AL JAZEERA TO AIR 24-HOUR TV BINGO - Soft-spoken Usama Bin Laden to call the numbers from various super-secret remote locations.

BANGUS ONLINE—Al Jazeera, an Arabic television channel based in Qatar, a tiny oil-rich sheikdom on the Persian Gulf, hit the big time following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The station broadcast video messages featuring Osam bin Laden and other superstars of Al Qaeda. It propelled the television channel from international obscurity to the forefront of the war on terror. But, according to Al Jazeera marketing director, Tony Sheppard, the station has much more to offer the world.

In September of 2005, Al Jazeera launched an English subtitled Home TV Bingo channel to be broadcasted worldwide called Al Jazeera Super-Max Home Bingo Spectacular. Every Tuesday is Texas Blackout night — a popular bingo variation. The first number called will be either odd or even. If the first number called is even then all the even numbers on all your cards are Wild (Jokers). Cover all the even numbers. If the first number called is odd, cover all the odd numbers. The game then proceeds to a blackout.

Al Jazeera, in a tight-lipped agreement with much sought after Usamah bin Muhammad bin Awad bin Ladin readily agreed to Usama’s only demand, that his voice be dubbed into English by Mike Tyson. The decision to offer hosting duties to Bin Laden was a natural one. Sheppard says “Bin Laden is the most wanted and recognizable man in the world. There’s a $50 million dollar reward for information leading to his capture. His notoriety will surely translate into a ratings bonanza.”