Now (Jonathian TV channel)

Now is a Jonathian free-to-air television news channel operated by the satellite pay television company JSB. Launched in 1990, it was one of the JSB's five original channels. Originally a lifestyle and cultural affairs channel, Now was reformatted in 1997 as a 24-hour news channel, with its arts and lifestyle programming being redistributed amongst other channels.
Now's closest rivals on free-to-air television include Sky News, JBC News, and 24-7. Politically, Now leans towards the centre-left.
== History ==
The Now channel was originally designed to be a live 24-hour news channel similar to CNN and Sky News, with its content provided by RBN. Between the awarding of the franchise and the launch of the channel, RBN withdrew its involvement with JSB after failing to reach an agreement on how to provide its news service and the Now channel's remit was changed to a mix of daytime lifestyle shows, current affairs programming, and arts programmes at weekends. The channel was promoted under the slogan "The Channel For Living".
In 1997, with the launch of [channel], Now was reformatted into a 24-hour news channel as originally designed. JSB made the decision to produce the channel's content in-house instead of through a third-party provider.
==See also ==
Category:Now (JSB)
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Category:Television channels
Category:Television
Category:Television in Jonathia
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Category:News channels