The Standard Group will unveil a new television station, the second one in its stable. The new station, KtnNews Channel, is a 24-hour station that will focus on delivering comprehensive, incisive news, current affairs programming, documentaries and features. According to Standard Online, The company's premier television channel, KTN, will continue airing its popular programmes while KtnNews will air features, business stories and sports and with time, it will have different channels like the DSTV module where viewers can choose to watch sports, documentaries or news.

The new channel can be accessed through all available digital platforms and regionally via DSTV on channel 274, ADN-KTN News, Gotv on channel 94, Zuku on channel 14 (on both Fibre and satellite). The group will also seek partnership with other TV stations in East and Southern Africa in the coming months to have it accessed in the region. Being a 24hr news channel, the new station will at its core be focused on timely delivery of relevant TV news content round-the-clock.