24-Hour Global Television News The U.S. public can watch the impact of CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, and Fox News Channel, the leading 24-hour cable news channels, on major domestic news stories. But these news channels carried globally by Comsats are major international media as well. CNN and its British rival, BBC World, are widely viewed around the world. As mentioned, CNN programming is seen in 140 countries and its reports are viewed in more than 200. In times of world crisis, such as the NATO bombing of Serbia and Kosovo, these networks attract huge audiences. During the Gulf War, when television viewers in India received war news from CNN, it marked the first time that Indian viewers had access to television news not controlled by the Indian government.