But before this happened, most images from Tahrir Square seen on CNN and other networks originated from Al Jazeera broadcasts. The developer is listed as Sufi Studios, but I am sure this is the Livestation feed.Ĭurrently Al Jazeera is having extreme difficulty broadcasting images from Tahrir Square, Cairo due to the government seizing video equipment from the Qatar-based network. Arabic TV channel Al Jazeera has shown how Ukrainian soldiers used an ambulance for military purposes. The station’s journalist claimed that the military was helping to evacuate residents. It is good to see that iPhone users appreciate the app and the work of Al Jazeera as reviews are very positive in the iTunes App Store. Al Jazeera TV accidentally filmed perfectly healthy soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces getting out of an ambulance while reporting on wounded Ukrainians.
I especially like the data warning they have included with their app description: Please check with your operator for additional data charges you may incur using this service if you are not on a flat rate data package, in particular when using your iPhone abroad, as every 10 minutes you spend watching the channel will require roughly 7.2MB. Livestation has three iPhone apps (it really could use an iPad app), one is Al Jazeera English Live, the other two, Al Jazeera Arabic Live and Al Jazeera Mubasher Live, are obviously not for the English language market. Livestation uses a dedicated app for your computer, which solves the issue of depending on the Flash player. I have found the Livestation streams to be a bit buggy, but generally dependable. But thanks to Livestation, Al Jazeera English is available to those with computers or on their smartphones. Without access to Al Jazeera English I would find it nearly impossible to watch events in Egypt on US television without wanting to occasionally throw my shoe through my flatscreen.