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Channel8 is the Kurdish television service of an independent media corporation established in the Kurdistan Region in 2023. The organization is headquartered in Sulaymaniyah and operates television services in Kurdish and Arabic alongside a multilingual digital platform, a radio station and a research centre. The Kurdish television service is part of a wider newsroom whose stated principles emphasize verified information and impartial reporting.

A television service launched in 2024

Channel8’s official launch story says the station began its broadcast schedule on 18 January 2024 after a six month test period. The corporation describes its television output in Kurdish and Arabic. Its Kurdish service uses Sorani and Kurmanji, while its digital work extends into English, Arabic, Turkish and Persian. From its base in Sulaymaniyah, the newsroom follows issues across the Kurdistan Region and Iraq while also reporting on international developments.

Regional reporting and multilingual coverage

The Channel8 site groups its news around the Kurdistan Region, Iraq, the wider world, business, sport and society. Its Kurdish pages regularly publish political, parliamentary, security and economic stories, along with culture and local affairs. English and Arabic sections provide additional reporting from the network, and its digital platform supports Central Kurdish, Kurmanji, English, Arabic, Turkish and Persian. The organization says it seeks to provide verified information with an impartial narrative. This editorial statement sits alongside its coverage of local developments and international events, connecting a Kurdish audience in Iraq with a broader news operation that reports across several languages and regions.

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