Newsworld International
| Newsworld International | |
|---|---|
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| Launched | June 1, 1994 |
| Closed | July 31, 2005 |
| Owned by |
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation/Power Corporation of Canada (1994–2000) USA Networks/Vivendi Universal (2000–2004) Al Gore and Joel Hyatt (2004–2005) |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Slogan | America's Only 24 Hour Global News Channel |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | United States and the Caribbean |
| Headquarters |
New York City, New York Toronto, Ontario |
| Replaced by | Current TV |
| Sister channel(s) |
CBC Newsworld Trio |
Newsworld International (NWI) was an American news-oriented cable and satellite television network that operated from June 1994 to July 2005. The network carried a mix of newscasts from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and other international networks. After several ownership changes, the channel was purchased by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and other parties in 2005 and became Current TV.
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. During the late 1990s, Newsworld International's Sunday evening newscast at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time aired on CBC-owned CBET in Windsor, Ontario as a replacement for the ABC family movie anthology series The Wonderful World of Disney, which aired on most other CBC stations in that timeslot (Windsor is part of the Detroit market for programming purposes, as such, stations in Southwestern Ontario near the U.S.-Canada border pre-empt certain U.S.-based programs whose rights are held by Canadian networks to avoid paying higher advertising rates).
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