Did you know that BBC World News and Al Jazeera English are broadcast 24/7 for free online?

[Turborama]

No download of software needed, streaming speed is great and the quality is pretty good when put on full screen.

BBC World can be seen here: http://www.livestation.com/channels/10-bbc_world_news_english

Al Jazeera English can be seen here: http://www.livestation.com/channels/3-al_jazeera_english

[Orrex]

1. Stuff like that is going to get you put on a watch list

Shame on you for spreading information.


Shame!

[Cleita]

4. I think 99% of DU is already on a watch list.

Why would we have so many disruptors otherwise?

[eppur_se_muova]

18. Now now ... the disruptors are only about 1% ...

WAAAAAAAIT a minute ...

[Cleita]

2. Thanks. They keep me sane.

Everyone should know how to reach them.

[niyad]

3. wave to agent mikey!!

[Turborama]

5. ?

Please explain what that means.

[izzybeans]

24. Inside joke about Government surveillance.. Agent Mike is said to patrol these waters.

[Turborama]

25. Thanks for the explanation.

Hi Mike! :hi:

[winyanstaz]

6. This is what came up when I went to that link....

Sorry, we are not allowed to display this channel in your region.

This channel can be viewed Worldwide, excluding USA, UK and Japan.

We detected you are in United States of America (US)
We cant see what the rest of the world can see...sheesh.

[Turborama]

7. Which link is that?

If it's the Al Jazeera English one, it can be watched on their website as well: http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/

Have you tried http://www.hidemyass.com/">Hide My Ass for the channel that's blocked? It may work, I'm not sure though.

[winyanstaz]

8. It was the BBC one...

thanks..I shall try again later :)

[JI7]

10. i got the same thing with BBC

[Lydia Leftcoast]

20. Why the USA and Japan?

Yes, it's frustrating.

Anyone anywhere can listen to BBC radio online, but TV is a different matter.

[Turborama]

21. Everyone can vote for Livestation to fix this

Here (you can even vote anonymously without signing in): http://livestation.uservoice.com/pages/16300-general/suggestions/431204-why-don-t-you-let-everyone-watch-bbc-world-and-cnn-international-

They have answered a similar question with this...

clarify whether BBC World News is available in Canada (which is not CA California).

BBC World News has just disappeared from my channels, with the message:

"Sorry, we are not allowed to display this channel in your region.

This channel can be viewed Worldwide, excluding USA, UK and Japan

We detected you are in Canada (CA)".

It appears that the detector is confusing Canada with California. Can you please fix this, so that I can view BBC World News again ?


Status: completed
For this weekend only (19/20 Dec 2009) we have been asked by the BBC to block BBC World News across all Americas (North, South and Central) due to a problem with rights for a particular show. Service wil resume on Monday. Sorry for the inconvenience.

The text that supports the georestriction policy was not correctly updated at the same time as the policy was, which has caused some confusion.

In reply...

Hanuman69

That weekend has passed, it's Wednesday 30/12/09 now and it's still unavailable in the US.

PS Why is CNN International not allowed in the US, either? Why the censorship? Surely everyone is entitled to watch these channels, not just a select few. This is scary stuff if Americans are being purposefully kept in an information bubble.

From: http://livestation.uservoice.com/pages/16300-general/suggestions/421706-clarify-whether-bbc-world-news-is-available-in-canada-which-is-not-ca-california-?ref=title

[Rhiannon12866]

9. K&R!!!

Thanks for spreading the word... :-)

[Greyhound]

11. " Sorry, we are not allowed to display this channel in your region.

This channel can be viewed Worldwide, excluding USA, UK and Japan. We detected you are in United States of America (US)".

I feel all warm and free basking The Glories of Capitalism.

[JCMach1]

12. +1 for Al Jazeera, the most left-wing news organization in MSM

[Quantess]

13. People who have never watched, tend to judge Al-Jazeera by the name.

The name makes some people think it's a muslim propaganda channel.

[Turborama]

14. That's because they must have let Rumsfeld et al brainwash them

As I explained at great length, http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Turborama/84">here.

It's also why I have that link in my sig. line, to try and dispel the untruths about them that Bushco so successfully implanted in a lot of people's minds.

[Blue_In_AK]

15. I like to read the AlJazeera news

It gives you such a different perspective.

[Turborama]

16. They also have most of their programs and news items available to watch on YouTube and their site

You probably know this already if you've been going to their site but, just in case anyone's not checked them out yet, the links are...

Here: http://www.youtube.com/user/AlJazeeraEnglish

And here: http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/

I find their perspective really informative, too. It's a real shame they aren't broadcasting across the US yet, but at least their news, documentaries and discussion programs are available for everyone to read and watch online.

[ConsAreLiars]

17. Rec'd. AJE is an excellent source of news and produces superbly informative documentaries.

It is far more honest than any corporate TV provided by the media conglomerates the US. That said, they are selective and "biased" in the sense that they report on the actual conditions and hardships and triumphs of people all over the planet.

Edit to add: The Livestation software provides streaming of 24-hour French, German and Russian broadcasts (in English) and several other channels in English and other languages. During Gaza, AJE was the only network broadcasting from inside the walls, and Russia Today was interesting to watch during the clash with Georgia.

United Nations TV and UNHCR and the Iranian State TV and 'sometimes' CNN-I are among the "others."

I watch AJE via Livestation regularly, and find 1 hour there is worth more than 24 hours of CNN. The software is available for Windoze, Mac and Linux.

[pnorman]

19. Thanks for those links!

n/t

[Mithreal]

22. Thank you

[GoCubsGo]

23. They are also on TVPC.com, along with numerous other foreign newscasts

http://www.tvpc.com/ChannelList.php

[AndrewP]

26. Thanks. I love BBC World

I have it on from 9pm until I go to work at 7am. Great news source.