Euronews and Africanews launched on Freeview

London, 22 April 2021 – Euronews and Africanews launch on Freeview 271 via the Channelbox platform.

Euronews, Europe’s leading international news channel expands its UK presence by launching its English and Russian language editions via Channelbox on Freeview 271.

Its sister channel, Africanews, the only independent international multilingual news channel made for Africa, will also launch via Channelbox as the pan-African network celebrates this month its fifth anniversary.  

Euronews in English is already available on Sky and Virgin Media, while Euronews in Russian and Africanews are making their UK debut on the biggest TV platform in the country.

“Channelbox is about diversity of cultures and languages delivering TV channels to the multiple communities living in the UK. Channelbox already offers a number of African focused TV channels such as AMC and Vox Africa and we are thrilled to add Africanews to the lineup and celebrate its 5th anniversary on air”, said Tanya Kronfli, Channelbox business development. 

“We are thrilled to increase our reach in the UK thanks to our partnership with Channelbox, helping UK viewers stay connected to what is going on in Europe via Euronews, and to the African continent via Africanews. We have noticed, since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, an increased demand for our channels across the globe as viewers are hungry for quality independent fact-based journalism that has been our hallmark for almost three decades”, said Maxime Carboni, director of worldwide distribution at Euronews.

Channelbox is a multi-channel OTT platform available on Freeview271. Channelbox hosts a number of international news channels including France24, NTD, Vox Africa, Hellenic TV and now expanded with three channels from the Euronews group.

Africanews is the only independent international multilingual news channel made for Africa, available in 35 million households across Africa, the UK and the US. Launched in 2016, Africanews reports breaking news from the ground and delivers unbiased reporting.both on TV and on digital platforms, 24/7,  in French and in English. With a team of 50 correspondents representing the diversity of Africa, Africanews showcases all the voices shaping the future of the continent.

Euronews broadcasts in 160 countries and is distributed in over 400 million homes - including 67% of homes in the European Union and United Kingdom. Euronews is available in 12 distinct languages editions and has a strong presence on digital platforms.

With bureaus and correspondents across the world, Euronews journalists bring viewers engaging and real-time news content. Every month, Euronews reaches over 140 million people, both on TV and digital platforms, according to the Global Web Index (2020).