CNA (stylised as cna), which is an initialism derived from its previous name, Channel NewsAsia,[1] is a Singapore multinational news channel owned by the country's national public broadcasterMediacorp. It broadcasts free-to-air domestically in Singapore and internationally as a pay television channel to 29 territories across the Asia-Pacific.[2][3] The channel's logo is a stylised red letter A with folding patterns.
Available on meWATCH website or mobile app (Singapore only)
The network has been positioned as an alternative to Western-based international media in presenting news from "an Asian perspective".[4] It is run by Mediacorp News Pte Ltd,[5] a subsidiary of Singapore's media conglomerate Mediacorp Pte Ltd.[6]
Alongside its main focus as an English-language news television channel, CNA also broadcasts and produces news and current affairs content in Singapore's other official languages: Chinese, Malay and Tamil. Content is produced for Mediacorp's online platforms, with news bulletins made for and shown on the company's mass entertainment channels Suria, Channel 5, Channel U, Channel 8 and Vasantham in their respective languages.
CNA provides news broadcasts through its own domestic radio station. It also provides live streaming of world news through its official online portal,[7] and its social media presence through Facebook, Instagram, YouTube[8] and Twitter as well as apps for tablets and mobile devices to allow viewers to access content at any time.[9]
Channel NewsAsia was first launched on 1 March 1999 under the Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS). The network aired only in Singapore initially, as it only focused on news from that country. It started to be distributed in other Asian countries on 28 September 2000.[10]
In August 2012, CNA agreed to be broadcast in Myanmar through satellite-TV operator Sky Net.[11] CNA opened its Myanmar news bureau in the capital Yangon in October 2013 – the bureau officially opened in January 2014 – as only one of four foreign news organisations licensed to operate in the country at the time.[12]
On 21 January 2013, CNA underwent a major relaunch, introducing a new studio at the Marina Bay Financial Centre, an expansion in programming, and the new slogan "Understand Asia". With the changes, CNA added additional news and current affairs programmes focusing on business and the "dynamism and progress" of Asia, and added the new late-night newscast News Pulse (which would feature coverage of international headlines, predominantly involving the Americas and Europe) to expand into a 24-hour service. managing director Debra Soon explained that "as the locus of the world economy shifts towards Asia, we believe we are well positioned to deliver what we've been doing daily since 1999, and help audiences around the world better Understand Asia."[13][14]
In July 2014, CNA opened its Vietnam bureau.[15] Other bureaus the channel had opened at the time were Beijing, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Seoul and Tokyo; unofficial offices were also maintained in other cities such as Mumbai, New Delhi and Washington D.C.[citation needed]
In September 2014, the channel announced plans to expand its studio in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, into a fully functional satellite office with high-definition capabilities.[16]
On 26 May 2015, CNA began broadcasting in high definition. In July 2015, CNA's reach was placed at 58 million households in 26 countries.[17] CNA began broadcasting in India on 19 November 2015, through satellite operator Tata Sky. The move extended the network's reach to 14 million households in India.[18]
On 1 August 2018, CNA was launched on Astro in Malaysia. It stayed on Channel 533 and moved to Channel 515 on 1 April 2020.
In March 2019, Mediacorp announced that Channel NewsAsia would rebrand as "CNA" full-time, in an effort to abandon a "TV-centric" identity to emphasise its multi-platform operations. This would include the relaunch of its news radio station 938Now into the CNA brand (CNA 938), and the upcoming citizen journalism initiative Tell CNA.[1][19]
CNA's programs are transmitted into two separate broadcast feeds:
Domestic – the channel's official feed providing 24-hour news, talk and lifestyle coverage. The Domestic feed also contains Singapore-only content, particularly during programme breaks. They include locally targeted advertisements, Mediacorp promos, sports footage limited by rights agreements with international sporting organisations, and the national anthem Majulah Singapura every 06:00 SST. CNA is available to Singapore viewers via over-the-air, StarHub TV, Singtel TV, and Mediacorp's over-the-top streaming service meWATCH.
International – almost identical to the Domestic feed, but also provides more internationally-oriented content during programme breaks and annual English commentary coverage of Singapore's National Day Parade every 9 August. Most cable and satellite systems carry the International feed in Asia and via livestreaming on CNA's YouTube channel.[20]
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External links
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Channel NewsAsia Live Streaming
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For other uses see CNA CNA stylised as cna which is an initialism derived from its previous name Channel NewsAsia 1 is a Singapore multinational news channel owned by the country s national public broadcaster Mediacorp It broadcasts free to air domestically in Singapore and internationally as a pay television channel to 29 territories across the Asia Pacific 2 3 The channel s logo is a stylised red letter A with folding patterns CNATypeBroadcasting news discussions state mediaCountrySingaporeBroadcast areaAsia PacificHeadquartersMediacorp Campus SingaporeProgrammingLanguage s EnglishPicture format1080i 16 9 HDTVOwnershipOwnerMediacorpHistoryLaunched1 March 1999 24 years ago 1999 03 01 Former namesChannel NewsAsia 1999 2019 LinksWebcastWatch TVWebsitechannelnewsasia wbr com cna wbr asia redirect AvailabilityTerrestrialDigital terrestrial televisionUHF CH 33 570MHz DVB T2 Channel 6 HD myFreeview Malaysia UHF CH 33 570MHz DVB T2 Channel 6 HD Johor only Streaming mediameWATCHAvailable on meWATCH website or mobile app Singapore only The network has been positioned as an alternative to Western based international media in presenting news from an Asian perspective 4 It is run by Mediacorp News Pte Ltd 5 a subsidiary of Singapore s media conglomerate Mediacorp Pte Ltd 6 Alongside its main focus as an English language news television channel CNA also broadcasts and produces news and current affairs content in Singapore s other official languages Chinese Malay and Tamil Content is produced for Mediacorp s online platforms with news bulletins made for and shown on the company s mass entertainment channels Suria Channel 5 Channel U Channel 8 and Vasantham in their respective languages CNA provides news broadcasts through its own domestic radio station It also provides live streaming of world news through its official online portal 7 and its social media presence through Facebook Instagram YouTube 8 and Twitter as well as apps for tablets and mobile devices to allow viewers to access content at any time 9 Contents 1 History 2 Programming 3 Broadcast feeds 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditChannel NewsAsia was first launched on 1 March 1999 under the Television Corporation of Singapore TCS The network aired only in Singapore initially as it only focused on news from that country It started to be distributed in other Asian countries on 28 September 2000 10 In August 2012 CNA agreed to be broadcast in Myanmar through satellite TV operator Sky Net 11 CNA opened its Myanmar news bureau in the capital Yangon in October 2013 the bureau officially opened in January 2014 as only one of four foreign news organisations licensed to operate in the country at the time 12 On 21 January 2013 CNA underwent a major relaunch introducing a new studio at the Marina Bay Financial Centre an expansion in programming and the new slogan Understand Asia With the changes CNA added additional news and current affairs programmes focusing on business and the dynamism and progress of Asia and added the new late night newscast News Pulse which would feature coverage of international headlines predominantly involving the Americas and Europe to expand into a 24 hour service managing director Debra Soon explained that as the locus of the world economy shifts towards Asia we believe we are well positioned to deliver what we ve been doing daily since 1999 and help audiences around the world better Understand Asia 13 14 In July 2014 CNA opened its Vietnam bureau 15 Other bureaus the channel had opened at the time were Beijing Hong Kong Jakarta Seoul and Tokyo unofficial offices were also maintained in other cities such as Mumbai New Delhi and Washington D C citation needed In September 2014 the channel announced plans to expand its studio in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia into a fully functional satellite office with high definition capabilities 16 On 26 May 2015 CNA began broadcasting in high definition In July 2015 CNA s reach was placed at 58 million households in 26 countries 17 CNA began broadcasting in India on 19 November 2015 through satellite operator Tata Sky The move extended the network s reach to 14 million households in India 18 On 1 August 2018 CNA was launched on Astro in Malaysia It stayed on Channel 533 and moved to Channel 515 on 1 April 2020 In March 2019 Mediacorp announced that Channel NewsAsia would rebrand as CNA full time in an effort to abandon a TV centric identity to emphasise its multi platform operations This would include the relaunch of its news radio station 938Now into the CNA brand CNA 938 and the upcoming citizen journalism initiative Tell CNA 1 19 Programming EditMain article List of programmes broadcast by CNABroadcast feeds EditCNA s programs are transmitted into two separate broadcast feeds Domestic the channel s official feed providing 24 hour news talk and lifestyle coverage The Domestic feed also contains Singapore only content particularly during programme breaks They include locally targeted advertisements Mediacorp promos sports footage limited by rights agreements with international sporting organisations and the national anthem Majulah Singapura every 06 00 SST CNA is available to Singapore viewers via over the air StarHub TV Singtel TV and Mediacorp s over the top streaming service meWATCH International almost identical to the Domestic feed but also provides more internationally oriented content during programme breaks and annual English commentary coverage of Singapore s National Day Parade every 9 August Most cable and satellite systems carry the International feed in Asia and via livestreaming on CNA s YouTube channel 20 See also EditMedia of Singapore List of world news channelsReferences Edit a b Channel NewsAsia to adopt CNA as its brand name CNA Archived from the original on 1 April 2019 Retrieved 8 April 2019 About Channel NewsAsia Archived from the original on 3 June 2018 Retrieved 4 June 2018 Channel NewsAsia Lyngsat 30 January 2018 Archived from the original on 21 March 2018 Retrieved 1 February 2018 Michael Bromley Angela Romano 12 October 2012 Journalism and Democracy in Asia Routledge p 18 ISBN 978 1 134 25414 9 Archived from the original on 24 February 2019 Retrieved 15 May 2018 BizFile online business registry Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority ACRA of Singapore Archived from the original on 22 March 2018 Retrieved 13 March 2018 Tan Chwee Huat 2002 1997 Singapore Financial and Business Sourcebook 2nd ed Singapore NUS Press p 586 ISBN 9971692562 Archived from the original on 21 March 2018 Retrieved 21 March 2018 Tay Vivienne 25 April 2017 Channel NewsAsia undergoes most extensive upgrade Marketing Interactive Archived from the original on 25 February 2019 Retrieved 25 February 2019 Mediacorp becomes YouTube s strategic content partner in Singapore Channel NewsAsia Archived from the original on 1 February 2019 Retrieved 25 February 2019 Channel NewsAsia revamps app website for better browsing experience Channel NewsAsia Archived from the original on 25 February 2019 Retrieved 25 February 2019 Speech by DPM Lee Hsien Loong at the Asian launch of Channel NewsAsia at the Raffles Ballroom National Archives of Singapore Singapore Media Division Ministry of Information and the Arts 28 September 2000 Archived from the original on 7 November 2017 Retrieved 21 March 2018 Channel NewsAsia hits Myanmar s shores Marketing 29 August 2012 Archived from the original on 22 March 2018 Retrieved 21 March 2018 Channel NewsAsia opens bureau in Myanmar TODAY Singapore 10 October 2013 Archived from the original on 22 March 2018 Retrieved 21 March 2018 Channel NewsAsia relaunches OnScreenAsia 21 January 2013 Archived from the original on 13 April 2014 Retrieved 21 January 2013 Channel NewsAsia relaunches adds Mumbai bureau Indian Television 21 January 2013 Archived from the original on 24 February 2019 Retrieved 8 March 2018 Channel NewsAsia opens bureau in Vietnam Singapore Channel NewsAsia 22 July 2015 Archived from the original on 22 March 2018 Retrieved 21 March 2018 CNA to launch satellite studio in Malaysia Asia Broadcast Union Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Archived from the original on 22 March 2018 Retrieved 21 March 2018 Thongtep Watchiranont 6 July 2015 Singapore expands its news outlets The Nation Bangkok Thailand Archived from the original on 21 March 2018 Retrieved 21 March 2018 Tata Sky launches Singapore s Channel News Asia in India The Economic Times Mumbai India 19 November 2015 Archived from the original on 21 March 2018 Retrieved 21 March 2018 We are much more than TV boxes says Channel NewsAsia as it rebrands to CNA Mumbrella Asia 1 April 2019 Archived from the original on 29 October 2021 Retrieved 4 April 2021 Mediacorp becomes YouTube s strategic content partner in Singapore Channel NewsAsia 1 February 2019 Archived from the original on 1 February 2019 Retrieved 24 February 2019 External links EditChannel NewsAsia English SG Press Centre Channel NewsAsia Live Streaming Retrieved from https 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