CNN International
| Country | USA (CNN) - World |
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| Headquarters | Atlanta, New York City, London, Hong Kong and Abu Dhabi |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (a Time Warner company) |
CNN International (CNNI) is an English language television network that carries news, current affairs, politics, opinions, and business programming worldwide. It is owned by Time Warner, and is affiliated with CNN-US, which is mainly broadcast to the United States and Canada.
CNN International is available in most countries, distributed via satellite, cable, IPTV and DTT. Its international reach is more than 200 million households and hotel rooms in over 200 countries. For most viewers it is free-to-air, though some pay TV companies include it in their pay TV packages, or issue a virtual channel to the FTA version on the same satellite.
The current managing director of CNN International is Tony Maddox.
History
The network, in large part a result of Ted Turner's Globalization ideals, began transmissions in 1 January 1984, at first primarily broadcasting to American business travelers in hotels. The early studios in Atlanta were tucked away in various corners of the CNN Center, and the newsroom lacked even a digital clock. The vast majority of the network's programming originally consisted of simulcasts of the two domestic CNN channels (CNN/US and Headline News). In 1990, however, the amount of news programming produced by CNNI especially for international viewers increased significantly. A major new newsroom and studio complex was built in 1994, as CNN decided to compete against BBC World Service Television's news programming. CNNI emerged as an internationally oriented news channel, with staff members of various national backgrounds, even though some accusations of a pro-U.S. editorial bias persist. CNN International was awarded the Liberty Medal on July 4, 1997. Ted Turner, in accepting the medal on behalf of the network, said: "My idea was, we're just going to give people the facts…We didn't have to show liberty and democracy as good, and show socialism or totalitarianism as bad. If we just showed them both the way they were…clearly everybody's going to choose liberty and democracy."[1]
In 1998, creative director Morgan Almeida defined a progressive re-branding strategy, to target its diverse global market, making the on-air look less overtly American and with a simpler "international" aesthetic. The network undertook another major rebranding effort in 2005 overseen by the award winning creative vision of Mark Wright. The ticker was replaced by a flipper, on-screen graphics were more unified and from October 2006 until August 2007, new studios were progressively rolled-out. However in 1 January 2009, CNN International adopted the "lower-thirds" CNN/US introduced a month earlier which were inspired by the clean modern design of the CNN I rebrand efforts.
In the U.S., CNNI North America was distributed during overnights and weekends on the CNNfn financial channel, until that channel's demise in December 2004. It is now available as a standalone, full-time channel, usually as part of digital packages of cable operators including Time Warner Cable, AT&T U-Verse, Verizon FiOS, and Cox.
Throughout January until September 2009, CNN International adapted more programs that became geared towards a primetime European audience with a few titled after CNN International personalities, most notably the interview program Amanpour. On September 21, 2009, the channel launched a new tagline "Go Beyond Borders" and consolidated its general newscasts (World News, CNN Today, World News Asia, World News Europe and Your World Today) into a single newscast entitled World Report.
The motto Go Beyond Borders emphasizes the international perspective that gives the information in this string and the plurality of the audiences. With this motto, CNN also refers to the various platforms to disseminate their contents. The new image has been created between creativity and marketing department and agency CNN Tooth & Nail. An important element of reform is the new evening program that adds the broadcast of programs Amanpour and World One.
The makeover of CNN International has roused lots of criticisms on both the new prime time lineup and the redesigned graphics.
On November 4, 2009, the network launched a new production center: CNN Abu Dhabi based in United Arab Emirates. Then CNN International adapted half hour in its schedule with a new evening prime program for the Middle East viewers: Prism.
Also from 2010 CNN International launched new programs for evening-prime and improve its schedule.
Regional and online versions
There are six variants of CNN International:
- CNN International Europe/Middle East/Africa, based in London, England, UK
- CNN International Middle East, based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- CNN International Asia Pacific based in Hong Kong SAR, China
- CNN International South Asia based in Hong Kong SAR, China
- CNN International in Latin America based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- CNN International North America based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA
The schedules of the different regional versions no longer differ significantly from each other, but there are still minor variations such as weather updates. CNN has reported that their broadcast agreement in mainland China includes an arrangement that their signal must pass through a Chinese-controlled satellite. In this way, Chinese authorities have been able to blackout CNNI segments at will.[2] CNN has also said that their broadcasts are not widely available in mainland China, but rather only in certain diplomatic compounds, hotels, and apartment blocks.[3]
CNN International can now be watched free of charge at CNN.com on a part-time basis. During the breaks, headlines, market data and weather are shown.
Simulcasts between CNNI and CNN/US
Although dramatically scaled down since its early days, CNNI draws from feed of the main CNN channel for Larry King Live although only the Friday edition is shown live - the rest of the week it is shown eight hours later, the (live) 9am and 12 PM hour of State of the Union with Candy Crowley, the 10pm hour (live) of Anderson Cooper 360°, the 6pm hour of The Situation Room on a 3 hour tape delay, and some CNN Special Investigations Unit documentaries. CNNI also airs CNN/US newscasts whenever major events happen in the United States or, in some cases, around the world. Examples include the death and funeral of Ronald Reagan, the crash of Continental airlines Flight 3407 in Buffalo, New York, the Hudson river plane landing, the attempted Christmas Day bombing of flight 253 and the death and memorial service of Michael Jackson as well as scheduled events such as US elections, Presidential inaugurations and the annual New Year's Eve fireworks from Times Square. Likewise, CNN/US occasionally turns to CNNI newscasts, primarily when major international news breaks during overnight hours in the US. A notable case was during the death of Pope John Paul II and the aftermath of the London Underground bombings of July 7, 2005. CNN/US simulcast CNNI coverage of the death of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto on the night after her assassination took place. Simulcasts also happened from November 27 to 29, 2008 due to the terror attacks in Mumbai, India, January 4, 2009 when Israel launched strikes into Gaza, and during the early hours of January 14, 2010 due to the earthquake in Haiti. During such simulcasts, CNN/US takes the CNNI feed - including ticker and the white DOG (which is used on CNNI to distinguish between CNN/US, which uses a black DOG).
From 2005 until early 2008, CNNI's Your World Today aired on CNN/US[4] during the 12.00-13.00 ET timeslot. That program was initially pre-empted by Issue #1, a domestic personal finance program dealing with topics regarding the American economic, financial, and housing sectors and permanently replaced by another hour of CNN Newsroom in September 2008.
During the Atlanta tornado outbreak in March 2008, CNN/US and CNNI simulcasted coverage after Anderson Cooper 360° ended. That coverage ended around 12:40am EDT and the stations resumed their normal programming. Furthermore, the next day, with storms impending, CNN/US had to move onto CNNI's US news set and weather center to avoid water from possible flooding during the storms.
Current programs
This is CNN International's schedule effective from November 19th, 2010:
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| UTC | Program | Anchor(s) | Location | Description |
| World Report | Anna Coren | Hong Kong | CNN International's general newscast. Primarily intended as a morning show for Asian audiences. | |
| Anjali Rao | ||||
| World Business Today | Pauline Chiou and Colleen McEdwards | Hong Kong and Atlanta | Provides a look at opening of Asian markets. | |
| The Situation Room | Wolf Blitzer | Washington DC | A political show, with reports from around the world. It is produced by CNN US. | |
| Anderson Cooper 360° | Anderson Cooper | New York | A simulcast from CNN US. A fast program, that reviews the day's top stories. | |
| World Sport | Various | Atlanta | Details the latest international sports news. | |
| Pre-recorded | Rotates daily between many weekly and monthly CNN feature programs | |||
| World Report | Colleen McEdwards | Atlanta | CNN International's general newscast | |
| BackStory | Michael Holmes | Atlanta | CNN International shows you the story behind the story, revealing a side of news that is rarely seen. | |
| World Report | Rosemary Church | Atlanta | CNN International's general newscast. Primarily intended as a morning show for European audiences. | |
| John Vause | ||||
| World Sport | Various | Atlanta | Details the latest international sports news. | |
| Pre-recorded | Rotates daily between many weekly and monthly CNN feature programs. | |||
| World Business Today | Charles Hodson and Andrew Stevens | London and Hong Kong | Provides a look at opening European markets and the final hours of trading on the Asian markets. | |
| Larry King Live | Larry King | Los Angeles | A replay of the popular program from CNN US. An interview program of general interest. | |
| World Report | Monita Rajpal | London | CNN International's general newscast. | |
| World Sport | Kate Giles | London | Details the latest international sports news - Live | |
| World Report | Monita Rajpal | London | CNN International's general newscast. | |
| Pre-recorded | Rotates daily between many weekly and monthly CNN feature programs. | |||
| News Stream | Kristie Lu Stout | Hong Kong | A technological view at news. Primarily intended as a evening prime programming for the Asian viewers. | |
| World Business Today | Charles Hodson, Andrew Stevens, and Maggie Lake | London, Hong Kong, and New York | Business program with coverage of the opening US markets and Latin American's markets. Also coverage the finals hours of trading of the European markets. | |
| International Desk | Isha Sesay | Atlanta | A fast-paced look at news. | |
| The Brief | Jim Clancy | Atlanta | Provides an in-depth look at world events and often features debate-style segments. | |
| World Sport | Pedro Pinto | London | Details the latest international sports news - Live | |
| Prism | Errol Barnett | Abu Dhabi | An indepth look at the news. Primarily intended as a evening prime programming for the Middle East viewers. | |
| International Desk | Hala Gorani | Atlanta | A fast-paced look at news. | |
| Pre-recorded | Rotates daily between many weekly and monthly CNN feature programs. | |||
| Quest Means Business | Richard Quest | London | An unconventional and interactive business program with reports from the around the world. | |
| World One | Fionnuala Sweeney | Atlanta | An hour wrap-up of the day's news. Primarily intended as a primetime newscast for European audiences. | |
| Connect the World | Becky Anderson | London | Focuses on select stories that have impacts around the World. | |
| BackStory | Michael Holmes | Atlanta | CNN International shows you the story behind the story, revealing a side of news that is rarely seen. | |
| World Sport | Various | Atlanta | Details the latest international sport news - Live | |
Lifestyle
- Business Traveller - Richard Quest shows viewers the latest trends and innovations that shape business travel. He also gives tips on how business travelers can be accustomed to the local culture
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Entertainment
- The Screening Room - highlighting information on movies and the film industry; hosted by Myleene Klass
- Talk Asia -
Features
- World View - The show presented by Guillermo Arduino features reports from local media outlets around the world. (formerly known as World Report)
- Inside Africa - This show, go inside Africa with its culture, people, and reports about important African news
- Inside the Middle East - This show, produced by CNN Abu Dhabi, provides a look of the region's news, culture and entertainment
- iReport for CNN - Errol Barnett screens the best iReports of the week and selected content from social-networking and user-generated sites especially Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. The show also occasionally features the latest developments in the technology world
- Revealed - This show profiles successful people and follows them as on their current ventures
- BackStory - This program presented by Michael Holmes shows viewers how stories of the day are produced and their challenges. A weekend "Best Of" show now also airs
Documentary
- World's Untold Stories
- CNN Special Investigations Unit (produced by CNN/US)
Political News
- Political Mann
Canceled shows
General News
- Asia Tonight (1998–2002)
- Asia Now
- Biz News (2001–2004)
- CNN This Morning (1996–2001)
- News Biz Today (2001–2004)
- World News
- World News Europe
- World News Asia
- CNN Today
- Your World Today
Business
- Biz Asia (1996–2003)
- Business Central (2001–2004)
- World Business This Week
- Business International (2001–2009)
Interviews, Debates and Forums
- Q&A with Riz Khan (1996–2001)
- Diplomatic License (1994–2006) Debates feature for the United Nations
- Insight
- Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer (1993–2009) Sunday morning talk show (produced by CNN/US)
Lifestyle, Entertainment and Features
- CNN dot com
- Design 360
- Inside Asia
- eBizAsia
- Inside Europe
- Global Challenges
- The Music Room
- Next@CNN (produced by CNN/US)
- Science and Technology Week (produced by CNN/US)
- Showbiz Tonight (produced by CNN/US)
- Spark
- Art of Life - Monica Rajpal shows viewers the latest arts and fashion news
- Global Office
- Quest - Richard Quest goes to different people to learn different skills and he shares his experiences with viewers
- The Spirit Of...- Becky Anderson showcases the 'Spirit of' different elements of life
Personalities
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Past
Criticism
Former CNN Beijing and Tokyo bureau chief Rebecca MacKinnon described how the news-gathering priorities of CNN International were skewed to "produce stories and reports that would be of interest to CNN USA."[8] Nevertheless, Jane Arraf, a former correspondent who was with the Council on Foreign Relations and is now a correspondent for NBC News based in Baghdad, noted that when she spoke on international affairs, CNN International would usually give her more airtime than CNN/US.[9] For its own part, former CNN executive Eason Jordan has defended CNN International's "international" perspective, saying "No matter what CNN International does, as long as CNN's headquarters is in the United States people are going to say, well, it's an American service. But the reality is that it's an international service based in the United States, and we don't make any apologies about that."[10]
See also
Competitors
References
- ^ 1997 Recipient CNN International - Liberty Medal National Constitution Center
- ^ Vassileva, Ralitsa (March 14, 2008). "China's media crackdown" (video). CNN. Retrieved March 16, 2008.
- ^ Vause, John (April 9, 2008). "San Francisco Torch Relay Broadcast". CNN.
- ^ CNN Programs CNN
- ^ Jeff Koinange No Longer Employed By CNN Media Bistro, May 29, 2007
- ^ Wall Street Journal, requires subscription
- ^ CNN Layoffs Jotaku News Network
- ^ Priorities of American Global TV：Humanity, National Interest, or Commercial Profit? Japan Media Communication Center, 2004
- ^ Bringing the War Home: American Media Coverage of Vietnam and Iraq The Century Foundation, January 19, 2006
- ^ An Interview with Eason Jordan, CNN Chief News Executive Transnational Broadcasting Studies, 2002
External links
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