Bernama TV is a 24 hour international news and current affairs television network in Malaysia. It is owned by Bernama

BERNAMA

BERNAMA is a news agency of the government of Malaysia. It is an autonomous body placed under the Information, Culture and Communications Ministry. It was set up by an Act of Parliament in 1967 and started work on 26 May 1968....

, a government news agency. The service places emphasis on decidedly right-leaning and pro-government content and views. Launched on February 28, 2008, this channel airs news programmes that are related to local and international business, lifestyle, sports and entertainment. It is broadcast on the Astro

Astro (Malaysian satellite television)

Astro is the brand name of the Malaysian direct broadcast satellite pay television service. It transmits digital satellite television and radio to households in Malaysia & Brunei...

 satellite television

Satellite television

Satellite television is television programming delivered by the means of communications satellite and received by an outdoor antenna, usually a parabolic mirror generally referred to as a satellite dish, and as far as household usage is concerned, a satellite receiver either in the form of an...

 platform via Channel 502 and the Fine TV

Fine TV

Fine TV is the fourth Pay TV station in Malaysia. It was launched on December 28, 2005 and follows a TV On-Demand model and also has PPV channels...

 IPTV

IPTV

Internet Protocol television is a system through which television services are delivered using the Internet protocol suite over a packet-switched network such as the Internet, instead of being delivered through traditional terrestrial, satellite signal, and cable television formats.IPTV services...

-based network via Channel 12. Bernama TV's slogan is Baru & Benar (Malay

Malay language

Malay is a major language of the Austronesian family. It is the official language of Malaysia , Indonesia , Brunei and Singapore...

 for "Right & Now").

Bernama's news bulletins were initially aired on Astro Ria

Astro Ria

Astro Ria is a Malaysian 24 hour television network broadcast on the Astro satellite television service. It was one of the first 22 channels to commence broadcast on Astro in 1996.Programs on the network include Malay dramas, films and reality shows....

, Astro Prima

Astro Prima

Astro Prima is a Malaysian television channel owned and operated by Astro. This channel broadcasts Malay programmes for the whole family such as local serial dramas and telemovie since April 16, 2007. Preceding this date, Astro Prima broadcasts foreign language programmes catering to Malay audiences....

, Astro AEC

Astro AEC

Astro AEC is a 24-hour in house Mandarin-generic television channel from Malaysia, which is provided by Astro on channel 301 . It offers local content as well as programmes from China, Taiwan, Singapore and Japan.-External links:*...

 and Astro Vaanavil

Astro Vaanavil

Astro Vaanavil is Malaysia's first 24-hour Tamil language television channel broadcast on the Astro satellite television service. It was one of the first 22 channels to commence broadcast on Astro in 1996. Astro Vaanavil is owned by South East Asia's second richest man Ananda Krishnan.Most of its...

, but they have since been integrated to this network. The news content on this channel is primarily broadcast in Malay, the official language of Malaysia. However, there are news programmes in English

Malaysian English

Malaysian English , formally known as Malaysian Standard English , is a form of English used and spoken in Malaysia as a second language...

, Mandarin Chinese and Tamil

Tamil language

Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...

 as well, in line with the News @ Bernama, Xin Wen @ Bernama and Seithigal @ Bernama segments respectively. Other shows that are broadcast on Bernama TV include Star TV Biz @ The Star

The Star (Malaysia)

The Star is an English-language, tabloid-format newspaper in Malaysia. It is the largest in terms of circulation in Malaysia, according to the . It has a daily circulation of between 290,000 to 300,000...

, Sports @ The Star and "Helo Malaysia", a talk show

Talk show

A talk show or chat show is a television program or radio program where one person discuss various topics put forth by a talk show host....

 hosted by Sherkawi Jirim.

Notable people associated with Bernama TV

Noramfaizul Mohd Nor worked for Bernama TV as a TV camera operator when he was killed 2 September 2011 covering a humanitarian mission to Somalia

Somalia

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. He was the first Malaysian journalist to be killed while on assignment abroad.