• May 4, 2004

A newly formed media company led by former Vice President Al Gore and Joel Hyatt acquired Newsworld International (NWI) from Vivendi Universal Entertainment for an undisclosed sum. NWI will be developed by its new owners into a network offering innovative and compelling programming created by and for a target audience of 18-34 year-olds. NWI is a 24-hour channel dedicated to global news produced by The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Following its acquisition by INdTV, NWI's programming will continue to be provided by CBC. NWI is currently distributed to 17 million subscriber households across the U.S. through DirecTV's most popular "Total Choice" tier, Time Warner Cable's most widely distributed digital tier, as well as Comcast systems in key markets and other cable operators.