Wion Tv

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ZEE WION
Launched August 2016
Owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises
Picture format HDTV
Country India
Broadcast area International
Headquarters Mumbai,India
Sister channel(s) Zee Tv
Zee Anmol
Zee News
Availability
Satellite
Dish TV (India) Channel 65
BIG TV (India) Channel 51
Airtel Digital TV (India) Channel 23
Tata Sky (India) Channel 41
Videocon d2h (India) Channel 41
Dialog TV
(Sri Lanka)
Channel 831
Sky TV[disambiguation needed] TBA
Cable
Asianet Digital TV (India) Channel 312
Hathway (India) Channel 182
MediaNet (Maldives) Channel 39
Island TV (Maldives) Channel 112

WION is an upcoming 24-hour World News channel based in India. The channel is owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises of Taj Television India which is part of the Essel Group. WION stands for "World is One News" which is inspired by the Group’s motto, “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam-The World is My Family”. The channel will report global news and issues from a South Asian perspective. WION is a mobile/digital first platform and later will be an international television channel. The news content will be available to audiences at their convenience, on their preferred screens. The network will use technology to bring in user-generated content, it is the audience’s voice that will define WION. Its newsgathering teams will be equipped with mobile technology for an ‘anytime-anywhere’ live approach. WION will have bureaus across the globe. Using a mix of young and seasoned journalists with diverse nationalities, WION aims to be on the forefront of what’s happening today in thought-provoking ways.[1]

WION’s target audience is "Generation Z", not in terms of age, but in terms of values, beliefs and attitude. A generation that is global, social, visual and tech savvy.[2]

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