# NewsVision

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**NewsVision** was the first [Singaporean](/source/Singapore) subscription television channel. Owned by [Singapore Cable Vision](/source/StarHub_TV), the channel aired a mix of live and pre-recorded news bulletins from various sources, as well as a repeat of [the news from Channel 5](/source/News_Tonight). It was eventually replaced by [CNN International](/source/CNN_International).

## History

NewsVision, the first of the three SCV channels, launched on 2 April 1992. Initially the channel's schedule consisted of rebroadcasts of CNN International,[1] in a bid it won in December 1991 over [BBC World Service Television](/source/BBC_World_Service_Television), due to the technical limitations of the initial service.[2] NewsVision carried eight minutes of advertising per hour, being shared between local ad slots and those from the relays of CNN International.[3]

NewsVision's CNN coverage was supplemented by the *[ITN World News](/source/ITN_World_News)* and simulcasts of [the 9pm *SBC News* bulletin](/source/News_Tonight).[4] By July 1993, NewsVision had added content from the [NHK](/source/NHK), the news bulletin of the recently launched [Australia Television International](/source/ABC_Australia_(Asia-Pacific_TV_channel)) and its newest addition, a half-hour BBC World Service Television bulletin from Monday to Saturday.[5]

SBC 5 aired a commercial for NewsVision on 5 October 1993 during the news, where a boxing glove repeatedly punched a television screen to reveal the names of the partners (CNNI, ITN, BBC, NHK, ATVI). The commercial announced that Singaporeans now had access to 24-hour news coverage, which SBC saw as a challenge to its operation.[6] By January 1995, it had added programmes from [Asia Business News](/source/Asia_Business_News).[7]

It is unknown when exactly did NewsVision shut down; the launch of SCV's full cable service in June 1995 provided 24-hour access to its partner channels (ABN, NHK, BBC World, CNN International).[8]

## References

1. ["News channel on pay TV available from tomorrow"](https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19920401-1.2.23.6). *The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB)*. 1 April 1992. Retrieved 8 August 2023.

1. ["CNN wins first round in battle for pay channel"](https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19911221-1.2.36.2). *[The Straits Times](/source/The_Straits_Times)*. 21 December 1991. Retrieved 18 August 2023. – via [NewspaperSG](/source/NewspaperSG)

1. ["McCann clinches $2m CableVision account"](https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/biztimes19920402-1.2.34.3?qt=%22singapore%20cable%20vision%22&q=%22Singapore%20Cable%20Vision%22). *[The Business Times](/source/The_Business_Times_(Singapore))*. 2 April 1992. p. 14. Retrieved 8 August 2023. – via [NewspaperSG](/source/NewspaperSG)

1. ["Page 11 Advertisements Column 1"](https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/biztimes19920414-1.2.26.1). *The Business Times (retrieved from NLB)*. 14 April 1992. Retrieved 16 January 2025.

1. ["Page 62 Advertisements Column 1"](https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/biztimes19930729-1.2.93.1). *The Business Times (retrieved from NLB)*. 29 July 1993. Retrieved 16 January 2025.

1. ["SBC races against time"](https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19931009-1.2.46.1). *The Straits Times*. 9 October 1993. Retrieved 25 July 2024.

1. ["Page 12 Advertisements Column 1"](https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/biztimes19950119-1.2.28.1). *The Straits Times*. 19 January 1995. Retrieved 16 January 2024.

1. ["Cable TV puts world at your fingertips"](https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19950623-1.2.79.3.1). *[The Straits Times](/source/The_Straits_Times)*. 23 June 1995. Retrieved 24 July 2024. – via [NewspaperSG](/source/NewspaperSG)

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