Overview
- The United Nations marks November 21 as World Television Day, commemorating the 1996 World Television Forum and the subsequent General Assembly resolution tied to session 51/205.
- The UN frames the day around media freedom and pluralism, urging broadcasters to back programming that promotes diversity, peace and development.
- Coverage stresses that television remains a powerful, mass medium in 2025, sustaining simultaneous public conversation around major events, news and emergencies despite audience fragmentation.
- Broadcasters have adapted with integrated social strategies, catch‑up and on‑demand services, and a blend of traditional schedules with algorithm‑informed recommendations.
- UN platforms such as UN Web TV, ONU Vídeo and UNifeed provide multilingual live streams, archives and raw footage to support newsrooms and public access to institutional content.