During a press conference at the Delegation of the European Commission in Washington, European Commission, euronews and MHz Networks announced on Tuesday that euronews is available 24/7 in the U.S. capital city.
John Bruton, Ambassador and Head of the European Commission in Washington, marked on 4 May the launch of euronews together with Frederick Thomas, MHz Networks CEO & Founder and Philippe Cayla, Chairman of the Executive Board of Euronews.
They announced that euronews launches its full-time channel in the influential nations capital area, to an audience of 2.3 million households. euronews is available on MHz Networks 10 local distribution via cable (on Comcast since April 14) as a first step, before it debuts on the MHz Networks broadcast transmitter June 12.
The addition of the 24/7 euronews channel also lines up with the newsworthy 30th anniversary of the election of the European Parliament. euronews will present viewers in Washington in-depth coverage of the elections, when 375 million European citizens will be asked to renew the Parliament of the European Unions 27 member states from June 4-7, 2009.
euronews in 20 million U.S. homes with MHz Networks
Nearly a year ago, MHz Networks incorporated euronews daily newscasts on its national channel, MHz Worldview.
Today, euronews is available in over half of the top-20 U.S. television markets – nearly 20 million households- through broadcast/cable affiliates in:
Chicago, IL- WYCC; San Francisco,CA- KCSM; Philadelphia, PA- WYBE (26 May); Washington, DC- WNVC/MHz Networks; Tacoma-Seattle, WA- KBTC; Minneapolis, MN- MPS Cable; Miami, FL- WLRN; Denver, CO- KBDI; Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne, FL- WCEU; Salt Lake City, UT- UEN (statewide); New Orleans, LA- WLAE; Las Vegas, NV- Vegas PBS; Richmond, VA- WCVE; Flint, MI- WDCQ; Charleston, IL- WEIU; Topeka, KS- KTWU; Warrensburg, MO- KMOS; Rochester-Austin, MN- KSMQ; Charlottesville, VA- WHTJ; St.Paul, MN- St. Paul Neighborhood Network; Stanford, CA- Stanford University Cable, as well as nationally via DirecTV and WorldTV (powered by GlobeCast, G19) satellite.