TILBURG, the Netherlands - "The News Wire" today announced its plans to launch a high-quality news provider aimed at bringing tomorrows top stories; news as it happens. The News Wire is the first news agency on an international level which is founded and based in the Netherlands. With journalists from across the globe, the site aims to become a full staffed news provider with coverage 24 hours per day, by mid-2008.

The News Wire originally ran as, BreakingNewsOn (www.twitter.com/BreakingNewsOn), a "micro-news service" on the Twitter social network. It quickly proved to be a success and credible news source during emergencies and other major stories making the headlines. BreakingNewsOn aimed to be the first in breaking news, often beating many of the international mainstream media. First-hand news reporting, news wires, local media and official sources were the key to its success.

BreakingNewsOn also proved its credibility regarding first-hand reporting. On September 7, 2007, BreakingNewsOn exclusively obtained a videotape of Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden before any other source in the world. As the site was only based on the Twitter network at that time, the video was distributed worldwide by the Reuters news agency. The video, which was obtained through original BreakingNewsOn research, made headlines around the globe and our dedicated staff will continue to do so under the name of The News Wire.

"BreakingNewsOn has showed its uniqueness in the past and will continue to do so as we take the next step. Our service in 2007 has proved that we are a credible source in major news events. Both in the United States and on an international level, BreakingNewsOn provided members with news before any source in the main stream media. The contents of the site will continue to improve further and will impress readers from around the world with a new definition of online news," P. Walker, co-founder of The News Wire, said.

At this time, there has been no final decision regarding the date when the service will be launched, which will be based on www.breakingtoday.com. A target has been set up for March and the website will feature in-depth stories, desktop alerts, email alerts, live video and more content.

"We believe its performance, reliability and the speed of publication will quickly make it a credible news leader on the market," M. van Poppel, founder of BreakingNewsOn and The News Wire said.

Press Contact: Michael van Poppel / m.vanpoppel@breakingtoday.com
Official site: www.breakingtoday.com