NEWS means a newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent events. NEWS is the information not previously known to someone. News Channel means a television channel dedicated to news, often operating continuously. One of the fastest means to get any news is the News channels. The media of the news channels works very hard in collecting and presenting the news to the audience. It is one of the most popular method of sharing or broadcasting information to the world. Here is the list of 10 best news channels in the world in 2021.
1.BBC News
BBC World News is the BBC’s commercially funded international 24-hour news and information channel, broadcast in English in more than 200 countries and territories across the globe. Its estimated weekly audience of 112 million makes it the BBC’s biggest television service. Available in more than 452 million homes, millions of hotel rooms, 170 cruise ships, 53 airlines (including 14 distributing the channel live in-flight) and 23 mobile phone networks. BBC World News is owned and operated by BBC Global News Ltd, a member of the BBC’s commercial group of companies and is funded by subscription and advertising revenues. The British Broadcasting Corporation channel was started in 1922 by the John Reith.
This channel is broadcasted in the whole world and it is one of the most popular news channels. It was launched as BBC News 24 on 9 November 1997 as part of the BBC’s foray into digital domestic television channels. The channel’s headquarters is located in Greater London, United Kingdom. The channel is based at and broadcasts from Broadcasting House in the West End of London. These channels are very famous for providing the latest and full information to the world. The anchors are also very good in speaking and never make any mistake. BBC World Service television, radio and online are available on more than 40 languages.
- Fox News
It is a satellite and cable TV channel of America. The Fox Entertainment Group owned this channel. This channel was launched in 7 October 1996 with having a picture quality 720p (HDTV). FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering breaking news as well as political and business news. A top five cable network, FNC has been the most watched news channel in the country and according to Public Policy Polling, is the most trusted television news source in the country. Having experienced success with his Fox Broadcasting Company, Murdoch sought to expand his presence in the American television market.
The channel was created by Australian-born American media mogul Rupert Murdoch, In the 2000 presidential election, Fox News, which was available in 56 million homes nationwide, saw a staggering 440% increase in viewers, the biggest gain among the three cable news television networks. In 2001 Roger Ailes appointed himself as permanent CEO of this news operation that was created as a Republican-centered alternative to CNN. In January 2002, CNN became the number 1 news cable channel. The channel uses English as the main language and it is broadcasted in the whole world. This channel has 17 million cable subscribers. This channel is available internationally and it broadcasted in more than40 countries.
3.CNN
Full form of CNN is Cable News Network, Inc. This channel was started in 1980 by Ted Turner. This channel is owned by the Turner Broadcasting System. It is a 24 hour American news channel. The picture format of the channel is 1080i (HDTV) and the channel uses the slogan, “Go There, stay with it and make it important.” Maturing and expanding along with the cable industry itself, CNN maintained a loyal following by offering what the major networks did not:
full, continuous coverage of all news events, both large and small. This channel is broadcast in the United States and Canada. This is the first channel that provides 24 hour news. It was also the first news channel in the US.
The channel is broadcasted from the Time Warner Centre in the New York city. The company’s headquarters is located in the Atlanta, Georgias and studio in the Los Angeles and Washington. In 2010, this channel viewed in 100 million houses. The word journalism was originally applied to the reportage of current events in printed form, specifically newspapers, but with the advent of radio, television, and the Internet in the 20th century the use of the term broadened to include all printed and electronic communication dealing with current affairs.
4.Sky News
Sky News is a British free-to-air television news channel and organization. Sky News is distributed via a radio news service, and through online channels. This channel was launched on 5th February 1989. It is owned by Sky Group, a division of Comcast. The owner of the company is John Ryley. This is a 24 hour International News channel of Britain. It is a provider of live streaming world news which can be viewed via its website, YouTube, and various mobile devices and digital media players. This channel is distributed by the Fox Networks Group world widely. The channel has a picture format of576i (SDTV 16:9) and 1080i (HDTV). This channel uses the slogan, First for breaking news.
This channel is broadcasted in the whole world, except Australia and New Zealand. The channel also provides news to national and international radio stations in the UK andalso in other countries. It also provides news to Yahoo. Some of the programs of this channel are Sky news, sky news today and many more. In 2019, Sky News was named Royal Television Society News Channel of the Year, the 12th time it has held the award. Sky News Australia is operated by Australian News Channel Pty Ltd (ANC), the unrivalled provider of 24-hour multi-channel, multi-platform news, and is a subsidiary of News Corp Australia. Sky News Australia operates bureaus nationwide in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Darwin, the Gold Coast, and overseas bureaus in New Zealand and Washington DC.
5.MSNBC
MSNBC is an American news-based pay television cable channel and it was started in 15 July 1996 by the Tom Roger, NBC executive. In 1996, the Microsoft paid $221million and become the 50% shareholder of this channel. Although they had the same name, msnbc.com and MSNBC maintained separate corporate structures and news operations. msnbc.com was headquartered on the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Washington, while MSNBC operated out of NBC’s headquarters in New York City. The anchor of the show, Jodi Applegate was firstly showed with a lineup of interviews.
Earlier, the channel focuses on the Politics. Stories were generally longer and more detailed than the stories CNN was running. NBC also highlighted their broadcast connections by airing stories directly from NBC’s network affiliates, along with breaking news coverage from the same sources. In 2005, Microsoft removed its share from this channel. In 2015 Within America, this channel was viewed by 9 crore people. This channel can be viewed in the US, Canada, Africa, Europe and many other countries. Some of the most popular hosts of this channel are John Gibson, Tim Russert, Rachel Maddow and Brian Williams. The channel also offers content on demand facility. In 2019, MSNBC ranked second among basic cable networks averaging 1.8 million viewers.
6.Al Arabiya
This channel is a Saudi Broadcaster news channel and it was started in the 3rd March 2003. Al Arabiya is an international Arabic television news channel based In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia that is operated by the media conglomerate MBC. The meaning of this channel’s name is the Arabic One. Al Arabiya opened 40 news bureaus across the world, including bureaus in both Israel and the Palestinian territories. The company was founded by the brother-in-law of Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd, with additional investment from Lebanon’s Hariri Group and investors from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and other Gulf countries. This channel is owned by the MBC Group and its headquarters is located in the Dubai. From 2014, the general manager of the channel is Adel AlToraifi.
This channel mainly focuses on the sports news, financial market and business market news and current affairs. The channel has a picture format of 1080i (HDTV) and 576i (SDTV). The language used in the channel is Arabic for the middle east and north Africa. In the website you can get news in English for International community, in Persian and in Urdu for the northern part of the South Asia. The station proved to be an attractive destination for U.S. officials seeking to reach out to the Arab world. The station, based in Dubai Media City, hosts a large network of reporters who continuously present from all around the five continents, catering to the Arab audience’s interest in politics, business, current affairs, finance, sports, science, lifestyle, in-depth documentaries, in-depth talk-show programs, and social and educational programs.
7.Al Jazeera
This channel was established in Doha and it is owned by the Al Jazeera Media Network. This channel is also known as Jazeera Satellite Channel. Earlier, this channel provides Arabic and current affair news. It is now one of the special TV channels, that provides news in different languages. Al Jazeera Network has more than 65 bureaus across the globe, the majority are rooted in the global South. The company has 80 different branch offices in the whole world. Al Jazeera Network has more than 3,000 staff members across the world, including more than 400 journalists from more than 60 countries. This channel has one of the largest networks in the world. The owner of the channel is the Qatar’s government. This channel also won many awards including, Index of Censorship, Prince Claus Award and many others.
Al Jazeera has also aired videos released by Osama bin Laden and received a journalism award by Hamas. This channel has gained more popularity, during the war of the Afghanistan. That time, it is the only channel that covers the live war. The parent holding is a “private foundation for public benefit” under Qatari law. Under this organizational structure, the parent receives funding from the government of Qatar but maintains its editorial independence. By 2000 Al Jazeera’s programming was seen 24 hours a day in more than 20 countries, and the network was a leading source for Arab-language news. In an effort to expand its presence, Al Jazeera launched an English-language branch in 2006, and in 2013 the channel Al Jazeera America debuted in the United States. The global footprint of Al Jazeera English continues to grow, broadcasting to more than 220 million households in more than 100 countries.
8.Euro news
This channel was launched in 1st January 1993 by the company Media Global Networks. The chairman of the company is Naguib Sawiris. It is a multi language news channel program that is heard in 155 countries. It is also a provider of livestreamed news, which can be viewed in most of the world via its website, on YouTube, and on various mobile devices and digital media players. The chairman of the company holds 53% of the share of this company. This channel delivers news from all over the world. The company’s headquarters is located in the Lyon, France. The network began broadcasting and aimed to cover world news from a pan-European perspective.
An additional broadcast studio was set up in London in 1996. It was founded by a group of ten public broadcasters. This channel was started by the group of 10 European public broadcasters. It takes the help of cable, satellite and terrestrial to reach millions of European users. The channel also launched a free application for Android, iPhone, and iPad mobile phones. For every 30 minutes, the channel shows headlines. Its founders shared the opinion that it is important to have an all-news channel in continental European languages as a counterweight to English-language news channels like CNN and BBC World.
9.NDTV India
New Delhi Television is, and has been for more than a quarter century, a pioneer in India’s news television and digital journalism. Founded in 1988 by Radhika Roy and Prannoy Roy, NDTV is today the most watched, credible and respected news network in India and a leader in Internet. It was co-started in 2003. Prannoy Roy is a very famous Indian journalist from Kolkata, West Bengal. It is a Hindi news channel of India. The company is considered to be a legacy brand that pioneered independent news broadcasting in India. The New Delhi Television Limited company owned this channel. The channel show, The World This Week helped to gain popularity of this show. In India, it is one of the most trusted channels of news. The Majority of people views this channel in their free time.
In 2016, this company decided to start 2 different channels as NDTV India and NDTV spice. In 2003, this company started two different channels for 24 hours as, NDTV 24 * 7 channel in English and NDTV India channel in Hindi. The two channels of the company have received 32 Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards. Some of the famous personalities of this channel are Abhigyan Prakash, Pankaj Pujari, Sonia Singh, Nidhi Kulpati and many others. Other channels of this company are ndtv24*7, ndtv good times, ndtv worldwide and ndtv profit. NDTV has been at the forefront of every single news revolution. NDTV 24×7 is the only English News Channel from India which is beamed in the UK, USA, Canada, South Africa, Middle East, Australia, New Zealand, Mauritius and most of the SAARC Countries to reach out to the Indian Diaspora.
10.Geo News
Geo News is a privately owned Urdu news channel of Pakistan. This channel was started in 2004 by the Jang Group of News papers. This channel is owned by the Independent Media Corporation. This channel started several other channels including GEO Kahani, GEO Sports, GEO Entertainment, GEO Tez and GEO News. This channel is famous in countries of Urdu speaking. This channel also has some of the most well known anchors including, Abdullah Sultan, Faheem Asghar, Ashar Alam, Wahij Sani and many more. In 2014, this channel was banned for 15 days by PERMA with a fine of 1 crore. Some of the most famous programs of this channel are Meray Mutabiq, Naya Pakistan, Report Card, AapaskiBaat, score and many more. Geo Network was founded in May 2002 by Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman. It started out with the launch of its flagship channel Geo News in October 2002. Hamid Mir joined the channel and became one of the first journalists to join Geo News.
He started hosting the political talk show Capital Talk which is the flagship show of Geo News. After Geo News became a success, the Geo Network launched a sports channel named Geo Super in late September 2006. GEO takes pride in providing the information, news, entertainment through its 4 different channels – Geo News, Geo Entertainment, Geo Super and 5 international beams to its local and international audiences in its successful journey. Geo has won number of awards on its programming, creative work, quality of work, gender sensitivity and many more from local and international bodies. Geo knows the importance of youth in development of Pakistan therefore concentrate on youth empowerment and promotes healthy activities like sports, entertainment and different social events. Geo always preaches the policy of ‘live and let live’.
