World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters in Noida. Its website was launched on 15 June 2016 and the TV channel on 15 August 2016 as a free to air satellite service in thirty-seven countries.
The channel is a venture by Essel Group, India's largest media conglomerate.
WION is an acronym for "World is One News", which is inspired by the group's motto is taken from the Sanskrit phrase from the Maha Upanishad, Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (Sanskrit: ?????? ??????????, "The World is One Family"). The channel reports global news and issues from the Indian subcontinent. The new venture aims to tell global news with an unbiased approach.
Video WION (TV channel)
Team
Founding team
The founding team included Emmy-nominated producer Rohit Gandhi as editor-in-chief, Mandy Clark, former CBS correspondent, and Mithaq Kazimi, American media producer and distributor.
Current team
The current team includes Padma Rao, former South Asia bureau chief, Der Spiegel. Saad Hammadi, former correspondent for The Guardian, Archith Seshadri, former CNN anchor and Tathagata Bhattacharya, former editor & Palki Sharma Upadhyay, former senior editor at Network18
Maps WION (TV channel)
Content
Digital
Web properties include the WIONews website, listed on Google News. Other than reporting news, special content of the platform includes WION Edge, featuring intriguing stories; live streaming sessions and viral videos; and WION 360, with virtual reality content.
See also
- CNN-News18
- India Today Television
- NDTV 24x7
- NewsX
- Republic TV
- Times Now
References
External links
- Official website
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