Al Jazeera -the Doha-based broadcast company with several news, documentary and entertainment channels in both English and Arabic languages - has been ranked the most viewed television network across the region. According to audience data produced for Q1 2013 by Ipsos and Sigma - two independent media research agencies - the channel exceeds the combined total viewership of all other pan-Arab channels. Al Jazeera’s daily viewership across the Middle East and North African (Mena) region was 34% higher than all the other Pan-Arab channels combined. The research also indicated that Al Jazeera occupied all top 10 slots in the rankings for news programmes.Ahmed bin Jassim al-Thani, Director General of Al Jazeera Media Network, said: “Al Jazeera continues to lead due to our distinguished commitment to a code of ethics along with editorial policies based on speed, accuracy and objectivity.”“The channel’s success is based on the sacrifices of Al Jazeera correspondents who are always seeking the truth even as they are exposed to continuous threats which in some instances have led to death as happened recently in Syria.”