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WION
CountryIndia
NetworkWorld is One News
HeadquartersWion News Central,12th Floor, Greater Noida, India
Programming
Language(s)English
Ownership
OwnerEssel Group

World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters in India. Its website was launched on June 15, 2016[1] and the TV channel on August 15, 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries.[2]

The channel is a venture by Essel Group, India's largest media conglomerate.[3][4]

WION stands for "World is One News" which is inspired by the Group’s motto, Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is One Family). The channel reports global news and issues from South Asia.[5] The new venture aims to tell global news with an unbiased approach.[6]

The founding team consists of Emmy-nominated producer Rohit Gandhi as editor-in-chief [7] and other internationally known journalists and media producers including Mandy Clark, former CBS correspondent,[8] Mithaq Kazimi, media producer and distributor, Archith Seshadri, former CNN anchor[9] and Tathagata Bhattacharya, former editor at Network18 among others.

Formerly speculated as Zee News English, the group CEO Subhash Chandra announced its name on March as WION.[10]

News content

WION targets International news stories with South Asian perspective. Instead of broadcasting the local news reports from India, WION broadcast international news content delivered by its correspondents across the globe. The staff is consist with the mixture of young and seasonal correspondents with diverse nationality who deliver the news reports around the world. Its news-gathering teams will be equipped with mobile technology for an ‘anytime-anywhere’ live approach.

References

  1. ^ "WION on Periscope: "WION launch"". Periscope.tv. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Atlanta's Archith Seshadri debuts as anchor on Zee Media's global English news channel". NRI Pulse. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  3. ^ Zee Television. "Zee Television Corporate Website: Company News, Financial Results". zeetelevision.com. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Zee Media names its Global English News Channel – 'WION' (World Is One News) | Zee News". zeenews.india.com. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Zee Group To Launch English News Channel, Hires Rohit Gandhi As Editor-In-Chief". huffingtonpost.in. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Zee in talks with CNN for English-language channel, says Subhash Chandra | TelevisionPost.com". televisionpost.com. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Zee Media to launch English news broadcast, appoints Rohit Gandhi as editor-in-chief". firstpost.com. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  8. ^ "CBS News Hires Digital Journalist Based in Afghanistan". www.adweek.com. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  9. ^ "CNN International Editor Off to Anchor in India". www.adweek.com. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  10. ^ "Zee's global English news channel named WION | Business Standard News". business-standard.com. Retrieved 21 March 2016.

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