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One European country where English-language news titles ( News, Newstime, Newscenter, etc.) were/are common is Germany. In the 1990s, even the quintessentially American Action News brand made an appearance:
Outside the world of news, in Japan, you would often see TV programs that have English text besides the original text. Some of them have correct transliterations but some aren't. Some also are written in English text only. Very long TV program titles does exist in Japan in recent years, but viewers would use shortforms instead.
One European country where English-language news titles ( News, Newstime, Newscenter, etc.) were/are common is Germany. In the 1990s, even the quintessentially American Action News brand made an appearance:
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This probably has something to do with being "international". I don't know much about other Asian countries, but in China, with the Opening Up and Reform policy in the 90s, English is taught in most Chinese schools as the second language, and it has become more and more important to be "international" ... That's why you see English translations (OR transliterations) of Mandarin news program titles on Chinese TV. Additionally, almost every provincial-level radio and television station has an international channel catering to international audience (Chinese living overseas, and foreigners who are interested in Chinese culture).
Actually, there are four ways that Chinese radio and television stations deal with Mandarin news program titles:
1) Titles in Chinese characters only;
2) Titles in Chinese characters with English translations;
3) Titles in Chinese characters with English transliterations;
4) Titles in Chinese characters with Chinese Pin Yin ("the official romanization system of Standard Chinese" - wikipedia).
P.S. CCTV-4 is the Mandarin International channel of CCTV. It used to be bilingual (Mandarin and English) in the 90s and became solely Mandarin after the establishment of CCTV-9 English-language international channel which later became CCTV-NEWS and now CGTN.
I wonder why Asian broadcasters frequently have the English-language name of the newscast in their titles even when the program itself has no English-language content.
This probably has something to do with being "international". I don't know much about other Asian countries, but in China, with the Opening Up and Reform policy in the 90s, English is taught in most Chinese schools as the second language, and it has become more and more important to be "international" ... That's why you see English translations (OR transliterations) of Mandarin news program titles on Chinese TV. Additionally, almost every provincial-level radio and television station has an international channel catering to international audience (Chinese living overseas, and foreigners who are interested in Chinese culture).
Actually, there are four ways that Chinese radio and television stations deal with Mandarin news program titles:
1) Titles in Chinese characters only;
2) Titles in Chinese characters with English translations;
3) Titles in Chinese characters with English transliterations;
4) Titles in Chinese characters with Chinese Pin Yin ("the official romanization system of Standard Chinese" - wikipedia).
P.S. CCTV-4 is the Mandarin International channel of CCTV. It used to be bilingual (Mandarin and English) in the 90s and became solely Mandarin after the establishment of CCTV-9 English-language international channel which later became CCTV-NEWS and now CGTN.
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Why do you have that Doraemon-like thing on your video thumbnails?
Morning News Intros Compilation - Mainland China 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5p-3RcJ31s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5p-3RcJ31s
Why do you have that Doraemon-like thing on your video thumbnails?
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Off topic, but if you look at the logo on the right on the thumbnail, it reads "Clearvision" in Katakana. It's Japan's system for enhanced definition TV in the 1990s, came out around the same time as Japan launched the original high definition TV.
From Japan, a compilation of NHK's 7 p.m. news intros from the 1960s to the present:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58HM14dHhdA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58HM14dHhdA
Off topic, but if you look at the logo on the right on the thumbnail, it reads "Clearvision" in Katakana. It's Japan's system for enhanced definition TV in the 1990s, came out around the same time as Japan launched the original high definition TV.
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Why do you have that Doraemon-like thing on your video thumbnails?
Because it's my profile picture. It's actually a combination of Steve Jobs and Doraemon.
Morning News Intros Compilation - Mainland China 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5p-3RcJ31s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5p-3RcJ31s
Why do you have that Doraemon-like thing on your video thumbnails?
Because it's my profile picture. It's actually a combination of Steve Jobs and Doraemon.
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Because it's my profile picture. It's actually a combination of Steve Jobs and Doraemon.
I like it!
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In its entirety, yesterday's edition of France 2's Le 6h00 Info, produced by France Info:
Because it's my profile picture. It's actually a combination of Steve Jobs and Doraemon.
I like it!
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In its entirety, yesterday's edition of France 2's Le 6h00 Info, produced by France Info:
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Oui. TeleMatin begins at 06 30 on France 2 and TV5.
At 7:00 maybe on Saturdays, but from Mo to Fr I think it starts at 6:30am.
Oui. TeleMatin begins at 06 30 on France 2 and TV5.
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I suppose the fact that Le 6h00 Info is just half an hour long should have tipped me off.
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Staying in France, here's FR3's national late news, Soir 3, from 1987 (the privatization of TF1 was the lead story):
Oui. TeleMatin begins at 06 30 on France 2 and TV5.
I suppose the fact that Le 6h00 Info is just half an hour long should have tipped me off.
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Staying in France, here's FR3's national late news, Soir 3, from 1987 (the privatization of TF1 was the lead story):
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