Charles Bremner, Paris
The motto for France 24, President Chirac’s riposte to the American-British domination of world television news, was to be: “Everything you are not supposed to know.” It now has been replaced with “Beyond the News”, but the message remains the same...
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News and views around the clock, around the globe
France 24 Starts December 6; 170 journalists. Broadcasts in French, English and
Arabic
CNN Founded 1980, 4,000 staff. English,
Spanish, Turkish and German; 35 per cent of European market
BBC World Founded 1991, 250 correspondents. English, with Arabic in 2007; 24 per cent of European market
EuroNews Consortium of 19 national broadcasters. Founded 1993; 250 staff. Broadcasts in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Russian; 30 per cent of European market.
Russia Today TV Founded 2005; 150 staff. Controlled by government and banks. English, with Arabic soon.
DW-World (Deutsche Welle) Founded 1992. Government controlled; 1,500 staff. German and 30 languages
Al-Jazeera English Founded November; 300 journalists. Broadcasts in English.
How to watch France 24 On the internet at france24.com and is expected to be carried on Sky. It will also be available on these satellites: Hotbird 7A (11240.00 MHz), Astra 1KR (11538 MHz), Eurobird (12560.02 MHz)
Audience figures from European Media and Marketing Survey/CNN Research/le Monde
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( The entire article is at the following source:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...RSS&attr=World )