An Al-tacular acquisition: Al Jazeera buys Al Gore’s Current TV cable network

January 2, 2013 8:11 PM Tom Cheredar
Tom Cheredar

Pan Arab news organization Al Jazeera has acquired U.S. cable network Current TV, the news org announced today.

Updated: Regardless of who wins the Viacom vs. DirecTV pissing match, consumers lose

July 11, 2012 5:00 AM Tom Cheredar
Tom Cheredar

Subscribers of DirecTV’s satellite television service are most definitely not getting their money’s worth as of today — that is, unless you just enjoy watching ultra dramatic fights between companies.

As of midnight, 26 Viacom channels went dark on DirecTV, …