AL-JAZEERA AMERICA TO SHUT DOWN APRIL 30

Cable channel Al-Jazeera America, will be shut down April 30, launched with great fanfare in 2013 by the global Qatar-based media group.

The company said the move was 
necessary after Al-Jazeera fail to command  viewership, needed to compete with top networks like CNN, MSNBC and FOX after investment of several millions of dollars.

Report says Al-Jazeera paid $500 million to lunch the cable news operation.