# Watch live news on your Tesla screen URL: https://tescast.app/en/blog/watch-live-news-on-tesla Last updated: 2026-11-04 Short answer: To watch live news on a Tesla, open tescast.app in the car browser. tescast plays free public news channels such as BBC News, DW, France 24 English and Al Jazeera English, plus US news streams and 17 Turkish news channels. Mosaic view shows several channels side by side. tescast is a web app that plays live TV, YouTube and your own IPTV list in the Tesla browser. News is one of the easiest things to watch on it, because a bulletin is short and speech carries most of the content. Open tescast.app, pick a country, tap a channel. ## Which news channels play on tescast? We tested the streams from our server on 24 October 2026. The list changes every day, because tescast reads open public sources and refreshes them daily. Channels that played in our test: | Region | Channels | |---|---| | International | BBC News, DW English, France 24 and France 24 English, Al Jazeera English | | Germany | Das Erste (ARD), tagesschau24, DW | | United States | ABC News Live, CBS News 24/7, NBC News NOW, LiveNOW from FOX, Bloomberg, Reuters, CNN (ad-supported stream), Scripps News, Newsy | | Ireland | RTÉ News Now | | Australia | ABC News, Sky News Australia | | Türkiye | 17 news channels, for example [TRT Haber](https://tescast.app/en/channels#trt-haber), [NTV](https://tescast.app/en/channels#ntv), [TRT World](https://tescast.app/en/channels#trt-world) (English) | Some well-known channels are not on tescast. Several public broadcasters, such as BBC One and ZDF, block viewers outside their own country, so they do not play. NRK, SVT and DR play for viewers in their own country. Sky News in the UK is also closed to us. Pay channels are not included. For the country view, see [world TV on Tesla](https://tescast.app/en/world-tv-on-tesla). ## How do you open a news channel? 1. Open tescast.app in the Tesla browser. The first time, scan the QR code with your phone. 2. Go to **Live TV** and tap the **country button**. 3. Pick a country, or pick an international source such as the UK for BBC News. 4. Tap a channel. The stream starts. 5. Set the quality to 360p, 540p, 720p or 1080p if you want. News is mostly speech. 720p or 360p is often enough and saves data: about 1.2 GB an hour at 720p, about 0.4 GB at 360p. See [live TV data use](https://tescast.app/en/blog/tesla-live-tv-data-usage). ## How do you watch several channels at once? Use mosaic view to compare how different channels cover the same story. It shows live frames of channels side by side, refreshed every few seconds. The mosaic is available for the Turkish channel list. Other countries appear as a plain channel list. 1. Tap the **Mosaic** tab above Live TV. 2. Choose the **News** category. 3. Tap a tile. That channel starts as a muted preview. 4. Tap the same tile again. The channel opens in full screen with sound. ## Is there a program guide? The program guide works for the Turkish channels. For other countries, tescast shows a channel list without a guide. Check the broadcaster's own schedule for bulletin times. ## When does news fit a trip? A charging stop is short, so a bulletin fits well. See [what to watch while charging](https://tescast.app/en/blog/what-to-watch-while-charging-tesla). On the road, passengers can keep watching, because tescast does not stop when the car moves from Park to Drive. The driver does not watch: traffic rules in many countries forbid watching video while driving. Tesla's own Theater apps are meant for a parked car ([Tesla owner's manual](https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/modely/en_hk/GUID-79A49D40-A028-435B-A7F6-8E48846AB9E9.html)). ## How do you start? 1. Open tescast.app in the car. 2. Scan the QR code and create an account on your phone. 3. Try it free in your car, no card needed. Then it is $7.99 a month or $59.99 a year. 4. Open a news channel. Cancel any time. If tescast does not work in your car, ask for a refund within 14 days. If a stream freezes, see [live TV freezing](https://tescast.app/en/blog/tesla-live-tv-freezing). ## FAQ ### Which news channels can I watch on a Tesla? With tescast: BBC News, DW, France 24, Al Jazeera English, several US news streams, RTÉ News Now and 17 Turkish news channels. The list changes daily. ### Can I watch BBC One or ZDF? No. These broadcasters block viewers outside their home country, so they do not play on tescast. ### Can I watch several news channels at once? Yes, in mosaic view for the Turkish channel list. For other countries, channels open one by one. ### How much data does news use? About 0.4 GB an hour at 360p, 1.2 GB at 720p and 2-3 GB at 1080p. These are approximate values. ### Can passengers watch news while the car drives? Yes. tescast does not stop when the car moves. The driver does not watch: traffic rules in many countries forbid watching video while driving. ### Is there a free trial? Yes. Watch for 5 minutes with no card (10 minutes if you agree to campaign e-mails). After that, a plan costs $7.99 a month. ## Sources - [Tesla Model Y Owner's Manual: Theater and video streaming](https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/modely/en_us/GUID-79A49D40-A028-435B-A7F6-8E48846AB9E9.html) (Tesla): Tesla's own video apps work only in Park. - [Tesla: Connectivity](https://www.tesla.com/support/connectivity) (Tesla): Standard and Premium Connectivity, the car's internet connection.