Big News Network
Big News Network is an international news agency founded in 1998. The agency is currently headquartered in Dubai Media City in Dubai, UAE with administrative offices in Sydney.[3] Big News Network operates multiple news portals distinct to the regions, nations and major cities around the world.[4] The agency is in strategic alliance and conglomeration with Midwest Radio Network and Mainstream Media.[5][6][7]
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| Type | News agency |
|---|---|
| Industry | Digital media News media Broadcasting |
| Genre | News distribution[1] |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Founder | Allen Hayden (Hayden Enterprises) |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Media |
| Brands | Bignewsnetwork.com News.net Network eNewspapers |
| Divisions | Mainstream Media Midwest Radio Network |
| Website | www |
Operational history
Big News Network was established as a news search engine in the United States, in 1998, by Hayden Enterprises.[5] The group was acquired in 2000, by an Australian-owned interests, to originate news content for the establishment of a global directory of news portals with the News.Net extension. News.Net is a network of region specific news portals, founded in 1999 by Mainstream Media.[8] In 2003, Bignewsnetwork.com was renovated and relaunched, becoming the flagship portal of the agency. Later that year, News.Net was acquired as an associate news distribution platform of the agency. eNewspapers, a collection of international newspapers from around the world, was launched in 2004. Later in 2004, Big News Network received operational license as a news agency by the Dubai Government within the Gulf Cooperation Council at which time it was incorporated in the UAE as Big News Network FZ LLC.
Today, Big News Network is an international conglomerate of global news distribution systems consisting of three platforms, Bignewsnetwork.com, News.Net directory of sites and eNewspapers network. Mainstream Media, a United Kingdom based digital news media organization, administers News.Net in conjunction with Big News Network. The eNewspapers platform of the agency is regulated by Midwest Radio Network, an Australian broadcasting and digital media company, on behalf of Big News Network.[7] Big News Network is also among the largest shareholders in Ireland's national radio station iRadio.[9] The company first entered the shareholder register in March 2014. [10] In 2019 iRadio's Broadcasting Authority of Ireland license was renewed for 10 years. [11] It was announced in August 2023 Bauer Media Audio Ireland had agreed to acquire iRadio for an undisclosed sum. [12] The deal was subject to regulatory approval. [13]
In 2020, the non-governmental organization EU DisinfoLab found that the Big News Network was part of a disinformation campaign run by Asian News International (ANI) which comprised a "network of 500+ fake local media in 95 countries that have helped reproduce negative iterations about Pakistan (or China)".[14] However in a follow-up report published in February 2023, EU DisinfoLab appears to resile from its claims. The only reference to Big News Network in the NGO’s latest report is a depiction of the group’s logo, together with those of several other media outlets that take syndicated content from ANI. At the conclusion of the report EU DisinfoLab says it contacted Big News Network, which it now describes as an international conglomerate of global news distribution systems, together with Reuters, Yahoo! News, Hindustan Times, India TV, ThePrint, and Business Standard, querying their relationship with ANI, and asking whether they have a process for verifying contributions provided by third parties such as ANI. The only media outlet that responded, EU DisinfoLab said, was Big News Network, which firmly denied the allegations in the previous report, noting it had commenced legal proceedings against the NGO for defamation, and warning that a repeat of the allegations in their new report would be addressed through the current legal proceedings.[15]
Recognitions
| Award | Year | Organizer |
|---|---|---|
| Best Online News Media Platform – Australia | 2017 | TMT – Australia[16] |
News distribution network
News.Net
List of portals on News.Net |
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Regional news distribution
National news distribution
International city wise news distribution
U.S. city news distribution
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eNewspapers
List of online newspapers on eNewspapers |
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Regional news distribution
National news distribution
City wise news distribution
US states news distribution
Other news distribution platforms
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References
- "Big News Network". Google News. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- "BIG NEWS NETWORK FZ LLC". edurar. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- Articles, S. A. T. (28 March 2018). "Dubai-based news agency with South African links marks 20 years in online news". Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- "LexisNexis Research Solutions – Searchable Directory of Online Sources". w3.nexis.com. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- "History of Big News Network – Global News Service, Web directory". www.bignewsnetwork.net. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- "Mainstream Media – Reaching out to the World – Corporate Information". www.themainstreammedia.com. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- "Midwest Radio Network – History". www.midwestradionetwork.com. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- Media, Mainstream. "Mainstream Media broadens news sources". PRLog. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- Slattery, Laura. "Willie O'Reilly appointed iRadio chairman". The Irish Times. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- "Dubai news magnate gets the hots for Irish airwaves". The Times. 23 March 2014.
- "Ten-year BAI licence renewal for iRadio". Radio Today. 1 July 2019.
- "Newstalk owner Bauer Media to acquire iRadio". Irish Independent. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- "Bauer Media Audio Ireland agrees deal to buy iRadio". RTÉ. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- Kuchay, Bilal. "EU NGO report uncovers Indian disinformation campaign". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- "#Bad Sources An EU DisinfoLab Investigation" (PDF). EU DisinfoLab. 23 February 2023.
- "TMT News – Big News Network Fz Llc". www.tmt-magazine.com. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
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