List of world news channels
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This is a list of international news channels, categorised by continent.
International news channel networks with channels in several languages
[edit]| Network | English | Mandarin Chinese | Hindi | Spanish | French | Standard Arabic | Bengali | Russian | Tamil | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Euronews (France, UK) | Euronews | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Albanian, Georgian, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Serbian |
| CGTN (China) | CGTN, CGTN America, CGTN Africa, CGTN Europe | - | - | CGTN Spanish | CGTN French | CGTN Arabic | - | CGTN Russian | - | Japanese (Bulletin) |
| PB-DD (India) | DD India and DD Nagaland | - | DD News | - | - | DD Bangla | - | DD Podhigai | DD Urdu in Urdu, DD Assam for Assamese | |
| DW (Germany) | DW english | - | DW Hindi | DW español | - | DW arabic | - | - | - | News bulletins in numerous languages aired by foreign networks |
| IRINN (Iran) | Press TV | - | - | HispanTV | PressTV Français | Al-Alam | - | - | - | Sahar TV (Azeri) |
| France 24 (France) | France 24 in english | - | - | France 24 en español | France 24 | France 24 Arabic عربي | - | - | - | - |
| CNN (US) | CNN International, CNNj(Japan), CNN-News18 (India) | - | - | CNN en Español, CNN Chile | - | CNN Arabic | - | - | - | CNN Indonesia (Indonesian), CNN Brasil (Brazilian Portuguese), CNN Portugal (Portuguese), CNN Türk (Turkish), CNN Prima News (Czech), Antena 3 CNN (Romanian), A2 CNN (Albanian) |
| RT (Russia) | RT International, RT America, RT UK | - | - | RT Spanish | RT Français | RT Arabic | - | - | - | RT DE (German) |
| BBC News (UK) | BBC News | - | BBC News Hindi | - | - | BBC News Arabic | - | News bulletin for TV Rain channel | News bulletins in Urdu, Pashto and other languages and BBC News Persian | |
| i24NEWS (Israel) | i24NEWS English | - | - | Weekly Spanish news bulletin at i24NEWS English | i24NEWS français | i24NEWS Arabic | - | - | - | |
| TRT Haber (Turkey) | TRT World | - | - | - | - | TRT Al Arabiya | - | - | TRT Avaz (Bosnian and various Turkic languages with subtitles in Turkish), TRT Türk, TRT Deutsch | |
| Al Jazeera (Qatar) | Al Jazeera English | - | - | - | - | Al Jazeera Arabic | - | - | Al Jazeera Balkans (Bosnian/Serbian/Croatian); Al Jazeera Urdu (launch cancelled); Al Jazeera Türk (launch cancelled) | |
| Sky News (UK) | Sky News (International) | - | - | - | - | Sky News Arabia | - | - | - | Sky TG24 (Italian) |
| Zee Media Corporation (India) | WION | - | Zee News, Zee Hindustan | - | - | - | Zee 24 Ghanta | - | Zee Tamil News | Zee Salaam in Urdu, Zee 24 Taas in Marathi language, Zee 24 Kalak in Gujarati language, Zee telugu news in Telugu language, Zee Odisha in Odia language, Zee Punjab Haryana Himachal in Punjabi language |
| Al Arabiya (Saudi Arabia) | Al Arabiya English | - | - | - | - | Al Arabiya | - | - | - | Planned: Spanish & French |
| NHK World-Japan | NHK World-Japan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| CNC World (China) | CNC World | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| TVP Info (Poland) | TVP World | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Belsat TV (Belarusian) |
Other news channels aimed specifically at international audience
[edit]- Singapore: CNA is a 24-hour Singaporean multinational English-language news channel owned by the country's national public broadcaster Mediacorp. CNA covers global developments with an Asian perspective.
- Taiwan: TaiwanPlus (stylized as Taiwan+) is a state-owned free English-language streaming service and international television channel based in Taiwan.
- US: Voice of America offers TV programming in numerous languages available online and aired as blocks by foreign networks. CurrentTime TV is a joint effort by VOA and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty to produce a 24/7 TV service in Russian. Alhurra is an Arabic-language state-funded satellite TV news channel. TV Martí is another American governmental TV service, broadcasting for Cuba in Spanish. Bloomberg Television is a privately owned international business news channel. Its Indonesian version Bloomberg TV Indonesia was functioning in 2013-2015.
- India: NDTV 24x7, India Today, Mirror Now, NewsX, Republic World, and Times Now are other Indian English-language news channels aimed at an international audience.
- Pan-African: Africanews, Africa 24, Presse Africaine, Africable (French), A24 news channel, Arise News, Africa Independent Television, TVC News (English).
- Portugal: RTP África is a pay television channel aimed at the Portuguese-speaking African countries, owned by the public broadcasting organisation of Portugal (RTP).
- RTVI is a channel oriented at Russian-speaking audiences worldwide, but unavailable in Russia.
- NTDTV is an international channel affiliated with Falun Gong new religious movement.
News/generalist channels aimed at citizens and relevant language audiences abroad
[edit]Most of these are spin-offs of domestic channels, rearranged and refurbished for international broadcasting. All in respective national languages.
- Argentina: Telefe Internacional
- Australia: ABC Australia
- Austria: ORF 2 Europe
- Brazil: TV Brasil Internacional, Globo Internacional, RecordTV Internacional, Band Internacional
- Bulgaria: BNT 4
- Chile: TV Chile
- China: CCTV-4, Phoenix North America Chinese Channel
- Croatia: RTL Croatia World
- Cuba: Cubavision International
- Egypt: Nile TV International
- Finland: TV Finland
- France, francophone Canada, Belgium, Switzerland: TV5Monde
- Germany: Arte, Welt
- Greece: ERT World
- Hong Kong: TVB News
- Hungary: Duna World
- India: DD India
- Indonesia: TVRI World, SEA Today
- Italy: Rai Italia, Mediaset Italia
- Japan: NHK World Premium
- Kazakhstan: Kazakh TV
- South Korea: KBS World
- Lithuania: LRT Lituanica
- Macedonia: MRT Sat
- Malaysia: TV1, Berita RTM, RTM ASEAN
- Moldova: TV Moldova Internațional
- Montenegro: TVCG Sat
- Netherlands, Flanders: BVN
- Pakistan: PTV Global
- Philippines: The Filipino Channel, GMA Pinoy TV, Kapatid Channel
- Poland: TVP Polonia, Polsat 2, Polsat 1, TVN International
- Puerto Rico: Telemundo Internacional
- Portugal: RTP Internacional, TVI Internacional, SIC Internacional
- Romania: TVRi
- Russia: RTR-Planeta
- Serbia: RTS Svet
- Spain: TVE Internacional, ETB Sat, TV3CAT
- Sweden: SVT1, SVT2
- Turkey: TRT Türk
- Ukraine: 1+1 International
- UK: British Forces Broadcasting Service (for army and navy abroad)
- US: American Forces Network (for army and navy abroad)
- Vietnam: VTV4
By annual budget
[edit]| Channel | Country | Annual budget | Year | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voice of America | USA | $355.87 million | 2015 | |
| Deutsche Welle | Germany | $320 million | 2010 | [1] |
| Doordarshan | India | $127 million | 2009 | |
| France 24 | France | $123 million | 2010 | [1] |
| VOXAFRICA | Africa | $110 million | 2016 | |
| BBC World News | United Kingdom | $80 million | 2016 | [2] |
| RT | Russia | $77 million | 2007 | [1] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Anne Geniets (2013-12-13). The Global News Challenge: Market Strategies of International Broadcasting Organizations in Developing Countries. Routledge. p. 77. ISBN 978-1-136-18012-5.
- ^ "BBC Financial Statement 2016" (PDF). 2016.