CNN - CNN International, launched in 1985, is an English language television network that carries news, current affairs, politics, opinions, and business programming worldwide. It is affiliated with CNN-US, which is limited to the United States and Canada. CNN-US was launched in 1980. It was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States.
AL JAZEERA - Al Jazeera is an International news network launched in 1996 and headquartered in Doha, Qatar. Initially launched as an Arabic news and current affairs satellite TV channel, it has since expanded into a network with several outlets, including specialty TV channels in multiple languages and the Internet.
TELESUR - La Nueva Televisora del Sur, launched in 2005, is a pan-Latin American terrestrial and satellite television network headquartered in Caracas, Venezuela. TeleSUR has the objective of providing information to promote the integration of Latin America and as a counterweight to large international medias.
CCTV News Channel - CCTV News Channel is the news channel of China Central Television, broadcasting across the People's Republic of China since 2003. It broadcasts 24-hour news reports, as well as current affairs programs throughout the day. News reports cover domestic and international events. The channel broadcasts exclusively in Mandarin Chinese.
FRANCE 24 - France 24 started broadcasting on December 2006. It is an international news and current affairs television channel. The service is aimed at the overseas market and broadcast through satellite and cable operators throughout the world. It is funded by the French government and currently it offers variants in English and Arabic in addition to French.
RT - RT, previously known as Russia Today, is a global multilingual television news network based in Russia and launched in 2005. The service is aimed at the overseas market, and broadcast through satellite and cable operators throughout the world. RT is financed by the Russian state budget.
BBC WORLD - BBC World News is the BBC's international news and current affairs television channel. It has the largest audience of any BBC channel and any news channel in the world. Launched on 11 March 1991 as the BBC World Service Television outside of Europe, it broadcasts for 24 hours with programming including BBC News bulletins, documentaries, lifestyle programmes and interviews.