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This is an archive of news about EuroNews. Some links may no longer work, due to the transient nature of the internet.

EuroNews rebrands to take on rivals
From Media Guardian. Posted June 5 2008, 6.33am
TV channel EuroNews is undertaking the biggest overhaul of its on-air branding since its launch 15 years ago. By Mark Sweney (more)

Video: Watch EuroNews' revamped idents
From Media Guardian. Posted June 4 2008, 2.57pm
See a montage of the new idents French agency FFL has created for EuroNews, the biggest overhaul of the TV channel's look in 15 years (more)

EuroNews to broadcast in Arabic in 2008
From Media Network Weblog. Posted December 10 2007, 2.45pm
Text of press release from pan-European TV news channel EuroNews on 10 December EuroNews has won the European Union’s call for tenders to extend its offering to include in Arabic. This new addition will be the eighth language version broadcast by EuroNews. EuroNews won the European Commission’s call for tenders, launched in June 2007, which was [...] (more)

EuroNews extends DTT reach
From Rapid TV News. Posted December 2 2007, 8.43pm
EuroNews is now available in French-speaking Belgium via a new DTT offering launched by public broadcaster RTBF. (more)

EuroNews launches No Comment TV
From Digital Spy. Posted October 10 2007, 1.52pm
EuroNews has created a new online channel on YouTube, formed from its No Comment strand. (more)

EuroNews to broadcast in mobile phone, mobile TV standards
From Media Network Weblog. Posted April 16 2007, 2.40pm
Text of press release from pan-European TV news channel EuroNews on 16 April Cannes, 16 April: EuroNews is now available on mobile phone and mobile television systems via the SESAT 1 satellite of Eutelsat Communications. Until now, mobile phone and mobile television operators had to encode the MPEG-2 signal. For the first time in Europe, operators [...] (more)

EuroNews expands in Middle East
From Media Network Weblog. Posted December 11 2006, 1.20pm
EuroNews, the most watched international news channel in Europe and Orbit Satellite Television and Radio Network have concluded an agreement for the broadcast of EuroNews via Orbit in 25 countries in the Middle East and North Africa. Orbit will have exclusive distribution rights for EuroNews in 12 countries including Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait [...] (more)

EC considers providing funding for Euronews in Arabic
From Media Network Weblog. Posted August 30 2006, 10.53am
The European Commission is considering granting up to €5 million a year to news channel Euronews to broadcast in Arabic. EU Communication Commissioner Margot Wallstrom told EUobserver that broadcasting by Euronews in Arabic would be important in “building bridges” to the Muslim world. The Commission currently funds Euronews - a TV channel run by a [...] (more)

Sweden's TV4 takes stake in Euronews
From Digital Spy. Posted June 28 2006, 5.27pm
TV4 from Sweden is admitted as the 21st shareholder of Euronews, taking a 0.5% stake in the broadcaster. (more)

NTU becomes 20th EuroNews shareholder
From Digital Spy. Posted February 6 2006, 2.17pm
Ukranian Public TV has taken a 1% stake in the EuroNews holding company SECEMIE. (more)

BBC World attracts more than 10m European viewers in EMS survey
From Brand Republic. Posted January 23 2006, 11.01am
LONDON – BBC World's monthly audience has increased by nearly 500,000 throughout Europe year on year, as EuroNews remains the most daily watched international news channel and CNN claims to be the top choice amongst Europe's elite. (more)