News Now

For the unrelated American news aggregator service, see NewsNow.
News Now
CountryPortugal
Broadcast areaPortugal
Programming
Picture format16:9 576i (SDTV)
16:9 1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerMedialivre
Sister channelsCMTV
History
LaunchedJune 17, 2024; 6 months ago (2024-06-17)
Links
Websitewww.nowcanal.pt

News Now, or just Now, is a Portuguese news channel, owned by the Medialivre group. It competes against RTP3, SIC Notícias and CNN Portugal.[1][2] The channel launched[3] on 17 June 2024.[4]

History

The brand was filed with the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI)[5] on February 20 with an application for registration that is currently “awaiting opposition”. According to the INPI website, the process was set to be completed by May 2.

On March 5, Medialivre opened a new studio with the aim of creating a new television channel.[6]

The channel was presented to the public on May 3, 2024.[7] In that same presentation, the definitive News Now logo was revealed, the O of the logo resembles the logo that the defunct Canal Nou had between 2005 and October 2013, as well as the O of the Italian channel Nove.

The Now channel starts “in the first half of the year” according to Luís Santana, who explains the reason for the name of the new information channel, which will be in position nine on the MEO, NOS and Vodafone Portugal platforms. The name is explained as "News" because of the primary content of the channel and "Now" because the channel's claim is the "exact news at the right time”. The news bulletins will have a length of fifteen minutes.[8]

Now signed an agreement with Euronews in early June 2024 for the broadcast and production of news items between both channels. The channel also removed the word "News" from its logo ahead of launch.[9]

Programs

  • News Now Todas as Manhãs
  • News Now Todas as Tardes
  • News Now Meia Noite
  • News Now Todas as Noites
  • Jornal do Mundo
  • Liberdade de Expressão
  • Negócios
  • Jornal às 12
  • Record na Hora
  • Jornal às 20
  • Informação Privilegiada
  • Global 5.0
  • Frente a Frente
  • Sábado Viajante
  • Máxima
  • Repórter Sábado
  • GPS
  • Otimista[10]

Criticism

On the early hours of 14 July 2024, during its coverage of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, Now aired a photo of Italian sports commentator Marco Violi,[11] believed to be the author of the attack, which wasn't the case.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Dona da CMTV prepara lançamento de novo canal para concorrer com SIC Notícias e CNN Portugal". Eco. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Novo canal de informação da Medialivre vai chamar-se News Now". Eco. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Medialivre prepara lançamento de novo canal". Correio da Manhã. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Novo canal News Now arranca até junho e vai ter noticiários de 15 minutos". noticiasaominuto.com. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Pedido efetuado Instituto Nacional de Propriedade Industrial". servicosonline.inpi.justica.gov.pt. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Inaugurado novo estúdio de televisão da Medialivre". Correio da Manhã. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Now: Veja em direto a apresentação do novo canal de TV da Medialivre". Correio da Manhã. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Novo canal Now arranca até junho e vai ter noticiários de 15 minutos". Observador. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Now e Euronews assinam acordo de parceria para produção e difusão de conteúdos". Meios & Publicidade. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Programas". Observador. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  11. ^ Riso, Leonor (14 July 2024). "Jornalista italiano identificado por engano como atirador de Trump". Sábado. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  12. ^ Galrão, Luís (14 July 2024). "A/c do @Now_Canal_..." X. Retrieved 15 July 2024.