Top 10 Most Famous News Channels - PakWatanWeb

What is in, in Politics and what is out? Who is what? And what is going on? Switching those news channels for the most authentic one? News Channels are the most important part of not only our televisions but also of our lives now. The world is full with news channels as it is filled with news itself. So we came up with a list of Top 10 most famous News Channels that are seen worldwide. Here it goes.

10. Al-Arabia

Al-Arabia-Top 10 Most Famous News Channels
Launched on the 3rd of March 2003, the Arabic channel Al-Arabia is a Saudi owned pan Arab television news channel which is broadcasted in normal Arabic. The name of the channel means ‘The Arabic one’ as the name implies too. It is a Dubai based News Channel showed in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. The channel transfers business and financial markets, talk shows, sports, documentaries and current affairs.

9. NDTV India

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A channel possessed by New Delhi Television Limited stands as the ninth on the list. NDTV India is a Hindi News channel that actually started off in 1988 and with immense hard work and popularity with their show ‘The World This Week’ on Doordarshan they were able to make their own 24-hour channel in 2003. The Chairman Prannoy Roy and his wife also being the managing director of the channel, Radhika Roy are the main heads of the Channel.

8. Geo News

Geo News
Pakistani News Channel ‘Geo News’ makes itself on the eighth number. It is a Karachi based channel that is a part of the Jung Group. Despite of starting just in 2005 the channel has millions of Urdu speaking fans in and outside of the country where it is based. Some very known programs/talk shows that it broadcasts are; ‘Aaj Kamran Ke Saath’ with Kamran Khan, ‘Capital Talk’ with Hamid Mir and a comedy program ‘Hum sub Umeed sey hain’.

7. Al-Jazeera

Al-Jazeera
On number seventh is the Channel secretly owned by Al Jazeera Media Network. Al Jazeera literally means ‘The Island’ and is also known by its second name that is JSC (Jazeera Satellite Channel). The channel is basically headquartered in Qatar and has expanded its forum by internet and different channels in different languages. It officially started in 1996 and is still providing amazing information with un-biasness. The coverage of the Channel for the Egyptian protest in 2011 was appreciated by Hillary Clinton, when she said that it was more informative than American Journalism.

6. Euro News

Euro News
Euro news channel is a European based News Channel that is headquartered in France and is broadcasted in a multilingual way. It was created back in 1993 since then it has been providing European news as well as World news in a European perspective. It has the sixth position in the most famous news channel list.

5. MSNBC

MSNBC-Top 10 Most Famous News Channels
On number five is the American based cable and satellite news Channel MSNBC. The Channel is retained by NBCU Universal News Group and the channel shows, news, information, political programming and other news related segments. The Channel was launched in the year 1996 and showed its first show with Jodi Applegate who took various interviews and informed about the news and opinions.

4. Sky News

Sky News-Top 10 Most Famous News Channels
A British and International News Channel, Sky News puts its emphasis on UK and international news. It is a 24-hour news channel that have subdivided into segments and localized itself by making versions of the channel, Sky News Australia, Sky News New Zealand and Sky News Arabia. It was started in 1989 and a year before its launch, Rupert Murdoch announced that he would come up with an international news channel soon.

3. Fox News

Fox News-Top 10 Most Famous News Channels
Fox News is on number three. Owned by Fox Entertainment Group the channel is an American based cable and satellite news channel that airs news, information, talk shows and various other informative programs. The channel was launched in 1987 but it was not until the 1900’s or 2000 that it started flourishing. All the viewers in and outside of the country had the facility to watch the channel through cable. And now it stands as the third most famous news channel in the world.

2. CNN

cnn-Top 10 Most Famous News Channels
American basic cable, the Cable News Network (CNN) is a cable and satellite news channel that is conserved by Turner Broadcasting System. The channel that was found in 1980 by an American Ted Turner is now a 24-hour news channel. Being the second most famous it is available in almost 100 million US households, 890,000 American hotel rooms, also carried to Canada, globally it is carried as CNN international and it can be seen in almost 212 countries and areas.

1. BBC World News

BBC World News-Top 10 Most Famous News Channels
The first and the most famous News channel is the International News Channel, BBC World News. The channel was launched in 1991; the 24-hour news channel broadcasts News bulletins, documentaries, lifestyle programs and interviews. It is owned and run by BBC Global News Ltd. It changed name over time, provided services, information and kept spreading it throughout the world and now is known as the most famous news channels of all.
Source:http://www.toptensworld.com/2013/08/10/top-10-most-famous-news-channels/
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