Two new channels to launch in Jordan

The Arab Telemedia Group (ATG) has announced it is launching two news and variety satellite channels in late January 2010,Jordan Times has reported. AT News and AT First, will start transmission on January 31, 2010 and aim to provide a variety of news programmes, dramas, sitcoms and other contents tailored towards various segments of society. ATG CEO Talal Awamleh has clarified the new channels have no links to their previous incarnation, ATV, which faced several hurdles preventing its launch.