NHK Newsline
| NHK Newsline | |
|---|---|
| File:NHK World TV Newsline.gif | |
| Presented by | Various anchors |
| Country of origin |  Japan |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 10 and 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | NHK World TV |
| Release | 2 April 2000 – present |
NHK Newsline or simply refered as Newsline is the flagship news program, aired on Japanese International English language news and information TV channel NHK World TV. This program broadcasts on the hour, 24 hours a day for 10 or 30 minutes.
History
Newsline started off as Day Line Japan in April 1997, with a length of 10 minutes, and airing several times a day. In 2000, the program's name was changed to Newsline. The English spoken portions of the program would gradually expand with time. On January 30, 2009, News Watch 9 - an English-dubbed news program - was removed from the NHK World line-up. On February 2, 2009, Newsline was re-formatted in order to fill the gap left by News Watch 9, by changing to a news and information program. Newsline's time slot also changed, and now broadcasts at the top of every hour, 24 times a day. The length of the program differs throughout the broadcast day, with 10 minutes during non-prime time (JST time), and 30 minutes during prime time.
Format
Newsline updates viewers on the latest hard news every hour, with a focus mainly on Japan, the rest of Asia, and then finally around the world. Feature segments follow, with business news and a global weather forecast. Newsline is anchored by established NHK news presenters. The anchors speak entirely in English. English subtitles are used in video footage when the spoken language is other than English. All measurements, including temperatures are given in metrics and degrees Celsius. Monetary figures are measured in Japanese yen, but mostly they also measured with US dollars as well.
Similar programs
- BBC World News, top of the hour daily newscast aired on BBC World News
- Journal, top of the hour daily newscast aired on DW-TV
Ratings
Newsline is rated as one of the top English language news programs in the Asia Pacific region. Newsline competes in the Asian news market with China's CCTV-9 News on Chinese International TV, CCTV-9, Korea's Arirang News on Korean International TV, Arirang TV, Singapore's Primetime News on Singaporean English TV, Channel NewsAsia, and Australia Network News on the Australia Network.