News is basically information about current issues. This can be expanded through any media. News is a great source of spreading awareness. Nowadays, broadcasting journalism is at its peak which is publicly expanded and helps people to stay aware from current issues through radio, television and print media. It is necessary to approach an accurate source. News channels are working to spread authentic news all over and make sure everyone gets accurate news. Public truly believes whatever is shown in the media. These news channels are the main source of spreading news all across after a great deal of research. Listing down some of the most famous News channels which are renowned all over.
1. BBC WORLD NEWS
BBC News Channel is one the most famous and oldest news channels broadcasted 24 hours in English. This channel headquarters is in London. Around 20 thousand or more staff is the part of this channel, also it has 260 million viewers mainly and 150 million listeners. Channel 503 for sky and for few viewers channel 231.
Live streaming is also available but we need to access to their account. Its great amount of viewers makes it a biggest channel all over.
2. CNN NEWS
Convolutional neural network CNN news was founded in 1980 by American media for 24 hours updating. Its founder is Ted Turner. The channel gained popularity when it recorded the Gulf war in 1992. Its mission is to provide authentic information and news all over. It is being watched across more than 200 countries and has approximately 2 billion. It has 3000 employees throughout the world. It reaches 900 million families in the US. The first thing which was shown on this channel was the introduction of Ted Turner.
3. Al-Jazeera
Al – Jazeera (An Island) in Arabic. Al-Jazeera news channel was launched in 2000 in some of the countries, and comes from Doha which is owned by the government of Qatar. This channel was started in Arabic language and later on 2006 it also broadcasted in English. It broadcasts for 24 hours and soon the number of employees will increase. It has around 400 journalists in 60 countries. It is mostly watched in Arab countries. This channel got more popular at the time of the War of Afghanistan and had won many awards. This channel has the largest network all over. It is the first English news channel to be based in the Middle East.
4. FOX NEWS CHANNEL
Fox news channel was founded by Rupert Murdoch and is a news channel. It reached 2.5 million during the period of July to September. Launched on October 9,1986 as a competitor to the Big Three television network. It is an American broadcast television network. The network is headquartered at 1211 Avenue of the Americas in New York City, with additional offices at the Fox Broadcasting Center in Los Angeles. It was the highest rated network in the 18-49 demographic from 2004-2012, and earned the position as the most-watched American television network in the total viewership during the 2007-08 season. Fox is a member of Northern American Broadcaster Association of Broadcasters.
5. CBC NEWS CHANNEL
CBC news channel is a mass media company owned by the Canadian government. CBC which is known as CANADIAN BROADCASTING CHANNEL. It was started in 1936. In MARCH 2008, it had 7,444 employees. CBC tries to maintain fairness in terms of providing the news all over. Its logo is most recognized all over which was designed by Burton Kramer. They try to provide authentic news to their viewers. At this time, this channel owns 16 independent radio stations.
6. ABC CHANNEL
It is an American commercial broadcast radio and television network owned by Disney Media network, the network is headquartered in California. Its secondary offices and headquarters of its news division, is in New York City. It is the 5th oldest major broadcasting operation. ABC launched as a radio network in 1943.
7. EURO CHANNEL
Euro news is a European pay television. Its headquarters are located in Lyon, France. It was launched in 1993,1st January. It was owned by European and North African state broadcasting organizations then later on Media Globe Networks led by Egyptian billionaire. It also has a source of live streaming through its website or YouTube. In 2017, Euro News and NBC news collaborated since then they started working together. It works to cover the world news from a Pan-European point of view.
8. ZEE NEWS CHANNEL
Basically, this is a Hindi language news channel owned by the Essel Group. In the first it was started as Zee sports and then later on in 2004 it reincorporated as Zee News Ltd. Subhash Chandra is the owner of Zee News. Its coverage is mostly in Hindi language, moreover English and several other languages associated with it. They also introduced a new channel known as ZEE HINDUSTAN. This is also a news channel but without anchors.
It was at 4rth position in Hindustan and then after sometime it got second ranked.
9. GEO NEWS CHANNEL
Geo news is a Pakistani pay television news channel owned by Independent Media Corporation. This company is the owner of Jang Group of newspapers. It was launched in 2002. It was once banned by PEMRA for 15 days along with the fine of PKR 10 million due to the violation of some rules and showing defaming. It has many other channels such as Geo Entertainment (drama), Geo Super (sports) and Geo Tez.
10. PTV NEWS CHANNEL
PAKISTAN TELEVISION CORPORATION, ptv. It is one of the renowned channels of Pakistan founded in 1964 by a company NEC of Japan. It is nationalized by the Pakistani Government. It broadcasts news in different regional languages such as Pashto, Sindhi, Arabic, Kashmiri and so on.
Conclusion
News channels are playing a vital role in our life. They are the reason we are aware about all current issues and social problems but on the other hand some of the sites aren’t providing authentic news. The channels listed above are some of the renown channels as they provide us authentic information rather than a rumor.