History Main / TwentyFourHourNewsNetworks

** '''Creator/RussiaToday''' is an English-language network operated by the [[UsefulNotes/{{Russia}} Russian]] government. Considered a PropagandaMachine by most, yet viewed as a VoiceOfTheResistance by its target audience of conspiracy theorists.
** '''Current TV''', formerly known as [=INdTV=], is a news network targeted at younger, college-aged viewers and specialized in viewer-generated content. It has spinoffs in the UK and Ireland, Italy, and Canada. It is partially owned by AlGore and Joel Hyatt. It has a decidedly left-wing perspective, often going well beyond MSNBC's liberal slant. In 2009, two of their journalists were briefly detained by the North Korean government. They snagged [[CountdownWithKeithOlbermann Keith Olbermann]] as Chief News Officer following his departure from MSNBC -- then unsnagged him 13 months later after a series of contractual and other disputes. Recently acquired and retooled by AlJazeera.

** The defunct '''Newsworld International''', which was owned by the Creator/{{CBC}} for the first few years of its life (it took its name from CBC Newsworld) and later by the USA Network (which at the time was owned by Vivendi Universal). It broadcasted a mix of Canadian and international newscasts. Was bought by Al Gore and Joel Hyatt in 2004, and turned into Current TV the following year; the sale coincided with the sale of Vivendi Universal Entertainment to NBC.

** Programs include: ''Unfiltered'' [[note]](talk show; hosted by Jill Krop)[[/note]], ''Your BC'' [[note]](human-interest; various hosts)[[/note]].
* '''Sun News Network''', the first English-language news channel to shut down. Named after the Sun newspaper chain, its on-air brand made no secret of its right-wing leaning and was modelled after Fox News. (In fact, critics of the network actually called it "Fox News North".) Owned by the Sun Media division of Quebecor Inc.

** There are also Arabic- and Persian-language versions of '''BBC News'''. Both are very well-respected for hard-hitting, no-nonsense journalism and excellent discussion programs, except by {{Conspiracy Theorist}}s who see them as creeping Western influence/the return of TheBritishEmpire.

** '''Chicagoland Television''' better known as CLTV is a 24-hour regional cable news television channel based in Chicago and owned by Tribune Media (hence it is based in the studios of WGN-TV).
** '''[=NY1=]''', NewYorkCity's own 24-hour news network. [[Series/HowIMetYourMother Robin Scherbatsky]] works here. Owned by Time Warner Cable

** '''New England Cable News''', based in UsefulNotes/{{Boston}} and covering news in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island; owned by Comcast, it was created in 1992 as a joint venture between regional predecessor Continental Cablevision [[note]]which later became MediaOne after merging with US WEST Telephone, then was acquired (along with the remnants of TCI) by AT&T in 1999, and was sold in 2001 to Comcast[[/note]] and local TV station WCVB-TV's owner Hearst Television; Hearst sold their stake to Comcast in 2009.
** '''Northwest Cable News''', a UsefulNotes/{{Seattle}}-based network which covers Washington State, Oregon and Idaho. Owned by King Broadcasting when it launched in 1995, using their stations in Seattle, Spokane, Boise, Portland to supply the channel; then Belo Corp acquired them in 1997, and as of 2014, they are now owned by Gannett (having acquired Belo in the last few months of 2013).
** '''Texas Cable News''', a UsefulNotes/{{Dallas}}-based network owned by Belo (and now by Gannett, using their statewide chain of TV stations (flagship WFAA in Dallas, KHOU in Houston, KENS in San Antonio and KVUE in Austin); didn't do well (mainly because of their split with Time Warner Cable over joint stations launched in Houston and San Antonio which shut down quickly), as well as budget problems; they stopped original production in 2005, and they now air mainly repackaged stuff from the Belo/Gannett stations.

* '''Sun News Network''', the newest English-language news channel. Named after the Sun newspaper chain, its on-air brand makes no secret of its right-wing leaning and is modelled after Fox News. (In fact, critics of the network actually call it "Fox News North".) Owned by the Sun Media division of Quebecor Inc.
** Programs include: ''Straight Talk'' [[note]](primetime, talk & opinion; various hosts)[[/note]], ''Battleground'' [[note]](primetime, political discussion; hosted by David Akin)[[/note]], ''The Arena'' [[note]](primetime, talk & opinion; hosted by Michael Coren)[[/note]], ''Byline'' [[note]](primetime, news analysis; hosted by Brian Lilley)[[/note]], ''The Source'' [[note]](primetime, talk & opinion; hosted by Ezra Levant)[[/note]].
*** Now, after a short life of low ratings and journalistic embarrassments, the network went out of business as of February Friday 13, 2015.

** '''Chicagoland Television''' better known as CLTV is a 24-hour regional cable news television channel based in Chicago.

** '''News 12''', a series of cable news channels owned by Cablevision, a NewYorkCity-based cable provider. Seven of the channels are general news networks covering parts of the New York metropolitan area [[note]]Long Island, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Westchester County, the Hudson Valley, Connecticut, and New Jersey[[/note]], and five of the channels cover traffic and weather for different parts of the region [[note]]Long Island, New York City, the Hudson Valley, Connecticut, and New Jersey[[/note]].
** '''New England Cable News''', based in UsefulNotes/{{Boston}} and covering news in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island.
** '''Northwest Cable News''', a UsefulNotes/{{Seattle}}-based network which covers Washington State, Oregon and Idaho. Owned by King Broadcasting; then Belo Corp acquired them, and as of 2014, they are now owned by Gannett (having acquired Belo in the last few months of 2013).

* '''[[TheBBC BBC]] News Channel''', formerly known as BBC News 24. Features a RedButtonInteractive service similar to the original CNN Headline News.

** '''FoxNewsChannel''', the more conservative-leaning of the American news networks.
** '''{{MSNBC}}''', until recently a collaboration between Microsoft and Creator/{{NBC}}, now 100% NBC. The more liberal-leaning of the American news networks.
** '''{{HLN}}''', formerly known as CNN Headline News and, before that, [=CNN2=]. Its main draw was originally a 30-minute newscast that's repeated all day. NetworkDecay pushed the newscast out of PrimeTime to make way for live discussion programs, and increasing its focus on celebrity news and [[MissingWhiteWomanSyndrome missing white women]].

** '''Creator/RussiaToday''' is an English-language network operated by the [[UsefulNotes/{{Russia}} Russian]] government. Considered a PropagandaMachine by most, yet viewed as a VoiceOfTheResistance by its target audience of politically extreme westerners.
** '''Current TV''', formerly known as [=INdTV=], is a news network targeted at younger, college-aged viewers and specialized in viewer-generated content. It has spinoffs in the UK and Ireland, Italy, and Canada. It is partially owned by AlGore and Joel Hyatt. It has a decidedly left-wing perspective, often going well beyond MSNBC's liberal slant. In 2009, two of their journalists were briefly detained by the North Korean government. They snagged [[CountdownWithKeithOlbermann Keith Olbermann]] as Chief News Officer following his departure from MSNBC -- then unsnagged him 13 months later after a series of contractual and other disputes. Recently acquired by Al Jazeera and will be retooled as "Al Jazeera America."

** '''Creator/RussiaToday''' is an English-language network operated by the [[UsefulNotes/{{Russia}}n]] government. Considered a PropagandaMachine by most, yet viewed as a VoiceOfTheResistance by its target audience of politically extreme westerners.

** '''CBN''', the Christian Broadcasting Network, is a conservative Christian network which is kinda sorta not really a network anymore, having long ago [[NetworkDecay decayed]] into Creator/ABCFamily after being bought out by {{Fox}} and later {{Disney}}; what's left of CBN is a {{syndication}} service that creates programs for other Christian networks (and ABC Family, which is still contractually required to air CBN's flagship program, ''Series/The700Club'', although they generally treat it as [[OldShame their red-headed stepchild]]).
*** '''CBN News''', the actual news broadcaster for CBN, continues to exist as both a sub-program within the ''700 Club'' and their own half-hour broadcast. However, it is editorially separate from the ''700 Club'', has their own website, and runs a separate televised news broadcast on TBN on Saturdays. Obviously, it takes a conservative Christian stance, though it has a reputation for being impartial when covering current affairs... unless said current affairs involve Muslims, abortion, gays, ''Literature/HarryPotter'' books or other hot-button social issues, at which point they [[TurnsRed go nuclear]].

* '''Euronews''', a pan-European news network. It broadcasts the same reports simultaneously in several languages (differing by location and [[RedButtonInteractive satellite system]]).It basically just runs bulletin-type stories, and given that it has to run in several languages simultaneously, there are no presenters and reports take the form of "footage + voiceover" with occasional quotes from whoever the story is about.

** Programs include: ''Canada AM'' [[note]](morning show; hosted by Bev Thompson, Marci Ien and Jeff Hutcheson)[[/note]], ''CTV News Channel'' [[note]](running newscast during daytime and nighttime slots; various hosts)[[/note]], ''PowerPlay'' [[note]](primetime, political discussion; hosted by Don Martin)[[/note]], ''CTV National News'' [[note]](nightly newscast; hosted by Lisa LaFlamme and Sandie Rinaldo)[[/note]].

** Programs include: ''Straight Talk'' [[note]](talk & opinion; various hosts)[[/note]], ''Battleground'' [[note]](political discussion; hosted by David Akin)[[/note]], ''The Arena'' [[note]](talk & opinion; hosted by Michael Coren)[[/note]], ''Byline'' [[note]](news analysis; hosted by Brian Lilley)[[/note]], ''The Source'' [[note]](talk & opinion; hosted by Ezra Levant)[[/note]].
* '''Business News Network''' (BNN), 24-hour business news channel. Formerly named Report on Business Television (ROBTv). Owned by Bell Media.

* '''Le Canal Nouvelles''' (LCN) [[labelnote:Translation]]"News Channel"[[/labelnote]], Quebecor's French-language network operating in Quebec as a sister channel to regional network TVA.

* '''Creator/{{CBC}} News Network''' (CBC NN), formerly known as CBC Newsworld. Canada's first 24-hour news network, and the third oldest in the world, operated by the publicly-funded CBC
* '''Réseau de l'information''' (RDI), the French-language version of the above, operated by CBC's French counterpart Radio-Canada.
* '''Le Canal des Nouvelles''' (LCN), Quebecor's French-language network operating in Quebec as a sister channel to regional network TVA.
* '''Sun News Channel''', Quebecor's English-language channel, branded after the Sun newspaper chain, and modelled after Fox News. (In fact, critics of the network actually call it "Fox News North".)
* '''Creator/{{CTV}} News Channel''', formerly known as CTV [=News1=] and CTV Newsnet.
* '''[=CP24=]''', a regional cable news channel serving Toronto and Southern Ontario,
* '''Creator/{{Global}} News BC 1''', a regional cable news channel serving British Columbia.

* '''Creator/{{CBC}} News Network''' (CBC NN), formerly known as CBC Newsworld. Canada's first 24-hour news network, and the third oldest in the world.
* '''Réseau de l'information''' (RDI), the French-language version of the above.
* '''Le Canal des Nouvelles''' (LCN), another French-language network operating in Quebec as a sister channel to regional network TVA, owned by Quebecor.

* '''[=CityNews Channel=]''', a regional cable news channel serving Toronto,

* '''Euronews''', a pan-European news network. It broadcasts the same reports simultaneously in several languages (differing by location and [[RedButtonInteractive satellite system]]). Famously extremely boring, as it basically just runs bulletin-type stories, and given that it has to run in several languages simultaneously, there are no presenters and reports take the form of "footage + voiceover" with occasional quotes from whoever the story is about.

** When other channels were covering the Tahrir Square for days on end, they apparently ran items on the best bars in Moscow.

** '''{{CNN}}''', the first 24-hour news network. Is typically viewed as the more centrist/moderate of the major American news networks, although naturally, both sides have accused it of bias. Has several spinoff networks, which are listed on its page.

* There are also British versions of American networks such as ''{{CNN}}'' and ''Bloomberg'' (usually marketed as European or International versions), and an English language version of ''Euronews'' aimed squarely at the UK and Ireland.

* '''YTN''', South Korea's largest news network. Often called "Korea's {{CNN}}."

** '''{{MSNBC}}''', until recently a collaboration between Microsoft and Creator/{{NBC}}, now 100% NBC. The more left-leaning of the American news networks.

** '''{{MSNBC}}''', until recently a collaboration between Microsoft and Creator/{{NBC}}. The more left-leaning of the American news networks.

* '''Sun News Channel''', Quebecor's English-language channel, branded after the Sun newspaper chain, and modeled after Fox News.

** '''Bloomberg Television'''. Was founded by, and named for, billionaire Michael Bloomberg, who is now the mayor of NewYorkCity. Noted for its almost excessively technical focus on business and the utter lack of political commentary in either direction.

** '''[=NY1=]''', NewYorkCity's own 24-hour news network. [[Series/HowIMetYourMother Robin Scherbatsky]] works here.
** '''YNN''', which covers the remainder of New York State. Time Warner Cable has many regional news channels of the same type in areas such as Texas, North Carolina and Florida.

** '''Northwest Cable News''', a UsefulNotes/{{Seattle}}-based network which covers Washington State, Oregon and Idaho.

** '''CBN''', the Christian Broadcasting Network, is a conservative Christian network which is kinda sorta not really a network anymore, having long ago [[NetworkDecay decayed]] into Creator/ABCFamily after being bought out by {{Fox}} and later {{Disney}}; what's left of CBN is a {{syndication}} service that creates programs for other Christian networks (and ABC Family, which is still contractually required to air CBN's flagship program, ''The 700 Club'', although they generally treat it as [[OldShame their red-headed stepchild]]).

* '''Telesur''', a channel sponsored by various Latin American governments not allied with the United States, lead by Venezuela and Cuba, top U.S. publicity targets. Has Danny Glover on its advisory board, due apparently to his friendship with [[LargeHam Hugo]] [[LargeHam/{{Others}} Chavez]] of Venezuela.

See also AlphabetNewsNetwork.

[[folder: In fiction ]]

* ZNN from ''Series/{{JAG}}'' & ''{{NCIS}}''.
* CNB from ''Series/TwentyFour''.
* The Picus News Network from ''VideoGame/DeusExHumanRevolution''.
* GNN, Global News Network, comes up quite a bit in fiction, from ''LeftBehind'' to ''MarsAttacks''.
* ISN from ''Series/BabylonFive''
* ''Dear News 24 - Go to bed'' Andy Parsons, MockTheWeek
* ACN from ''Series/TheNewsroom''
* [=LexCom=] in ''{{Superman}}'' comics. In the {{New 52}}, Galaxy Broadcasting's Planet News Network.
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*** '''CBN News''', the actual news broadcaster for CBN, continues to exist as both a sub-program within the ''700 Club'' and their own half-hour broadcast. However, it is editorially separate from the ''700 Club'', has their own website, and runs a separate televised news broadcast on TBN on Saturdays. Obviously, it takes a conservative Christian stance, though it has a reputation for being impartial when covering current affairs... unless said current affairs involve Muslims, abortion, gays, ''HarryPotter'' books or other hot-button social issues, at which point they [[TurnsRed go nuclear]].

* '''AlJazeera''': A pan-Arabic news network (with both Arabic and English versions) based in Qatar. Criticized by both Western leaders for its supposedly anti-Western stance (it's often the first channel to broadcast video tapes released by al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups), and by governments within the Middle East for coverage that is critical of them. Nevertheless fairly well-regarded, with Arabic-speaking independent media critics mostly taking offense to their occasional sensationalism and their tendency to softpedal what little news comes out of Qatar. Their English version recently snagged legendary British television journalist Sir David Frost as an on-air personality. The name's literal translation is "The Island," and is understood as "The [Arabian] Peninsula."
* '''Al Arabiya''': A pan-Arabic news network based in UsefulNotes/{{Dubai}} and funded by the Saudis; despite this, its reporting is considered reasonably objective (with a slight tendency to softpedal Saudi news). It was launched as a direct competitor to AlJazeera, and is more openly critical of Islamic radicalism and the Iraqi insurgency. The Iraqi and Iranian governments have cracked down on it for its critical reporting. Its name just means "The Arab/Arabic One."

* '''Press TV''': An English-language news network backed by the Iranian government. It takes a stridently anti-Israeli position and has openly promoted Holocaust denial. Current TV home of British MP George Galloway. This news station is only respected by people who love to wear TinfoilHat.

* '''Press TV''': An English-language news network backed by the Iranian government. It takes a stridently anti-Israeli position and has openly promoted Holocaust denial. Current TV home of British MP George Galloway. This news station is only respected by people who love to wear TinfolHat.

* '''Press TV''': An English-language news network backed by the Iranian government. It takes a stridently anti-Israeli position and has openly promoted Holocaust denial. Current TV home of British MP George Galloway.