Top News


Top News is a 24-hour Albanian television news channel which launched on February 12, 2007. It is a sister to Top Channel, owned by its parent company Top Media Group. It is available via the TV provider DigitAlb via terrestrial, satellite, and OTT television.

History

Originally, the channel was going to be called DigiNews. The channel began experimental broadcasts on December 18, 2006.
On February 12, 2007, the channel has started its first public broadcast by the Top Media group to broadcast just like Top Channel but in 24/7 news. The idents/jingles and channel layout would make the channel more popular to watch news, especially during the 2018–2019 student protest in Albania and the 2019 Albania earthquake in which Top Channel livestreamed multiple protests and even daily broadcasts about the earthquake on YouTube to make it more accessible.
In 2017 or 2018, the channel is now available on a 24/7 livestream via Dailymotion, and at Top Channel's site. Later on the livestream would be moved to Twitch.
On January 1, 2021, HD support had been added and the channel remade the channel's layout and to this day they still use them. A day later the logo even got changed to a more simpler version.
Both the new layout and logo are still in use as of.

Programs

Since the airing of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix of Formula 3 on Top News on June 25, 2017, the channel began to include programs from Top Channel and in 2021 the channel got programs of their own.
Original nameFormat
Formula 1Motorsport championship held worldwide
Inside StoryDocumentary program
Ora e TiranësWeekly program about Tirana
BreakingInformational program
Business InBusiness Magazine
Lindje PerëndimPolitical Magazine
CartelDocumentary program
OpenPolitical talk show
Top TalkTalk show