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Al Jazeera America is shutting down on April 30

Paul SchrodtJan 14, 2016, 00:48 IST

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Al Jazeera America, the offshoot of the Qatar-based broadcasting company, is going to be phased out as of April 30, the New York Times reports.

The cable channel premiered in 2013 with hopes of covering US news as it does other parts of the world, but its TV ratings have consistently disappointed since then, with primetime ratings barely reaching 30,000 viewers.

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