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CNN International (CNNI) is an English Language Television Network that carries news, current affairs and business programming world-wide. It is owned by Time Warner , and is affiliated and shares much content with CNN , which is limited to the United States and Canada . It is available in most of the world, distributed via Satellite and Cable . Its international reach is more than 200 million households and hotel rooms in over 200 countries. For most viewers it is Free-to-air , however some Pay TV companies include it in their pay TV bouquets, or issue a Virtual Channel to the FTA version gone the same satellite. It is considered to be the second largest news channel after BBC World . The managing director of CNN International is Tony Maddox. HISTORY The network, in large part a result of Ted Turner 's Internationalist ideals, began transmissions in 1985 , 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 1992 , 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. In 1998 , CNNI underwent a major rebranding by creative director Morgan Almeida, which made its on-air look less overtly American and replaced it with a more "international" aesthetic. CNNI had another makeover of sorts in 2006 . Gone are the brash multi-coloured headlines and such, in place are sleek, modern lines. 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 in its own right on a limited basis, mostly as part of premium packages of cable operators including Time Warner Cable and RCN . REGIONAL VERSIONS There are five variants of CNN International:
The schedules of the different regional versions no longer differ significantly from each other, but there are still minor variations. The London and Hong Kong production centers produce 50 and 30 hours per week of programming respectively. CNNI is also streamed on CNN Pipeline , CNN.com's broadband video service on a part-time basis. During the CNNI stream on Pipeline, most programming is the same as other versions but no commercials are shown. United States and global headlines as well as weather fill the breaks. SIMULCASTS WITH CNN/US Occasionally CNNI draws from the and Midterm Elections . Also, in 2004 CNNI turned to CNN/US programming during Ronald Reagan's Death And Funeral and again in 2007 during the Virginia Tech Massacre . Once more, the feed was connected during the breaking news of the Minnesota Bridge Collapse. {Link without Title} PROGRAMMING 1monthly program 2from CNN 31994 - 2006 42005 - 2006 52002 - 2006 PERSONALITIES Present Past
CRITICISM Since CNN/US began suffering a decline in viewership due to competition from 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." {Link without Title} SEE ALSO REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS |
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