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Wednesday, December 18, 2013

UPDATE 2-Al Jazeera weighs bid for stake in $1 bln Turkish pay-TV company | Reuters

UPDATE 2-Al Jazeera weighs bid for stake in $1 bln Turkish pay-TV company

Wed Dec 18, 2013 7:04am EST

By Dinesh Nair and Asli Kandemir

DUBAI/ISTANBUL, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Qatari-backed broadcaster Al Jazeera is considering a bid for a majority stake in Turkish pay-TV company Digiturk to boost its soccer offering ahead of the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar, banking sources familiar with the plans said on Wednesday.

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