Orbit News
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Logo (2013–Present)
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| Launched | 1997 |
| Owned by | OSN Network |
| Picture format | 16:9 (576i, SD) |
| Country | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Formerly called | Orbit News (1997-2011) |
| Sister channel(s) |
OSN Movies OSN Sports |
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| Satellite | |
| OSN | Channel 400 |
OSN News is a 24-hour satellite channel offering exclusively American news programming from ABC, NBC, and MSNBC to U.S. expatriates and other viewers abroad, primarily geared towards an audience in the Arab countries. The channel is available on OSN Network in Middle East and North Africa.
OSN News offers live coverage from major U.S. news networks such as ABC, NBC, and MSNBC. Morning shows such as NBC's Today are followed by news magazine programs, documentaries, and financial shows. World, business, technology and entertainment news and weather from MSNBC is also offered.
OSN News is broadcast by Orbit Showtime Network, a major pay television service in the Middle East and North Africa. In 2009 two new channels were launched, Orbit News 2 and Orbit News 3, offering extended coverage of American news from MSNBC and ABC. These two services were taken off air during the fall 2010 at the same time the main channel changed names from Orbit News to OSN News.
In 2005 OSN News stopped carrying CBS News programming, including 60 Minutes, Up to the Minute, The Early Show, 48 Hours, CBS Evening News and Face the Nation, with no prior notice to subscribers as to what had happened.
Launch - 2010
2010 - 2011
2013 - Present
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