Online magazine Brandchannel has just released data from its survey into the world’s top brand names. Apple Computer knocked Internet search engine Goggle off the top spot however the surprise entry was Arabic news channel Aljazeera at number 5.
Another surprise in the poll was the absence of the soft drink giant Coca Cola which normally sits within the top 5 but failed to make the list this year.
An Aljazeera spokesman said in Doha on Sunday that the channel is currently looking at options towards privatization of the channel without subsidies from Qatar's government.
