Satellite News Channel launch a spin-off service, CNN2 (later renamed CNN Headline News shortly after SNC's launch; it is now named HLN), which originally maintained a format similar to that being planned by the Satellite News Channel – albeit with newscasts running in 30-minute intervals – as a preemptive strike against the ABC/Group W venture. CNN2 made its launch on January 1, 1982 on participating cable systems across the county as well as through a sneak preview block on sister channel Superstation WTBS. Satellite News Channel launched on June 21, 1982. During that time, it provided competition for CNN, the first cable network
CNN Arabic on social media like Facebook, blogs, and Twitter, and there is a daily poll on current affairs. The video section includes stories from politics, technology, business, culture, and arts. The website provides a number of additional services such as a free email feed of breaking news, and breaking news via SMS. The website includes information about CNN network and advertising on television and the different websites. CNN Arabic CNN Arabic () is a news website located in Dubai launched on 19 January 2002. Part of the CNN network, it provides international news from an Arab perspective, with continuous updates on