Al Jazeera Documentary Channel
Encyclopedia
Al Jazeera Documentary Channel (Arabic: الجزيرة الوثائقية) is an Arabic language
documentary channel
and a branch of the Al Jazeera
network. It was launched at 12:00 GMT on 1 January 2007. It aims to provide viewers an immense amount of high quality documentary films. These films are expected to cover and analyze a breadth of topics including historical, scientific, political, artistic, and travel issues.
The channel claims that it will produce 15% of broadcast material in-house, while obtaining the rest from Arab
and global producers.
The Manager of Al Jazeera Documentary Channel is Ahmed Mahfoudh.
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
documentary channel
Documentary channel
A documentary channel is a specialty channel which focuses on broadcasting documentaries. Some documentary channels further specialize by dedicating their television programming to specific types of documentaries or documentaries in a specific area of knowledge. DOC: The Documentary Channel and The...
and a branch of the Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera is an independent broadcaster owned by the state of Qatar through the Qatar Media Corporation and headquartered in Doha, Qatar...
network. It was launched at 12:00 GMT on 1 January 2007. It aims to provide viewers an immense amount of high quality documentary films. These films are expected to cover and analyze a breadth of topics including historical, scientific, political, artistic, and travel issues.
The channel claims that it will produce 15% of broadcast material in-house, while obtaining the rest from Arab
Arab
Arab people, also known as Arabs , are a panethnicity primarily living in the Arab world, which is located in Western Asia and North Africa. They are identified as such on one or more of genealogical, linguistic, or cultural grounds, with tribal affiliations, and intra-tribal relationships playing...
and global producers.
The Manager of Al Jazeera Documentary Channel is Ahmed Mahfoudh.
Programming
Al Jazeera Documentary Channel concentrates on presenting documentaries from the following five fields:- History / Archaeology
- News / Current Affairs / Politics
- Discovery / Exploration / EthnologyEthnologyEthnology is the branch of anthropology that compares and analyzes the origins, distribution, technology, religion, language, and social structure of the ethnic, racial, and/or national divisions of humanity.-Scientific discipline:Compared to ethnography, the study of single groups through direct...
- Science / Technology
- Health / Wellness
Frequencies
| Satellite | Nilesat 7.0°W |
Hotbird 13°E |
Badr 4 Arabsat 26.0°E |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency |
12360 MHZ | 12111 MHZ | 12034 MHz |
| Polarization |
Horizontal | Vertical | Horizontal |
| Symbol Rate |
27500 | 27500 | 27500 |
| Fec |
¾ | ¾ | ¾ |