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| Country | Albania |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 4:3 (576i, SDTV) 1080i (HDTV 16:9) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Focus Media Group sh.p.k. |
| Sister channels | Radio News 24, 97.0 FM (Tirana),Fax News |
| History | |
| Launched | 2002 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
News 24 is the first Albanian 24-hour news television channel, founded in 2002 in Tirana, Albania, by Italian journalist Carlo Bollino and former shareholder of Gazeta Shqiptare newspaper, Radio Rash, and Balkanweb portal. [1] The channel's format resembles its Italian equivalent Rai News24. The news is updated every minute.
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News 24 operates the popular news portal Balkanweb. [2] [3] The portal was established in February 2000 by the Italian publishing company Edisud [4] (e.g. La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno) with funding from the Soros Foundation. It was later sold to Focus Group in 2011. [5] [1] Balkanweb's videos come almost exclusively from 'News 24'. [1]
