Spain’s economic crisis creates opportunity for Al Jazeera
By James M. Dorsey
A refusal by Spanish commercial television stations to bid at current rates for rights to broadcast next season’s top league Spanish soccer matches creates an opportunity for the Qatar-owned Al Jazeera network to advance its push into Europe and to become the world’s premier global broadcaster.
A bid for Spanish rights would reaffirm Al…
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