News 24 (Albanian TV channel)
| Country | Albania |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 4:3 (576i, SDTV) 1080i (HDTV 16:9) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Focus Media Group sh.p.k. |
| Sister channels | Radio News 24, 97.0 FM (Tirana),Fax News |
| History | |
| Launched | 2002 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
News 24 is the first Albanian 24-hour news television channel, founded in 2002 in Tirana, Albania, by Italian journalist Carlo Bollino and former shareholder of Gazeta Shqiptare newspaper, Radio Rash, and Balkanweb portal. The channel's format resembles its Italian equivalent Rai News24. The news is updated every minute.
News 24 operates the popular news portal Balkanweb. The portal was established in February 2000 by the Italian publishing company Edisud (e.g. La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno) with funding from the Soros Foundation. It was later sold to Focus Group in 2011. Balkanweb's videos come almost exclusively from 'News 24'.