Top News

Not to be confused with Top News (Thailand).

Top News

Logo as of 2021
Type	24/7 news channel
Country	Albania
Broadcast area	Eutelsat 16A
Network	DigitAlb
Headquarters	Tirana, Albania
Programming
Language(s)	Albanian
Picture format	1080i (HDTV 16:9)
Ownership
Owner	Hoxha family
Parent	Top Media Group J.S.C.
Key people	Vjollca Hoxha (founder) Elert Yzeri (editor-in-chief) [1]
Sister channels	Top Channel
History
Founded	December 18, 2006
Launched	February 12, 2007
Founder	Dritan Hoxha
Links
Website	www.top-channel.tv/topnewslive
Availability
Terrestrial
DigitAlb	Channel 2, Albania
Streaming media
Top Channel Website	Top News Live

Top News is a 24-hour Albanian television news channel which launched on February 12, 2007. ^[2] It is a sister to Top Channel, owned by its parent company Top Media Group. ^[1] It is available via the TV provider DigitAlb via terrestrial, satellite, and OTT television.

History

The channel's founding logo until 2021.

Originally, the channel was going to be called DigiNews.^{[ citation needed ]} The channel began experimental broadcasts on December 18, 2006. ^[3]

On February 12, 2007, the channel has started its first public broadcast by the Top Media group to broadcast just like Top Channel but in 24/7 news. The idents/jingles and channel layout would make the channel more popular to watch news, especially during the 2018–2019 student protest in Albania and the 2019 Albania earthquake in which Top Channel livestreamed multiple protests and even daily broadcasts about the earthquake on YouTube to make it more accessible.

In 2017 or 2018, the channel is now available on a 24/7 livestream via Dailymotion, and at Top Channel's site. Later on the livestream would be moved to Twitch. ^{[4] [5]}

On January 1, 2021, HD support had been added and the channel remade the channel's layout and to this day they still use them. A day later the logo even got changed to a more simple version, which are still in use. ^[6]

Programs

Since the airing of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix of Formula 1 on Top News on June 25, 2017, ^[7] the channel began to include programs from Top Channel and in 2021 the channel got programs of their own.

Original name	Format
Formula 1	Motorsport championship held worldwide (2017 only)
Inside Story	Documentary program
Ora e Tiranës	Weekly program about Tirana
Breaking	Informational program
Business In	Business Magazine
Lindje Perëndim	Political Magazine
Cartel	Documentary program
Open	Political talk show
Top Talk	Talk show

References

1. "Top News". Media Ownership Monitor Albania. BIRN . Retrieved February 3, 2025.
2. "Që sot, risia me emrin "TopNews"" [The innovation named "Top News", as of today](PDF). Gazeta Shqip . February 12, 2007. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 13, 2007. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
3. "KingOfSat - Zap!". KingOfSat. February 7, 2007. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
4. "Top News LIVE". Top Channel . May 16, 2018. Archived from the original on May 16, 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
5. "Top News LIVE". Twitch . Retrieved September 23, 2023.
6. "Top News Banner change - 2nd day / 2 January 2021 (PHOTO ONLY) and happy new year". YouTube . January 2, 2021. Archived from the original on August 29, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
7. "(900 SUBSCRIBERS SPECIAL) Top Channel Publicitet - 23 Qershor 2017 (incomplete, audio only)". YouTube . November 16, 2023. Retrieved December 3, 2023.