This is the video that will play at the end of the world

Now, if the world’s coming to an end, it’s unlikely you’ll be sitting around watching CNN.

This is the video that will play at the end of the world

But don't worry, if you plan to do so, then you can relax because 35 years ago, when Ted Turner founded the world's first 24-hour news channel he promised that they would broadcast until the apocalypse.

At the time, Turner said: "Barring satellite problems, we won't be signing off until the world ends."

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