL JAZEERA ENGLISH TO START BROADCASTING IN

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07SINGAPORE2247 2007-12-27 06:02 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Singapore
VZCZCXRO9861
RR RUEHDT RUEHPB
DE RUEHGP #2247/01 3610602
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 270602Z DEC 07
FM AMEMBASSY SINGAPORE
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 4644
INFO RUCNARF/ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM COLLECTIVE
RUEHDO/AMEMBASSY DOHA 0065
RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON 0503
RHHMUNA/HQ USPACOM HONOLULU HI
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 0167
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHINGTON DC
RHEFDIA/DIA WASHDC
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 SINGAPORE 002247 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV SOIC SN MY SCUL KMDR
SUBJECT: AL JAZEERA ENGLISH TO START BROADCASTING IN 
SINGAPORE 
 
1.  (U) Summary.  Al Jazeera English will likely begin 
broadcasting in Singapore twenty-four hours a day in the 
first quarter of 2008, according to Nigel Parsons, Managing 
Director of Al Jazeera English.  On December 4, the Media 
Development Authority of Singapore granted SingTel a landing 
license to broadcast Al Jazeera English on mio TV, SingTel's 
internet protocol television (IPTV) service.  Parsons added 
that Al Jazeera English will also pursue a full cable license 
to broadcast on StarHub, which reaches more viewers than 
SingTel.  End Summary. 
 
Getting Comfortable with Al Jazeera 
----------------------------------- 
 
2.  (SBU) After monitoring Al Jazeera English long enough to 
be familiar and comfortable with the channel and its content, 
Singapore,s Media Development Authority agreed to give 
SingTel a license to broadcast Al Jazeera English in 
Singapore on its mio TV, SingTel,s internet protocol (IPTV) 
service, Amy Chua, Director of Media Content at MDA told us. 
Chua did not expect any problems, but noted that if the 
channel broadcasts objectionable content, it would be up to 
SingTel as the supplier to take action and MDA would step in 
if appropriate action were not taken.  Nigel Parsons, 
Managing Director of Al Jazeera English commented to us that 
the GOS took a cautious approach, monitoring the channel for 
some time before they granted a license.  Parsons observed, 
"I wouldn't be surprised if they decided to give us the IPTV 
license to kind of test the waters." 
 
3.  (SBU) When asked what prompted the MDA to approve a 
license for Al Jazeera English at this time, Chua mentioned 
the popular demand expressed by visitors from the Middle East 
who want to see Middle East reporting while in Singapore. 
Krishnasamy Bhavani, Press Secretary at the Ministry of 
Information, Communication and the Arts (MICA) commented that 
Singapore is surrounded by Muslim nations and needs to offer 
programming relevant to the region. 
 
Broadcast to Begin in Early 2008 
-------------------------------- 
 
4. (U) Al Jazeera English will begin broadcasting as soon as 
final details are negotiated between the channel and SingTel, 
according to Parsons.  He expects the channel to be on air 
twenty-four hours a day on mio TV beginning early in the 
first quarter of 2008.  In addition, Parsons noted that the 
channel signed a non-exclusive agreement with SingTel, so 
that Al Jazeera English can pursue an additional license with 
StarHub (Singapore,s main cable service) to become part of 
that supplier's basic tier service. 
 
5.  (U) Al Jazeera English currently has hubs in Kuala 
Lumpur, Doha, London, and Washington.  The broadcasting 
centers hand off to each other over the course of the day, 
and SingTel plans to broadcast the channel twenty-four hours 
a day.  Parsons mentioned that the broadcaster hopes to set 
up new studios in Nairobi and Gaza, and that Latin America is 
quite high on the channel's priority list as well. 
 
Impact of Al Jazeera in the Region 
---------------------------------- 
 
6.  (SBU) Parsons cited two regional examples where Al 
Jazeera English had led coverage of local events that 
garnered international attention.  He boasted that Al Jazeera 
was the only broadcaster to remain in Burma throughout the 
demonstrations and its footage was aired by broadcasters 
around the world.  Regarding the November 25 Indian community 
demonstration in Kuala Lumpur, Parsons asserted that the 
local Malaysian media were forced to report the event in full 
because Al Jazeera English was running it in full on the 
Astro channel.  He commented that Al Jazeera had initially 
been concerned whether it was seditious to cover an illegal 
demonstration, and had talked it over with police and local 
government officials before deciding to broadcast coverage. 
He claimed the channel placed great importance on being 
impartial and presented its stories in context.  Parsons 
added that a Malaysian government spokesman in Kuala Lumpur 
had thanked Al Jazeera English for its impartial coverage of 
the demonstration. 
 
 
SINGAPORE 00002247  002 OF 002 
 
 
7.  (SBU) Comment.  The GOS clearly considered the 
ramifications carefully before granting a license for Al 
Jazeera English to broadcast in Singapore:  press reports 
indicate that MDA took most of the year to reach its 
decision.  The GOS likely welcomed SingTel's application for 
the license because its mio TV reaches a much smaller 
audience than rival broadcaster StarHub's cable service. 
With a target audience of Singapore's 14 percent Malay Muslim 
population and many visitors familiar with Al Jazeera, the 
new channel will likely attract a solid market share.  GOS 
officials will watch closely, and determine whether to grant 
a second broadcast license for StarHub to air Al Jazeera 
English based on their assessment of the channel's content 
and Singaporean reaction to the broadcasts.  End Comment. 
 
 
Visit Embassy Singapore's Classified website: 
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eap/singapore/ind ex.cfm 
HERBOLD