CBC Newsworld

Infobox TV channel
name = CBC Newsworld
logofile = CBC Newsworld logo.svg
logoalt = CBC Newsworld logo
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launch = July 31, 1989
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owner = Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
slogan = Canada's #1 News Network
country = Canada
broadcast area = National
headquarters = Toronto, Ontario
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web = [http://www.newsworld.cbc.ca CBC Newsworld]
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sat serv 1 = Bell TV
sat chan 1 = Channel 502
sat serv 2 = Star Choice
sat chan 2 = Channel 390
cable serv 1 = Available on most Canadian cable systems
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CBC Newsworld is a Canadian English language cable television specialty news channel owned and operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). It broadcasts into over 10 million homes in Canada. It is the world's third-oldest television service of this nature, after CNN in the United States and Sky News in the United Kingdom.

History

With CNN already being widely available in Canada, during the 1980s both private and public Canadian broadcasters began to apply for a licence for a similar 24-hour news service in Canada. In 1987 the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) awarded a licence to the CBC, and on July 31, 1989, CBC Newsworld began broadcasting.

CBC Newsworld originally broadcasted from studios in Halifax, Toronto, Winnipeg and Calgary, reflecting the coast-to-coast nature of the service. However, budget cuts over the years eventually forced CBC Newsworld to centralize most of its operations in Toronto and Calgary.

Newsworld is funded by cable subscriber fees and commercial advertising. Unlike the CBC's main television network, the channel cannot directly benefit from the corporation's public funding from Canadian taxpayers, although it does benefit from synergies with other CBC services. [ [http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/eng/Decisions/2000/DB2000-3.htm Decision CRTC 2000-3] , Newsworld's most recent CRTC licence renewal]

Newsworld's French language counterpart is Réseau de l'information (RDI).

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Programming

Newsworld originally aired a number of magazine-style programs, along with hourly news updates. In recent years, the network has moved from that style of programming to focusing solely on live news programs and documentary programs, including "The Passionate Eye" and "Rough Cuts", both formerly hosted by Michaëlle Jean, and ', a political affairs program hosted by Don Newman which airs twice daily. ' with George Stroumboulopoulos was launched in 2005 in an attempt to attract more younger viewers.

At the top of each hour is "CBC News: Now", a two minute headline package that features the top news stories.

Several of Newsworld's programs also appear on the main CBC network, which is available to most Canadians who own a television. The national morning program, ', airs on the main CBC network from 6 - 7 a.m. local time (Atlantic Canada excluded). On Newsworld, the program airs from 6 to 10 a.m. Eastern. CBC's midday newscast, ', airs from noon to 1 p.m. local time on CBC Television, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. eastern time on CBC Newsworld. CBC's prime time national newscast "The National" also airs on CBC Newsworld at 9 p.m. Eastern (on CBC Television, it airs at 10 p.m. local time), with repeats at 11 p.m., 12 a.m., 2 a.m. and 5 a.m.

"" is a half hour newscast with the latest national and international news, hosted by Jacquie Perrin. It regularly showcases current affairs stories on Canadians from all across the country.

"CBC News Saturday Report" is broadcast Saturdays on "CBC Television" at 6:00 p.m. local time. On "CBC Newsworld" you can see "CBC News: Saturday Report" at 5:00 p.m., 9:00 p.m. and midnight (ET).

BBC World News airs at 6 p.m. eastern every night; CBC does also produce its own show focused on international news.

Some specialty programs, including the literature series "Hot Type" and the fashion industry news show "Fashion File", also air on the network.

Newsworld International

Some of CBC Newsworld's programming also aired on the now-defunct Newsworld International, an American cable news network co-owned by the CBC and the Power Corporation of Canada. However, CBC Newsworld also produced some programming for Newsworld International, and scheduled programming from other news networks, which did "not" air on the Canadian channel. Newsworld International was sold to Vivendi Universal in 2000, and sold again to Al Gore and Joel Hyatt in 2004. Newsworld continued to provide the network's programming until Gore and Hyatt launched their own network, Current TV, on August 1, 2005.

Newsworld also carried some news and lifestyle programming from BBC World.

References

External links

* [http://www.cbc.ca/news/ CBC News]
* [http://cbc.ca/newsworld/ CBC Newsworld schedule]
* [http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/C/htmlC/canadianbro/canadianbro.htm Newsworld on MBC]