David Bohrman, a TV news veteran and former president of Current TV, is fronting the Political Voices Network, a new left-leaning OTT service ramping up to stream coverage of the 2018 midterm elections and the 2020 presidential race.

The Political Voices Network aims to be for the Left what Fox News and upstarts like N…

A month after the former VP and ex-Current TV CEO Joel Hyatt went after Al Jazeera America for $65 million held in escrow, the Qatar-backed outlet has rippingly responded. Stressing that they had legitimate claims to the funds to handle various distribution schisms, AJAM's redacted September 18 counterclaim calls the…

While Al Jazeera insisted that the initial complaint last week from the ex-VP and former Current TV CEO Joel Hyatt be sealed, a now-heavily redacted version sheds light on what exactly the $65 million in escrow that AJ won't hand over to Al Gore and crew from last year’s $500 million sale is being used for: pricey…

UPDATE, 7:15 AM: “The lawsuit and statement simultaneously issued by Al Gore's celebrity trial lawyer were designed to grab headlines with misleading accusations like 'fraud' and 'price discount,'" Al Jazeera said in a statement over the former Veep’s fraud suit against the Qatari-owned news outlet over its purchase…

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Less than two weeks before its scheduled launch, and days after bailing on a scheduled appearance before a couple hundred journalists to take questions at Summer TV Press Tour 2013, Al Jazeera America announced Kathy Davidov had joined the<img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-514141" title="al-jazeera-america"…

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Al Jazeera America today announced its first four news anchors, including Richelle Carey, former weekday anchor for CNN's HLN. Carey will join Jonathan Betz, Morgan Fogarty and Del Walters presenting live news throughout the day from Al Jazeera America's studio in New York City. Betz is a former field<img class="alignr…

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UPDATE, 4:54PM: A day after a deal was reach in Keith Olbermann's $50 million lawsuit against Current TV, the former TV host and his former employer have issued a short joint statement officially confirming the settlement:

"The parties are pleased to announce that a settlement has occurred…

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