News television channels are
television channel
A television channel is a terrestrial frequency or virtual number over which a television station or television network is distributed. For example, in North America, "channel 2" refers to the terrestrial or cable band of 54 to 60 MHz, with ...
s that are devoted exclusively to delivering
news
News is information about current events. This may be provided through many different Media (communication), media: word of mouth, printing, Mail, postal systems, broadcasting, Telecommunications, electronic communication, or through the tes ...
continuously, without pause throughout the entire day. Such channels cover world news events, and national news, and may cover news items related to localities if such items have national or world significance.
Most international news channels are broadcast on cable, satellite or the Internet, and many have diversified their staff by broadcasting to multiple large language markets. Like other means of
news broadcasting
News broadcasting is the medium of broadcasting various news events and other information via television, radio, or the internet in the field of broadcast journalism. The content is usually either produced locally in a radio studio or televis ...
, international news channels have become a fiercely competitive market. Many governments, for example, have established and funded international news channels in order to offer their perspective on events, often in competition against more established foreign or domestic competitors.
Some news channels consist of
live streaming world news
Livestreamed news refers to live videos streams of television news which are provided via streaming television or via streaming media by various television networks and television news outlets, from various countries. The majority of live news s ...
, that is round-the-clock news channels which are transmitted through video streaming on websites or online platforms, and not through the conventional broadcast methods via cable television or via antenna transmissions.
The following is a non-exhaustive list of news channels in alphabetical order regardless of language or country of origin.
General news channels
Business news channels
Sport news channels
Weather news channels
Defunct channels
See also
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List of news presenters
This is a list of news presenters by nationality.
List of news presenters by nationality
American news anchors
* Roz Abrams, formerly of CBS News, ABC's ''Eyewitness News''
* Christiane Amanpour, CNN
* Ernie Anastos (retired), formerly of WNYW, ...
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International news channels
This is a list of international news channels, categorised by continent.
International news Channel networks with channels in several languages
Other news channels aimed specifically at international audience
* Georgia: PIK was a Caucasus- ...
References
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News channel
News broadcasting is the medium of broadcasting various news events and other information via television, radio, or the internet in the field of broadcast journalism. The content is usually either produced locally in a radio studio or televis ...
Journalism lists