Newsworld International
CBC Newsworld Trio | |
History | |
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Launched | June 1, 1994 |
Closed | July 31, 2005 |
Replaced by | Current TV |
Newsworld International (NWI) was an American
History
The network was launched on June 1, 1994, as a joint venture between the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and Power Corporation of Canada along with sister channel Trio. It aired much of the same programming as the CBC-owned Canadian cable news channel CBC Newsworld. [citation needed]
During the late 1990s, Newsworld International's Sunday evening newscast at 7:00 p.m.
The channel reached about 20 million homes and provided news coverage from a variety of global perspectives. It also acted as a news source for Canadians who reside or were visiting the United States, Latin America or the Caribbean. The channel was available across the United States mainly on satellite provider DirecTV.[citation needed]
In May 2000, Newsworld International was sold along with sister cable channel Trio to
Shutdown and replacements
In 2004, Newsworld International was purchased by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and Joel Hyatt, who acquired it mainly for the channel's digital cable and satellite coverage reach, and were not interested in maintaining the network's existing format. Programming on Newsworld continued to be provided by the CBC until July 31, 2005; on that date, the network ceased operations with a special farewell message from the channel's Toronto offices on behalf of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation at the Canadian Broadcasting Centre.
Gore and Hyatt relaunched the channel at midnight on August 1 as
After the closure of the channel, the CBC began uploading some of its news programs and reports as clips on CBC.ca for online viewing worldwide. Today, CBC News Network – the former parent channel of Newsworld International – carries many of the CBC programs formerly seen on Newsworld, and is available worldwide outside of Canada online through paid subscriptions.[3]
Programming
Original series
Newsworld International produced Special Assignment, a half-hour documentary series hosted by veteran CBC correspondent Bill Cunningham, featuring a different country in each episode. The format included a segment of historical context on the featured country with archive footage narrated by Cunningham, followed by a recap of recent political developments and current events. The program often featured interviews with high-ranking government officials and political insiders. During its run, Special Assignment visited many countries in Europe, East Asia and Latin America as well as countries in Africa and the Caribbean. Reruns of earlier editions often included updated narrations to reflect recent developments.
NWI contributors at shutdown
- CBC Newsworld/News Network Hemispheres, a partnership with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation), as well as NWI's internal newscasts and newsmagazines
- Deutsche Welle Germany – the network's English newscast and its English weekend newsmagazine
- NHK Japan – the network's major English newscast and its English weekend newsmagazine
- CCTV-9 China– the network's major English newscast
- ITV United Kingdom – the domestic Evening News (produced by ITN)
Subtitled NWI newscasts discontinued before shutdown
Other programming
- Washington Outlook with Henry Champ
- World Business
- NWI World Sports
Former on-air staff
Anchors
Newsworld International was anchored by a team of CBC talent which included
- Henry Champ
- John Dawe
- Terry Glecoff
- Karen Hawryluk
- Chris Henry
- Ron Izawa
- Doreen Kays
- Jordan Kerbel
- Fred Langan
- Paul Lethbridge
- Sandra Lewis
- Sharon Lewis
- Helen Mann
- Jennifer Mossop
- Jim Reed
- Nerene Virgin
See also
- Al Jazeera America - successor in interest to Newsworld International
- CBC News Network - Newsworld's parent channel (then known as CBC Newsworld)
References
- ^ "USA Networks buying 2 cable networks". Bloomberg News. May 20, 2000. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
- ^ Wallenstein, Andrew (June 25, 2010). "New troubles at Al Gore's Current TV". Reuters. Retrieved 2011-01-17.
- ^ http://www.cbc.ca/news2/networkstream/ 29th June 2014
External links
- Newsworld International at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
- International final signoff and conversion to Current TV