News 24 (Albanian TV channel)

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News 24
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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 channelsRadio News 24, 97.0 FM (Tirana),Fax News
History
Launched2002
Links
Website www.balkanweb.com

News 24 is the first Albanian 24-hour news television channel founded in 2002 in Tirana, Albania, by Italian journalist and former shareholder of Gazeta Shqiptare newspaper, Radio Rash, and Balkanweb portal, Carlo Bollino. [1] The channel's format resembles its Italian equivalent Rai News24. News is updated every minute.

Contents

News 24 operates the popular news portal Balkanweb. [2] [3] It was established in February 2000 by the Italian publishing company Edisud [4] (e.g. La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno) funded with a contribution from the Soros Foundation and then sold to Focus Group in 2011. [5] [1] Balkanweb's videos come almost exclusively from 'News 24'. [1]

Nationally created shows

Original nameFormatOrigin
AlertInvestigative show Albania
AutoktonëtCultural show Albania
Dola te OlaEntertainment show Albania
Vila 24Talk show Albania
Fit Stationtalk show Albania
FrontlineTalk show Albania
Kjo javëTalk show Albania
Klinika 24Talk show Albania
Koha për t'u zgjuarMorning show Albania
Me Zemër të HapurTalk show Albania
Në shënjestërTalk show Albania

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Albanian Media Institute Instituti Shqiptar i Media (2015). "SOCIAL MEDIA AND THEIR USE BY ALBANIAN MEDIA" (PDF).
  2. Balkanweb
  3. "Alexa - Top Sites in Albania - Alexa". Archived from the original on 2017-06-30. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  4. "Home". edisud.it.
  5. "News Portals - Balkanmedia Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V."

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