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Big News Network is an international news agency founded in 1998. The agency is currently headquartered in Dubai Media City in Dubai, UAE with administrative office in Sydney, Australia. Big News Network operates multiple news portals distinct to the regions, nations and major cities around the world. The agency is in strategic alliance and conglomeration with Midwest Radio Network and Mainstream Media. Big News Network is the largest and oldest online news services in the world.

Operational history
Big News Network was incorporated in Sydney, in 1998, by Hayden Enterprises. The company was acquired in 2000, by an Australian firm, in order to accompaniment the establishment of News.Net. News.Net is a network of region specific news portals, founded in 1999. In 2003, Bignewsnetwork.com was renovated and relaunched, becoming the flagship portal of the agency. Later that year, News.Net was acquired as an associate news distribution platform of the agency. eNewspapers, a collection of international newspapers from around the world, was launched in 2004. Later in 2004, Big News Network received operational license as a news agency by the Dubai Government within Gulf Cooperation Council.

As of 2019, Big News Network is an international conglomerate of global news distribution system consisting of three platforms, Bignewsnetwork.com, News.Net and eNewspapers. Mainstream Media, a United Kingdom based digital news media organization, administers News.Net in conjunction with Big News Network. eNewspapers platform of the agency is regulated by Midwest Radio Network, an Australian broadcasting and digital media company, on behalf of Big News Network. Big News Network is also among the largest shareholders in Ireland's national radio station iRadio.