World is One News
| Wion | |
|---|---|
| Launched | 2016 |
| Owned by | Zee Entertainment Enterprises |
| Picture format | HDTV |
| Country | India, International |
| Broadcast area | International |
| Headquarters | Noida,India |
| Sister channel(s) |
Zee TV< Zee News |
Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Dish TV | Channel 65 |
| BIG TV | Channel 51 |
| Airtel Digital TV | Channel 23 |
| Tata Sky | Channel 41 |
| Videocon d2h | Channel 41 |
| Dialog TV (Sri Lanka) | Channel 831 |
| Cable | |
| Asianet Digital TV (India) | Channel 312 |
| Hathway (India) | Channel 182 |
| MediaNet (Maldives) | Channel 39 |
| DD Free Dish (India) | Channel 76 |
World is One News (WION) is an upcoming English-language news platform aimed at delivering news to a global audience from a South Asian perspective.[1] It's part of Zee Entertainment Enterprises which currently owns 37 channels globally.[2][3]
The editor-in-chief is the Emmy-winning journalist Rohit Gandhi.[4][5] The new venture aims to tell global news with an Asian perspective.[6][7]
Formerly speculated as Zee News English, the group CEO Subhash Chandra announced its name on March as WION.[8]
References
- ↑ "Zee Group To Launch English News Channel, Hires Rohit Gandhi As Editor-In-Chief". huffingtonpost.in. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
- ↑ Zee Television. "Zee Television Corporate Website: Company News, Financial Results". zeetelevision.com. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
- ↑ "Zee Media names its Global English News Channel – ‘WION’ (World Is One News) | Zee News". zeenews.india.com. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
- ↑ "Zee Media to launch English news broadcast, appoints Rohit Gandhi as editor-in-chief". firstpost.com. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
- ↑ "Rohit Gandhi to head ZEE’s English news channel | BizAsia Media | The UK's only Asian media news site". media247.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
- ↑ "Zee in talks with CNN for English-language channel, says Subhash Chandra | TelevisionPost.com". televisionpost.com. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
- ↑ "Zee Media launches global English news channel WION - MediaNama". medianama.com. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
- ↑ "Zee's global English news channel named WION | Business Standard News". business-standard.com. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
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