Kurdistan 24

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Kurdistan 24 (K24) is a broadcast news station based in Erbil, in Iraqi Kurdistan[1] with foreign bureaus in Washington, DC and Cologne, Germany.[2] The service was launched on October 31, 2015,[2] with television programme being broadcast in the Sorani and Kurmanji dialects of Kurdish, as well as in English and Turkish.

Television

Kurdistan 24 launched its television network on October 31, aiming to deliver 24-hour news from Kurdistan and around the world to "transform the media landscape of Kurdistan."[3] The television network covers events across the Greater Kurdistan area and offers a unique analysis on relevant issues in this region.

In addition to political news, Kurdistan 24 offers segments on the Region's culture from all four parts of Kurdistan and updates its viewers on the sporting world.

Website

Kurdistan 24 provides news online in Kurdish (Sorani and Kurmanji) and English. Their websites cover news in the Kurdistan Region, the Middle East, and internationally. In addition, Kurdistan 24 provides coverage of culture, sports, and economy in Kurdistan and the world. Furthermore, Kurdistan 24 offers its readers a section for original interviews, as well as transcriptions of interviews after they've been aired on the television network. The network also provides readers with regular analysis and opinion pieces covering relevant issues in the Kurdistan Region and the Middle East.

Radio

Kurdistan 24 offers a radio broadcast in Kurdish available not only in the Kurdistan Region but also to an international audience.

References

  1. "Avid Everywhere heads to Northern Iraq with K24 TV". Digital Production Middle East. 18 February 2015.
  2. 1 2 Noreldin Waisi (4 November 2015). "Kurdistan 24: Breaking New Ground". Kurdistan 24.
  3. "About Kurdistan 24". Kurdistan 24. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
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