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DOHA (AFP) - The much-hyped launch of Arabic satellite television Al-Jazeera's English-language channel will be delayed until later this year, the group's director general said.

The startup of Al-Jazeera International, which had been expected sometime in the northern spring, "has been delayed, probably to the summer... for technical reasons," Al-Jazeera Satellite Network director general Wadah Khanfar told AFP Thursday.

Although Khanfar remained tight lipped, some rumors blame the delay on the placement of the 24 hour news network here in the states. Apparently they have been given the channel between The Home Shopping Network and Playboy TV.