RTPN
Encyclopedia
RTP Informação is a Portuguese
24-hour news channel
operated by Rádio e Televisão de Portugal
available on cable and satellite. The channel was launched in 2001 as NTV, a cable news channel headquartered in Porto
. It was originally a joint-venture between PT Multimédia, Lusomundo
and the Radiotelevisão Portuguesa. In 2003 it was completely acquired by RTP, and with the merger between RTP and Radiodifusão Portuguesa (RDP), forming Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, it became RTPN in 2004.
RTPN debuted a 24-hour schedule on September 29, 2008. Until then, RTPN simulcasted with Euronews
during the early morning. Since mid-2009, RTPN became available outside Portugal, through cable TV providers in Angola
and Mozambique
. On September 19, 2011, RTPN was renamed to RTP Informação, beginning with a simulcast of Bom Dia Portugal which refreshed its graphics.
The channel produces news output and factual programmes for RTP1, RTP2 and RTP Internacional
, and simulcasts most domestic news programmes aired on RTP1.
Unlike the other national RTP channels, the channel's continuity
and playout
is handled at the Monte da Virgem studios, near Oporto.
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
24-hour news channel
24-hour news cycle
The 24-hour news cycle arrived with the advent of television channels dedicated to news, and brought about a much faster pace of news production with increased demand for stories that can be presented as news, as opposed to the day-by-day pace of the news cycle of printed daily newspapers...
operated by Rádio e Televisão de Portugal
Rádio e Televisão de Portugal
Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, S.A.,commonly known as RTP, is Portugal's public service broadcasting organization. It operates four terrestrial television channels and three national radio channels, as well as several satellite and cable offerings....
available on cable and satellite. The channel was launched in 2001 as NTV, a cable news channel headquartered in Porto
Porto
Porto , also known as Oporto in English, is the second largest city in Portugal and one of the major urban areas in the Iberian Peninsula. Its administrative limits include a population of 237,559 inhabitants distributed within 15 civil parishes...
. It was originally a joint-venture between PT Multimédia, Lusomundo
Lusomundo
Lusomundo is a Portuguese integrated media corporation founded in 1953, which has major interests in movie distribution, cinema theaters and media assets....
and the Radiotelevisão Portuguesa. In 2003 it was completely acquired by RTP, and with the merger between RTP and Radiodifusão Portuguesa (RDP), forming Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, it became RTPN in 2004.
RTPN debuted a 24-hour schedule on September 29, 2008. Until then, RTPN simulcasted with Euronews
EuroNews
Euronews is an international multilingual news television channel.It covers world news from what it claims to be a 'European' perspective.Criticisms are that the perspective is in fact that of the European Commission - a major and growing funder of Euronews....
during the early morning. Since mid-2009, RTPN became available outside Portugal, through cable TV providers in Angola
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
and Mozambique
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
. On September 19, 2011, RTPN was renamed to RTP Informação, beginning with a simulcast of Bom Dia Portugal which refreshed its graphics.
The channel produces news output and factual programmes for RTP1, RTP2 and RTP Internacional
RTP Internacional
RTP Internacional is the international television service of Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, the Portuguese public broadcaster...
, and simulcasts most domestic news programmes aired on RTP1.
Unlike the other national RTP channels, the channel's continuity
Continuity
Continuity may refer to:In mathematics:* The opposing concept to discreteness; common examples include:** Continuous probability distribution or random variable in probability and statistics...
and playout
Playout
In broadcasting, playout is a term for the transmission of radio or TV channels from the broadcaster into broadcast networks that delivers the content to the audience...
is handled at the Monte da Virgem studios, near Oporto.
News programmes
- 10/12 (10 am to 12 pm)
- Jornal do Meio-Dia (12 pm)
- Tarde Informativa (3 pm to 6 pm)
- 18/20 (6 pm to 8 pm)
- Grande Jornal (9 pm)
- 24 Horas (12 pm, title previously used on the late bulletins on RTP1)