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International TV News Channels
- Thread starter Gregg
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BRNout said:
XHTV/4 in Mexico City, now known as FOROtv, became a de-facto all-news channel in August 2010, with much of Televisa's news programming now located on that channel although still somewhat Distrito Federal-centric. It is carried on cable throughout the country.
From my experience in Mexico, CNN en español appears to be the most popular all-news channel there, although it targets a broader Spanish-speaking audience in United States, Central America and South America.
When I was in San Diego some years ago, one of the Tijuana UHF channels carried something called ECO overnight and in the early morning. I believe ECO was owned by Televisa, an all-news channel on weekdays but was more like the Today Show on weekends, with a mix of news, chat and even an occasional mariachi band performing.
I understand that in Mexico City, ECO ran overnights and early mornings on both Channels 2 and 4 but you could get it 24/7 on cable, and it was supposedly on cable around Latin America. Has Televisa given up on ECO?
So, just for the record, the international all-news channels in English are:
BBC World News - UK, government
Sky News - UK, private (not available in North America)
CNN International - US, private
Al Jazeera English - Qatar, government and private
CCTV 9 - China, government
CNS - China, government
RT Russia Today - Russia, government
France 24 - France, government
NHK World - Japan, government
Deutche Welle World - Germany, government
Gregg
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I understand that in Mexico City, ECO ran overnights and early mornings on both Channels 2 and 4 but you could get it 24/7 on cable, and it was supposedly on cable around Latin America. Has Televisa given up on ECO?
So, just for the record, the international all-news channels in English are:
BBC World News - UK, government
Sky News - UK, private (not available in North America)
CNN International - US, private
Al Jazeera English - Qatar, government and private
CCTV 9 - China, government
CNS - China, government
RT Russia Today - Russia, government
France 24 - France, government
NHK World - Japan, government
Deutche Welle World - Germany, government
Gregg
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Gregg, ECO was gone by 2001. Too unprofitable, apparently.
Others have tried and failed in that same Spanish-language cable news segment. NBC ran a channel from Charlotte, North Carolina in the 90s, called Canal de Noticias NBC (unimaginatively, NBC News Channel). Then there was Telenoticias, which became CBS's first cable venture ever when they bought it in 1997. They also operated a Portuguese-language version in Brazil that partnered with SBT, in a major coup — problems with the new satellite that carried it didn't help them, and neither did cable carriage issues. It filed for Chapter 11 (after CBS sold 70% of the network to a Mexican concern) and sold out to Telemundo by 2000. It was based out of Miami. Telenoticias was actually seen in the US pre-CBS on over-the-air stations in Tucson, Denver, Corpus Christi, and Chicago, among other cities. They launched in the US in 1997...on the same day that CNN en Español debuted. (What good luck! Not.)
Here's how the different channels looked.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfJzrcMoZlQ (presentation pre-CBS — the music is awesome)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiYQ5ON4R6U (CBS-era — this theme sounds vaguely familiar to me?)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c8bRlbl2pw (can someone identify the music at 0:47 here? possibly Gari?)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymNZ3JG1-PQ (Canal de Noticias NBC)
Others have tried and failed in that same Spanish-language cable news segment. NBC ran a channel from Charlotte, North Carolina in the 90s, called Canal de Noticias NBC (unimaginatively, NBC News Channel). Then there was Telenoticias, which became CBS's first cable venture ever when they bought it in 1997. They also operated a Portuguese-language version in Brazil that partnered with SBT, in a major coup — problems with the new satellite that carried it didn't help them, and neither did cable carriage issues. It filed for Chapter 11 (after CBS sold 70% of the network to a Mexican concern) and sold out to Telemundo by 2000. It was based out of Miami. Telenoticias was actually seen in the US pre-CBS on over-the-air stations in Tucson, Denver, Corpus Christi, and Chicago, among other cities. They launched in the US in 1997...on the same day that CNN en Español debuted. (What good luck! Not.)
Here's how the different channels looked.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfJzrcMoZlQ (presentation pre-CBS — the music is awesome)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiYQ5ON4R6U (CBS-era — this theme sounds vaguely familiar to me?)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c8bRlbl2pw (can someone identify the music at 0:47 here? possibly Gari?)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymNZ3JG1-PQ (Canal de Noticias NBC)
e-dawg said:
I've seen TVE 24H on expanded cable in Latin America and it's not very popular. There's a real dislike for the Spanish dialect in Latin America (the hissing and lisping), and most Latin Americans prefer not to watch Spanish programming. To the extent that TV and film dubbing is different for Spain than it is for Latin America.
Canal Sur is more of a documentary-style channel. As it is financed by Venezuela, Ecuador, Cuba and certain other similar governments, it has a definite agenda which is obvious when you view it for any extended period. Nonetheless, some of its programming is very well done. However, it is not a 'news channel' in the format we are discussing.
One problem in Latin America is that the vast majority do not have cable, as it's too expensive. So you're dealing with a smaller subscriber base than you'd think.
Globovision in Venezuela is an all-news channel with an emphasis on political talk (like FNC). It is over the air and on cable/satellite. Hugo Chavez has worked very hard to get its broadcast license pulled, but I don't know that he's succeeded just yet.
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