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  • CNN to launch health show ‘Vital Signs’

    CNN to launch health show ‘Vital Signs’

    MUMBAI: News broadcaster CNN’s chief medical correspondent and practicing neurosurgeon Dr. Sanjay Gupta takes a look at the world of medicine in Vital Signs.

    This is a new monthly, half-hour programme on CNN International. From China to Peru and Jerusalem to Japan, Dr. Gupta travels the globe looking for important medical breakthroughs, secrets to aging well, and clues that might solve medical mysteries.

    CNN International senior VP Katherine Green says, “We are excited about this new program and the wealth of knowledge that Dr. Gupta can bring to our viewers regarding the field of medicine and its significance around the world”.

    The first episode which airs on 27 November at 7:30 pm with repeats on 29 November at 1:30 pm and on 30 November at 9:30 am, 2 pm and at 8 pm looks at tuberculosis, one of the world’s most easily transmittable diseases. Dr. Gupta reports from Lima, Peru, a place that has become a surprising success story in the fight against drug-resistant tuberculosis.

    Tokyo correspondent Kyung Lah also reports from Okinawa on a very active aging population in their ‘90s and 100’s defying the physical odds of old age. While the 100–year old crowd is healthy, their children are dying younger and at the highest rate anywhere in Japan. Vital Signs goes to find out just why this is.

    Gupta says, “I’m really looking forward to talking to our global viewers about some of the major global health issues that impact us all in our rapidly shrinking world — as well as hearing from viewers about what concerns them most through our interactive Q&A opportunities via CNN.com and NNmobile”.

    Regular segments in the programme that feature Dr. Gupta include ‘Doc Talk’, where he shares the buzz in the medical community; ‘Medical Myth Busters’, where he identifies medical myths that some doctors believe to be true; and ‘On the Frontlines’, where he and a number of CNN contributors report from the field on a specific issue.

  • CNN is top network with 13.3 mn viewers on US election day

    CNN is top network with 13.3 mn viewers on US election day

    MUMBAI: The Obama smile spread to CNN which emerged as the most-watched network on the election day. CNN garnered 13.3 million viewers to take the top spot that day, according to Nielsen Online Custom Analysis data, P2+ Home/Work Panel.

    ABC had a total viewership of 12.5 million, followed by NBC (11.9 million), Telemundo (8.5 million), FNC (8.1 million), CBS (7.5 million), MSBNC (6.4 million) and Fox (4.7 million).

    CNN topped the cable news competition with an average of 12.3 million total viewers tuning in during primetime, a 36 per cent advantage over FNC’s 9 million and an impressive 109 per cent lead over MSNBC’s 5.9 million.

    Among adults 25-54, CNN was also number 1 with 5.8 million, a 48 per cent advantage over FNC’s 3.9 million and 119 per cent lead over MSNBC’s 2.7 million demo viewers. Among younger viewers 18-34, CNN was also first with 3.4 million. FNC stood second with 1.8 million while MSNBC was third with 1.4 million.

    CNN had the largest gains in prime time compared to 2004 in 25-54, up 102 per cent, while FNC only increased 4 per cent and MSNBC was up 87 per cent. (This was also reflected in total day where CNN grew the most among 25-54, up 97 per cent and MSNBC was up 94 per cent, while FNC declined 16 per cent).

    CNN.com delivered the largest daily audience in its history with 30 million unique visitors on Election Day, more than doubling the previous record of 13.4 million generated on Super Tuesday of this year.

    CNN.com Live, the Internet’s only multi-stream, live video news service, pocketed 5.3 million live streams on election day. The number of live video streams served by CNN.com on election day is nearly triple that of its previous daily streaming record, which was set on 1 September, 2008 – the first day of the RNC and the day Hurricane Gustav made landfall. CNN.com also served an additional 6.8 million on-demand video streams on 4 November.

  • CNN celebrates second anniversary of iReport

    CNN celebrates second anniversary of iReport

    MUMBAI: Two years after inviting CNN’s global audience to contribute pictures and video of the news of the day, the network’s iReport initiative has brought in more than 175,000 videos and photos in its history, nearly 125,000 coming within the second year alone.

    The untimely death of Bernie Mac, a solar eclipse in Siberia, the conflict between Georgia and Russia conflict and Michael Phelps’ record-breaking eighth Olympic gold medal were among the most recent topics that moved CNN’s viewers to capture their own takes on the news as iReport celebrates its second anniversary.

    CNN News Services executive VP Susan Grant says, “With iReport, CNN wanted to engage viewers who have a desire to follow and participate in the news, and our iReporters have exceeded our expectations in both the quality and quantity of their submissions over the last two years. Sometimes the iReports we receive are first images of breaking news and often exhibit powerful points of view on issues or news events. But every day our iReporters show an enthusiasm for and pride in the community they have created.”

    With a 176 per cent rise in photo and video contributions since the same time last year, CNN’s user-generated content initiative now generates an average of nearly 15,000 iReports each month. iReport has proved to be an exceptionally powerful newsgathering tool for the network and is incorporated into reporting across multiple networks and platforms each day, including CNN/U.S., CNN.com, Headline News, CNN International and CNN en Español.

    The watershed moment for CNN’s iReport occurred on the morning of the Virginia Tech shooting tragedy in April 2007, when graduate student Jamal Albarghouti captured dramatic video on his cell phone. Since then, more and more iReports have been incorporated into the network’s coverage.

  • Scot Safon is CNN Worldwide executive VP, CMO

    MUMBAI: Scot Safon has been promoted to CNN Worldwide executive VP, chief marketing officer. Safon will oversee branding; consumer and trade advertising; and marketing and promotion of the CNN portfolio of networks and businesses, including CNN/US, Headline News, CNN International and CNN.com., and their news and information programming, personalities and events. He is based in Atlanta at CNN world headquarters and reports to Walton.

    CNN Worldwide president Jim Walton says, “Our marketing and promotion efforts reflect a quality, intelligence and point of view that set CNN apart. As a creative executive, Scot sets the tone for that work. But he is equally important to me and to our organization as a strategist and leader. His influence and impact are felt, and welcomed, throughout CNN. I’m pleased to acknowledge his contributions to our continuing success.”

    Formerly senior vice president of marketing and promotion, Safon joined CNN in 2002. He and his marketing and promotions teams executed award-winning campaigns supporting the debut of CNN’s The Situation Room, Anderson Cooper 360°, the re-launch earlier this year of CNN.com and CNN’s continuing election coverage.

  • CNN, Internet Broadcasting enter news, advertising relationship

    MUMBAI: US news broadcaster CNN and Internet Broadcasting, which published TV station Web sites in the US, have entered into a strategic alliance. This combines Internet Broadcasting’s network of local news content with CNN’s global newsgathering resources.

    As part of the relationship, CNN and Internet Broadcasting will also create a unique advertising opportunity that leverages CNN.com’s national audience with Internet Broadcasting’s local reach. To reinforce the strategic alliance, CNN will acquire an equity stake in Internet Broadcasting, joining Hearst-Argyle Television, Post-Newsweek Stations, McGraw-Hill Broadcasting and Split Rock Partners as investors in the company.

    CNN Worldwide president Jim Walton says, “CNN’s global reporting attracts millions of online consumers to CNN.com for domestic and international news every day. Partnering with Internet Broadcasting adds another dimension – enhanced coverage of local news and events – and brings CNN reporting to
    significantly more people online.”

    As part of their agreement, the companies will share local, national and international content important to online news consumers. Leveraging its network of TV station Web sites, Internet Broadcasting will supply local news content to CNN.com, which will appear on the home page as well as in the “U.S. News” and “Weather” sections. In turn, national, political and international content from CNN.com will appear on the home page and national news pages of Internet Broadcasting sites.

    Internet Broadcasting founder and president Reid Johnson says, “Our partnership with CNN provides tremendous benefits for our online news consumers, station partners and advertisers. Our visitors expect the most up-to-date coverage of news that hits home from our award-winning online journalists who sit in the newsrooms of our partner stations. Now, our visitors gain access to one of the most trusted global news sources, CNN, on their local TV station Web site. Our advertisers also benefit by getting the best of both worlds – national reach and local relevance.”

    The companies will create an online advertising opportunity that will offer relevant, new ad platforms for clients by leveraging the broad national reach of CNN.com with the local and regional reach of Internet Broadcasting’s sites. Internet Broadcasting will offer select CNN.com ad placements as part of its nationwide, regional or market-by-market advertising packages.

  • ‘Anderson Cooper 360º’ launches on CNN.com

    MUMBAI: News program Anderson Cooper 360º has launched on CNN.com with daily video podcasts that highlight the top segments from the prior mornings episode. It is available at www.CNN.com/AC360podcast and at CNN’s dedicated space on iTunes.

    The 20-minute Anderson Cooper 360º includes an introduction from anchor Anderson Cooper which is original to the podcast, in-depth reports from multiple angles on the top news stories of the day and a selection of the program’s top segments. These segments include investigative pieces focused on challenging authority, acknowledging whistleblowers and exposing corruption; highlights of amazing videos or fantastic pictures and the story behind it; and off-the-beaten path political headlines that fuel watercooler chatter, informs an official release.

    Anderson Cooper 360º is an in-depth, comprehensive news program that takes a full 360-degree look at the world’s events. The program showcases CNN’s worldwide newsgathering capabilities as well as Anderson Cooper’s perspective through a diverse range of live reports and interviews. It airs Tuesday – Saturday at 07:30 to 08:30hrs (IST).

  • CNN to cover Davos World Economic Forum

    MUMBAI: CNN’s anchors Richard Quest, Becky Anderson and Charles Hodson will report live on location from Davos all week. The extended coverage will continue on the CNN European shows, ‘CNN Today’, ‘Business International” and ‘World Business Today.

    The WEF coverage includes ‘CNN Connects: Our Networked World’, a global forum before a live audience. This special programme looks at the social revolution that is transforming the way we get and use information.

    CNN will analyse the digital ecosystem that is Web 2.0; the explosion of social networking sites as a lifestyle and business phenomenon, the vast potential of virtual communities and the growth of blogging and user generated content are all examined. ‘CNN Connects’ also explores the technological advances that help change the user experience in the home and office. The programme will explore the promises and pitfalls of the information revolution.

    Panelists on CNN Connects: Our Networked World include Orange Ltd CEO Sanjiv Ahuja, Flickr co founder Caterina Fake, Reuters CEO Tom Glocer Linden Research chairman Mitch Kapor, Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg.

    The programme will include reports from Kristie Lu Stout with an overview of Web 2.0; Becky Anderson looks at the ‘silver surfers’ discovering that social networking knows no age limits. Femi Oke in rural Africa looks at the mission of a cyber priest as his uses the digital world to grow his congregation and John Vause in China on self-censorship versus government censorship.

    CNN International senior vice president Rena Golden said, “As some of the most powerful political and business leaders in the world gather for the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting, CNN will again provide full and comprehensive coverage from Davos. We will debate today’s important issues and report what the leaders intend to do about them. Their agenda intersects with the issues that CNN examines daily.”

    CNN.com will be providing extensive coverage of the World Economic Forum’s annualmeeting while broadband video news service, CNN Pipeline, will allow subscribers access to additional news feeds from Davos.

    ‘CNN Connects: Our Networked World’ will be broadcast on Friday 26th January at 0330 IST, repeated Friday 26th January at 2330 IST, Sunday 28th January at 0030 IST and Sunday 28th January at 2330 IST.

  • CNN.com showcases the power of citizen journalism

    CNN.com showcases the power of citizen journalism

    MUMBAI: CNN.com has announced the launch of “CNN Exchange,” a comprehensive user-generated content destination that features user-submitted video, audio, articles and graphics and also allows users to interact directly with the site’s news reports, commentaries and polls.

    CNN.com senior VP, executive producer Mitch Gelman says ,”User-generated content has the potential to play a pivotal role in journalism whether it’s online or offline. With CNN Exchange, we’ve essentially created a one-stop shop for CNN.com users to share their contributions with other Internet users, as well as to weigh in on the day’s most pressing news.”

    Located at www.CNN.com/Exchange, CNN Exchange organizes all of CNN.com’s user-generated content features into a single, easy-to-navigate catalog. The page includes a spotlight section featuring the best user contributions; a section featuring CNN.com’s Web logs, including the popular Anderson Cooper 360° Blog; sections for polls, commentaries and links to other “citizen journalism” sites; and an online toolkit with tips from CNN producers, correspondents and photographers on creating and submitting stories.

    Extending user-generated content across multiple platforms, CNN Exchange will be populated in large part by I-Reports, compelling content captured by CNN viewers with personal cell phones, cameras or other devices. This access will enable viewers to tell the world what is happening where they are through the reach of CNN’s television networks and CNN.com.

    Users can submit material wherever they find a “Send Your I-Report” link at CNN.com or by e-mail at ireport@cnn.com. Submissions will be considered for all of CNN’s networks. All submitted material will be reviewed by CNN prior to publication online or on air.

  • CNN.com appoints Managing Editor to drive expansion in Asia Pacific

    CNN.com appoints Managing Editor to drive expansion in Asia Pacific

    In a move to expand its online content and business in the region, CNN Interactive has appointed Bruce Dover to the new position of managing editor for CNN.com Asia Pacific, it was announced today by Scott Woelfel, president and editor-in-chief of CNN Interactive. Based in Hong Kong from August 1, 2000, Dover will be responsible for the expansion, editorial control and direction of CNN.com in the Asia Pacific. He will also be involved with CNN Interactive’s potential new media business in the region.

    Dover joins CNN from News Interactive, the Australian online division of News Corporation, where he was the executive general manager since October 1998. Dover played a key role in shaping the strategic direction and growth of the company.

    CNN Interactive currently operates a local-language Web site in Asia, CNN.co.jp in Japanese. Other international sites include: CNNNorge, CNN Danmark, Svenska CNN, CNNItalia.it, CNNenEspaol.com and CNNemPortugues.com.

  • CNN.com sports new look; to offer free access to CNN Pipeline

    CNN.com sports new look; to offer free access to CNN Pipeline

    MUMBAI: CNN.com has announced the launch of a new, expanded home page designed to offer users easier and faster access to more news and information than ever before. The changes visible on the site includes horizontal navigation, most popular tabs, free video, CNN Pipeline, only on CNN (box provides a place for our producers to feature the most interesting and important news that you’ll find exclusively on CNN), CNN wire and podcasts and radio.

    CNN.com senior vice president and executive producer Mitch Gelman says, “This new home page presentation provides quicker, easier access to our extensive offering of news, video, podcasts and other multimedia packages.

    “The design also creates new ways to align our efforts with CNN’s broadcast networks, clearly presents both our free video and our premium CNN Pipeline live video service, and offers more placement opportunities for our advertisers.”

    In an official statement, the changes include placing the main site navigation bar at the top of the home page, providing easier access to general content as soon as users visit CNN.com. The new design makes a clearer distinction between CNN.com’s offering of free video and that of CNN Pipeline, a premium on-demand broadband video news service which features up to four simultaneous live feeds.

    The changes also provide ‘most popular’ tabs enabling users to click directly to the most viewed articles and videos on the site. Finally, a wider screen format allows for more content “above the fold” and creates prominent eye-catching ad placement opportunities.

    “Advertisers continue to search for alternative ways to enhance the value of their brands and messages across emerging technologies and engage with consumers,” said CNN Digital sr VP sales Joe Dugan. “The new home page design presents advertisers a clean, clutter-free environment to showcase their message while reaching the valued audience of CNN.com.”

    Westin Hotels and Resorts, a part of the Starwood Group, is among the first advertisers to take advantage of a fixed rectangular ad unit prominent on the newly designed home page.

    As the first Internet site dedicated to 24-hour news coverage, CNN.com ranks as a leading online news and information site, attracting an average of 23 million unique users each month. Launched in 1995, CNN.com draws from the resources of CNN Worldwide to provide relevant, up-to-the minute news and information. CNN.com features the latest multimedia technologies, from video streaming to audio packages to searchable archives of news features and background information.