TELEVISION - Jan. 4, 1993

European News Network: CNN has a competitor. Euronews was launched on New Year’s Day as Europe’s alternative to the Altanta-based cable station. Based in Lyon, France, Euronews began with an image of London’s Big Ben striking midnight to mark the start of the European Community’s single market. Stories were done by about 50 young journalists who used raw footage from government-owned TV stations and added voice-overs in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.