Global Showcase

We believe the world looks at news very differently than most Americans get to see it. It is a critical part of our strategy to make sure every voice is heard. We have searched the globe and identified who the best and most diverse distributors of news content are and have made it a priority to bring our viewers as many of these voices as possible. We are executing this strategy both on our own television station WRNN and by creating full-time cable distribution in the marketplace for our partners.

WRNN-TV Prime Time Strategy

RNN is building a prime time lineup of the best of what the world has to offer in English language 24-hour news. We are partnering with the preeminent distributors to showcase their best news content each day on the WRNN prime time evening lineup.

Al Jazeera English

AJE is currently available full-time in the following locations:

Time Warner Cable NYC
Channel 92

Verizon FiOS NY DMA
Channel 482

RNN launched Al Jazeera English in August 2011 in the NY DMA.

Never before seen in the NY market, viewers have been provided with a new perspective and have responded with praise for its content.

Al Jazeera English is international news that takes you to the heart of the story. Brought to you from 70 bureaus around the world and its major news centers in Doha, London and Washington, D.C., Al Jazeera English uniquely delivers in depth news and analysis from around the globe. A wealth of diverse programming will take you closer to global issues which give a voice to untold stories, promote debate and challenge your perceptions.

In the past year alone, Al Jazeera English has been recognized with prestigious awards from the global journalism community:

  • RTS Award – voted News Channel of the Year
  • George Polk Award – for television documentary, “Bahrain: Shouting in the Dark”
  • Scripps Howard Award - Television/Cable In-Depth Reporting for “Bahrain: Shouting in the Dark”
  • Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award – for documentary, “Fault Lines, Haiti: six months on”
  • Columbia Journalism Award – for overall depth and quality of its coverage of the ongoing developments in the Middle East

NHK World

NHK World is currently available full-time in the following locations:

Time Warner Cable NYC
Channel 771

Time Warner Cable (Non-NYC*)
Channel 772

*including Bergen and Hudson Counties in N.J.; Mount Vernon and the Hudson Valley in N.Y.

Verizon FiOS NY DMA
Channel 482

Comcast NY DMA
Channel 265

NHK World's daily news program Newsline airs on WRNN at 7pm ET. RNN also airs periodic specials produced by NHK such as the series surrounding the one year anniversary of the tsunami in Japan.

In addition, RNN will launch NHK World on cable with their own full-time channel in New York DMA in the Spring of 2012.

NHK World TV is the all-English language channel from NHK, with "Your Eye on Asia," featuring live news at the top of every hour from Tokyo and news bureaus in over 30 worldwide locations. Programs also feature business, public affairs, food, fashion, culture, music, travel and other genres.

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