Top News

Albanian television news channel From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Top News is a 24-hour Albanian television news channel which launched on February 12, 2007.[2] It is a sister to Top Channel, owned by its parent company Top Media Group.[1] It is available via the TV provider DigitAlb via terrestrial, satellite, and OTT television.

Type24/7 news channel
CountryAlbania
Broadcast areaEutelsat 16A
NetworkDigitAlb
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Top News
Logo as of 2021
Type24/7 news channel
CountryAlbania
Broadcast areaEutelsat 16A
NetworkDigitAlb
HeadquartersTirana, Albania
Programming
LanguageAlbanian
Picture format1080i (HDTV 16:9)
Ownership
OwnerHoxha family
ParentTop Media Group
Key peopleVjollca Hoxha (founder)
Elert Yzeri (editor-in-chief)[1]
Sister channelsTop Channel
History
FoundedDecember 18, 2006
LaunchedFebruary 12, 2007
FounderDritan Hoxha
Links
Websitewww.top-channel.tv/topnewslive
Availability
Terrestrial
DigitAlbChannel 2, Albania
Streaming media
Top Channel WebsiteTop News Live
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History

The channel's founding logo until 2021.

Originally, the channel was going to be called DigiNews.[citation needed] The channel began experimental broadcasts on December 18, 2006.[3]

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.[4][5]

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.[6]

Both the new layout and logo are still in use as of 2026.

Programs

Since the airing of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix of Formula 3 on Top News on June 25, 2017,[7] the channel began to include programs from Top Channel and in 2021 the channel got programs of their own.

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Original nameFormat
Formula 1Motorsport championship held worldwide (2017 only)
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
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