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  • CNN launches digital venture ‘Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown’

    MUMBAI: Explore Parts Unknown is a mobile-first immersive guide featuring original stories and video, premium photography, and engaging interactives inspired by the Emmy-winning CNN Original Series Anthony Bourdain. The experience will allow users to recreate Bourdain’s journeys and dive deeper into the people, places, and stories he’s encountered.

    Explore Parts Unknown is an editorial partnership between CNN and Roads & Kingdoms – an independent journal of food, politics, travel and culture based in New York and Barcelona. Together, we have built a digital universe for the Bourdain super-fan, enabling you to learn what Tony knows, go where he went, eat what he ate, and drink what he drank. Born from Bourdain’s contagious passion for culture, food, travel and adventure, Explore Parts Unknown highlights our shared obsessions: authentic food, culture, people, travel; continuing the conversations Tony starts beyond the TV screen.

    Bourdain said, “Explore Parts Unknown is the next step, a logical step, and a deeply enjoyable one for me in collaboration with CNN and Roads & Kingdoms. I’m not a journalist, and never claimed to be one. I’m an essayist and storyteller. But the people at Roads & Kingdoms ARE journalists–and very good ones. This venture serves my insatiable curiosity and gives us the opportunity to go further off the beaten path, tell more stories, enrich and elaborate on existing ones, and go deeper into the locations that I travel to for the TV series.”

    The site will launch with destinations like Hanoi, Las Vegas, Koreatown (LA), Manila, Buenos Aires, London, Punjab, Montana, The Greek Islands, Senegal, Madagascar, Istanbul, New Jersey, Colombia and South Korea. New destinations will roll out weekly with original content.

    The site will include digital features like:

    • Exclusive Videos: The site will launch with a 7-episode digital series called Catalunya: The Return featuring Bourdain’s road trip across Spain.

    • Bourdain’s Field Notes: First person notes from Bourdain’s travels.

    • The Perfect Day: Time stamped blueprints for a perfect 12 hours in a given destination, including notes on restaurants, bars and random detours.

    • Hotel Bar Diaries: Short personal, voice-heavy dispatches from hotel bars around the world.

    • Recipes: Recipes of dishes from episodes from Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown with accompanying articles that gives context to the dish, its origins and importance.

    • Destination Fact Sheets: Fact sheets that allow you to “Travel like Bourdain” with local lingo, travel tips, and restaurant recommendations.

  • CNN Digital debuts CNNVR virtual reality unit

    MUMBAI: CNN has launched a new immersive journalism unit and virtual reality platform within CNN Digital. CNNVR will transport the audience closer than ever before on every device available.

    The global team with footprints in New York, Atlanta, London, Hong Kong, San Francisco, Dubai, Johannesburg, Tokyo, and Beijing, will cover major news events in stunning 360 video, transport users to the front row of global events through VR live streams, and produce weekly virtual reality experiences – starting today with a mesmerizing journey into the running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain.

    Over the past year, CNN has experimented with VR, producing more than 50 news stories in high-quality 360 video, giving viewers a deeper understanding of the devastation of Aleppo, a front row view of the U.S. Inauguration and a chance to experience the thrill of skydiving – in total, generating more than 30 million views of 360 content on Facebook alone.

    The new team is committed to harnessing the power of virtual reality to transport the audience inside the stories we tell all around the globe.

    Through CNNVR, viewers can get access to dynamic storytelling medium on every device, including:

    Mobile

    CNN’s iOS and Androidapps are now activating 360 video, making CNN the third largest mobile VR app – behind only Facebook and YouTube.

    Desktop

    CNN.com/VR now showcases journeys to Indonesia, Tibet, Iraq and beyond, opening up VR content on the #1 digital news site.

    VR headsets

    CNNVR’s groundbreaking 360 content is distributed across all major headsets: Samsung GearVR, Oculus Rift and Google Daydream – a combined audience of over five million users.

  • BBC World News presents business special on global economy

    BBC World News presents business special on global economy

    MUMBAI: BBC World News pans to look at the booming sector of the global economy (gig economy). It has given a special slot on three of its live news programmes wherein it will ask entrepreneurs and workers from across the world throughout the week about what it’s like to be part of the fastest growing sector of the labour market.

    Through this, giggers in Sao Paulo, Mumbai, Singapore, London and New York will share their stories on the shows. The viewers can also hear expert views from leading commentators and columnist, Anil Dharker, in Mumbai and Sharing Economy author, Arun Sundararajan, in New York to find out why the gig economy is causing concern amongst companies, workers and governments around the world.

    Up to 162 million people in Europe and the US – that’s twenty to thirty percent of the working-age population – earn some form of income through independent work and gigs, according to a recent report. From free agents, who choose this as their primary way of working, to those who gig as a last resort, BBC World News discovers more about the fierce growing debate about the winners and losers.

    Advocates of gig economy business modelsargue that it allows people to work more flexibly, however critics say employees lose out on protections such as the minimum wage or sick pay, letting employers offload the risk onto the work force.

    The BBC World News gig economy special will air at the following times from 17 to Friday 21 October on World Business Report everyday at 10 am, 11 am, 12.15 pm, 4 pm, 6 pm, 10 pm. Meanwhile, it will also be aired on Asia Business Report every Tuesday and Wednesday at 6 am, 7 am, 8 am and Thursday at 6 am and Friday at 6am, 7am, 8am. It has also made way on Business Live everyday at 1 pm.

  • BBC World News presents business special on global economy

    BBC World News presents business special on global economy

    MUMBAI: BBC World News pans to look at the booming sector of the global economy (gig economy). It has given a special slot on three of its live news programmes wherein it will ask entrepreneurs and workers from across the world throughout the week about what it’s like to be part of the fastest growing sector of the labour market.

    Through this, giggers in Sao Paulo, Mumbai, Singapore, London and New York will share their stories on the shows. The viewers can also hear expert views from leading commentators and columnist, Anil Dharker, in Mumbai and Sharing Economy author, Arun Sundararajan, in New York to find out why the gig economy is causing concern amongst companies, workers and governments around the world.

    Up to 162 million people in Europe and the US – that’s twenty to thirty percent of the working-age population – earn some form of income through independent work and gigs, according to a recent report. From free agents, who choose this as their primary way of working, to those who gig as a last resort, BBC World News discovers more about the fierce growing debate about the winners and losers.

    Advocates of gig economy business modelsargue that it allows people to work more flexibly, however critics say employees lose out on protections such as the minimum wage or sick pay, letting employers offload the risk onto the work force.

    The BBC World News gig economy special will air at the following times from 17 to Friday 21 October on World Business Report everyday at 10 am, 11 am, 12.15 pm, 4 pm, 6 pm, 10 pm. Meanwhile, it will also be aired on Asia Business Report every Tuesday and Wednesday at 6 am, 7 am, 8 am and Thursday at 6 am and Friday at 6am, 7am, 8am. It has also made way on Business Live everyday at 1 pm.

  • CNN Digital Asia appoints Marc Lourdes as new director

    CNN Digital Asia appoints Marc Lourdes as new director

    MUMBAI: CNN Digital has appointed Marc Lourdes as the new director of CNN Digital Asia. Lourdes will be based in Hong Kong and will lead the channel’s digital Asia team across editorial content and multi-platform programming for CNN’s global audience during that time-zone. He will begin with this new role immediately.

    He will work closely with CNN’s digital teams in London, Abu Dhabi, New York and Atlanta and as the digital leader in Asia-Pacific, will be responsible for devising and implementing strategies to grow key audiences in the region.

    CNN Digital vice-president and managing editor Andrew Demaria said, “With his combination of editorial excellence, regional experience and industry acumen, Marc is a perfect fit for CNN. His experience in co-developing news apps, growing social media traffic, and working with teams to drive new opportunities will help us realize our vision for the Asia-Pacific region.”

    The channel is significantly increasing its global footprint by creating an additional 200 jobs plus enhancing its products and technologies with a specific focus on mobile and video. This unprecedented growth follows other recent digital investments including the global expansion of CNNMoney, the amplification of CNN Politics, the launch of CNN Style, and the creation of the socially distributed video network Great Big Story.

    Before joining CNN, Lourdes worked at Yahoo for five years as the editor in chief based in Singapore.

  • CNN Digital Asia appoints Marc Lourdes as new director

    CNN Digital Asia appoints Marc Lourdes as new director

    MUMBAI: CNN Digital has appointed Marc Lourdes as the new director of CNN Digital Asia. Lourdes will be based in Hong Kong and will lead the channel’s digital Asia team across editorial content and multi-platform programming for CNN’s global audience during that time-zone. He will begin with this new role immediately.

    He will work closely with CNN’s digital teams in London, Abu Dhabi, New York and Atlanta and as the digital leader in Asia-Pacific, will be responsible for devising and implementing strategies to grow key audiences in the region.

    CNN Digital vice-president and managing editor Andrew Demaria said, “With his combination of editorial excellence, regional experience and industry acumen, Marc is a perfect fit for CNN. His experience in co-developing news apps, growing social media traffic, and working with teams to drive new opportunities will help us realize our vision for the Asia-Pacific region.”

    The channel is significantly increasing its global footprint by creating an additional 200 jobs plus enhancing its products and technologies with a specific focus on mobile and video. This unprecedented growth follows other recent digital investments including the global expansion of CNNMoney, the amplification of CNN Politics, the launch of CNN Style, and the creation of the socially distributed video network Great Big Story.

    Before joining CNN, Lourdes worked at Yahoo for five years as the editor in chief based in Singapore.

  • YouTube to create original music with new Foundry music app, aims to compete with Facebook Live

    YouTube to create original music with new Foundry music app, aims to compete with Facebook Live

    NEW DELHI: Not satisfied with having gained fame as the social media app where people share their music videos, YouTube is now setting up Foundry to help new musicians to gain name and fame.

    Music makes up more than 30 percent of videos watched on Google’s YouTube, and Foundry is its latest product to create original music. Content from Foundry will be hosted on YouTube itself as well as in the YouTube Music app. The company will highlight videos from Foundry artists in its music app via a playlist feature, and has floated similar initiatives with music industry executives.

    YouTube has already hosted workshops with over 25 artistes at its production facilities in Los Angeles and London to teach them how to better use the site. Videos of live sessions recorded during those workshops will first appear on YouTube.

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  • YouTube to create original music with new Foundry music app, aims to compete with Facebook Live

    YouTube to create original music with new Foundry music app, aims to compete with Facebook Live

    NEW DELHI: Not satisfied with having gained fame as the social media app where people share their music videos, YouTube is now setting up Foundry to help new musicians to gain name and fame.

    Music makes up more than 30 percent of videos watched on Google’s YouTube, and Foundry is its latest product to create original music. Content from Foundry will be hosted on YouTube itself as well as in the YouTube Music app. The company will highlight videos from Foundry artists in its music app via a playlist feature, and has floated similar initiatives with music industry executives.

    YouTube has already hosted workshops with over 25 artistes at its production facilities in Los Angeles and London to teach them how to better use the site. Videos of live sessions recorded during those workshops will first appear on YouTube.

    For more read here:

  • CNNMoney expands globally; Richard Quest named editor-at-large

    CNNMoney expands globally; Richard Quest named editor-at-large

    MUMBAI: CNN Worldwide has expanded its CNNMoney brand internationally, across both TV and digital, to provide consumers with business and financial news and analysis. With the addition of staff in Hong Kong, New Delhi, London, and Dubai, CNNMoney will launch new franchises, series, features and reporting tailored directly to the regions and audiences it covers. 

    “By uniting our portfolio of US and international business reporting under the CNNMoney brand, we now offer an even more compelling product to globally-minded consumers hungry for a smart, accessible business and financial news experience – everywhere in the world,” said CNN International general manager and senior vice president Mike McCarthy.

    The venture will tap the talents like Richard Quest, Nina dos Santos and Maggie Lake whose programs will represent CNNMoney on television. Quest will now serve as  editor-at-large for CNNMoney and will pen a global daily newsletter “CNNMoney Presents: Quest Means Business,” timed to the open of the Asia markets.

    “CNNMoney is an important and unique business offering for the Asia-Pacific market that already resonates with a core premium audience,” said CNN International advertising sales Asia Pacific VP Sunita Rajan. “This global expansion will amplify that engagement and attract a wider audience who want business at their fingertips. The synergy between the influential CNNMoney brand and journalistic excellence creates a compelling advertising proposition and something our clients are genuinely excited about.”  

    Coverage from CNNMoney will span Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America. It will focus on global markets and the economy, business strategy, corporate leadership, global brands, business travel, lifestyle and luxury, as well as industries such as auto, energy and technology.

    Also joining the CNNMoney roster are Andrew Stevens, Asia Pacific editor based in Hong Kong; John Defterios, Emerging Markets editor based in Abu Dhabi; Eleni Giokos, Africa business correspondent based in Johannesburg; and Samuel Burke, CNNMoney business correspondent based in New York. The multi-platform editorial teams will be led by Penny Manis, director of global business news programming based in New York, and CNNMoney International managing editor Mark Thompson, who is based in London.

    The global initiative will also expand CNNMoney’s data-driven storytelling and digital war rooms to international bureau, arming reporters with the most advanced tools and analytics available to drive and react to stories in the global marketplace.

  • CNNMoney expands globally; Richard Quest named editor-at-large

    CNNMoney expands globally; Richard Quest named editor-at-large

    MUMBAI: CNN Worldwide has expanded its CNNMoney brand internationally, across both TV and digital, to provide consumers with business and financial news and analysis. With the addition of staff in Hong Kong, New Delhi, London, and Dubai, CNNMoney will launch new franchises, series, features and reporting tailored directly to the regions and audiences it covers. 

    “By uniting our portfolio of US and international business reporting under the CNNMoney brand, we now offer an even more compelling product to globally-minded consumers hungry for a smart, accessible business and financial news experience – everywhere in the world,” said CNN International general manager and senior vice president Mike McCarthy.

    The venture will tap the talents like Richard Quest, Nina dos Santos and Maggie Lake whose programs will represent CNNMoney on television. Quest will now serve as  editor-at-large for CNNMoney and will pen a global daily newsletter “CNNMoney Presents: Quest Means Business,” timed to the open of the Asia markets.

    “CNNMoney is an important and unique business offering for the Asia-Pacific market that already resonates with a core premium audience,” said CNN International advertising sales Asia Pacific VP Sunita Rajan. “This global expansion will amplify that engagement and attract a wider audience who want business at their fingertips. The synergy between the influential CNNMoney brand and journalistic excellence creates a compelling advertising proposition and something our clients are genuinely excited about.”  

    Coverage from CNNMoney will span Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America. It will focus on global markets and the economy, business strategy, corporate leadership, global brands, business travel, lifestyle and luxury, as well as industries such as auto, energy and technology.

    Also joining the CNNMoney roster are Andrew Stevens, Asia Pacific editor based in Hong Kong; John Defterios, Emerging Markets editor based in Abu Dhabi; Eleni Giokos, Africa business correspondent based in Johannesburg; and Samuel Burke, CNNMoney business correspondent based in New York. The multi-platform editorial teams will be led by Penny Manis, director of global business news programming based in New York, and CNNMoney International managing editor Mark Thompson, who is based in London.

    The global initiative will also expand CNNMoney’s data-driven storytelling and digital war rooms to international bureau, arming reporters with the most advanced tools and analytics available to drive and react to stories in the global marketplace.