Israeli Mogul Planning New TV Network To Rival Al-Jazeera
Billionaire Alexander Mashkevich says he wants a network with editorial direction independent of any government or special interest.
Israeli mogul planning new network to rival Al-Jazeera
Pitching the idea at an annual meeting of Jewish leaders in Washington, Alexander Machkevitch says he wants a network with editorial direction independent of any government or special interest.
(AP) – Kazakh-Israeli mining mogul Alexander Machkevitch [usually transliterated as Maskkevich], who is one of the world's richest men, said Wednesday he was planning to set up an international news network to rival Al-Jazeera.
Pitching the idea at an annual meeting of Jewish leaders in Washington, Machkevitch said he and unnamed partners are in the early stages of developing the venture.
He told The Associated Press that he had not yet decided what the for-profit venture would be called or where it would be based. However he ruled out Kazakhstan.
Machkevitch said that he wants a network with editorial direction independent of any government or special interest.
In its most recent list of the world's richest people, Forbes magazine ranks Machkevitch as 297 with an estimated fortune of $3.7 billion.
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I think this is a great idea ! I hope it will be a network reflecting the views of ALL Israelis and ALL Jews.
Posted by: Dave | April 07, 2011 at 08:35 AM
wasn't he involved in that infamous cruise?
Posted by: George | April 07, 2011 at 10:41 AM
S, please remove this after reading as it does not belong under this article. April 13th and 17th there will be screenings in the Twin Cities of the new 97 minute movie; "AbUSed: The Postville Raid". It will be shown April 12th at Saint Cloud State University. April 13th, 7-9p.m. at Beth Jacob Congregation in Mendota Heights (Rabbi Morris Allen). April 17th, 7-9p.m. at Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minn. The film producer Luis Argueta will be presentat screenings. April 16th he will speak at a coffee hour (10-11:45a.m.)at Resource Center of the Americas; 3019 Minnehaha Ave. South; Minneapolis. You can google information on these local screenings. www.abusedthepostvilleraid.blogspot.com has a paypal link for purchasing the film (for $23.00-home use only). (Sold at different cost for libraries, schools, etc. .) His first website; www.abusedthepostvilleraid.com has an 8 minute segment of the film, posted before the rest was finished. There is an all-Spanish language version of it available, too.
Posted by: s | April 07, 2011 at 10:52 AM
Mashkevich? This is great News! He will have al- Yehoodiya on during the day and evening and porn on overnight!
Posted by: RiverdaleApikorus | April 07, 2011 at 02:32 PM
At last! I, for one, am glad that the mass media will provide the Jewish perspective on current events.
Posted by: Alfred Edersheim | April 07, 2011 at 04:32 PM
Wonderful news - and get it put on the Sky TV system, virgin cable and many other systems and aim it firmly at Europe, not just north america. We need this more than ever to counter militant extremism
Posted by: Barry | April 09, 2011 at 06:28 AM
Wow, I am really excited about this. We really need a more balanced view than Fox Views Network already offers. I would love to see Joe Lieberman do a daily show on it. We need more and more balance that favors Israel.
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Posted by: Sajepress | April 10, 2011 at 07:50 AM