TVNewser NAB blogger Simon Marks writes:

"At NAB today I had the pleasure of moderating a panel titled 'Covering the Muslim World at Home and Abroad.' Among the panelists: Russell Merryman, editor-in-chief for web and new media at Al Jazeera International.

So I asked him when the network will launch, and where we will all be able to see it.

His answer: 'Don't know. And don't know.' But he did offer the audience a detailed presentation the network's plans, saying that 'we hope to be available in homes in North America at our launch.'"