# BBC News/World News

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**Category:** Subscription, Streaming and International News\
**Created:** [April 5, 2016, 2:17pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/bbc-news-world-news/1071 "2016-04-05T14:17:10Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 21, 2021, 11:50pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/bbc-news-world-news/1071/153 "2021-03-21T23:50:42Z")

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> [@NewsWeary](#):
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> ABC America was a partner in Satellite News Channel (SNC), CNN’s first cable news competitor, that launched in June 1982 but only lasted until October the following year.

There was also WSJN (now WJPX) in Puerto Rico, which had an all-news format between 1987 and 1990…

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Sw4XPmE5G8Y/hqdefault.jpg "WSJN Canal 24 El Canal de Noticias (1987-1990)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sw4XPmE5G8Y)

…and Mexico’s ECO, which launched in 1988:

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/38ke6ZMjJWk/hqdefault.jpg "ECO Noticias") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38ke6ZMjJWk)

(By the way, I suggest that we continue the discussion in [THIS](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/overseas-tv-history/9677) thread.)

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