CNN International Makes Changes : More London

CNN International 

           CNN International is changing their schedule from September 23rd. They will be expanding output from London and Abu Dhabi. 


     First, "The Breif with Bianca Nobilo" will air from London , for a daily 30 minute program with news from UK and Beyond. The program is 30 minutes long replacing the first 30 minute block of "CNN Today" from Atlanta.  This is also a return to the "The Brief" name which, CNN I has used before.  This program will air weekdays at 10PM BST (5PM NEW York)

     Next,  replacing the rest of "CNN TODAY" will be a new program : "Your World Today with Isa Soares and Cyril Vanier"  Giving viewers around the world news stories and context. It's a return for the name "Your World Today" which was a CNN International program until 2010.   It will air from 11PM-1AM BST  (6-8PM NEW YORK) 


       This is an increase of CNN International programming from London; after a cut back earlier this year.  Other cut backs included programming from Hong Kong.

    Meanwhile, on the Abu Dhabi side,  "Connect the  World with Becky Anderson" will be expanding from 1 hour to two. The first hour is replacing "International Desk with Robyn Curnow".  Connect will air weekdays from 3-5pm BST (10AM-12PM New York)


     The displaced , Michael Holmes (current co-anchor of CNN TODAY) and  Robyn Curnow (Anchor of International Desk) will move to weekends anchoring there.


Here's new line up all times British Summer Time
1PM  CNN NEWSROOM with Max Foster (London)
1:30   World Sport (Atlanta)
2PM  First Move with Julia Chatterley (NYSE)
3PM   Connect the World With Becky Anderson (Abu Dhabi)
4PM    CTW continues
5PM   The Express (NYSE)
5:30   Feature Show
6PM    Amanpour  (London)
7PM    Hala Gorani Tonight (London)
8PM    Quest Means Business (New York)
9PM    The Lead with Jake Tapper (Simulcast of CNN US)
10PM   The Brief with Bianca Nobilo (London)
10:30   World Sport (Atlanta)
11PM     Your World Today  with Isa Soares adn Cyril Vanier (London) 2hours


Press release after the jump

CNN International, which reaches nearly 400 million households around the world, is launching two new evening programmes from its London bureau and adding another hour of programming from its Abu Dhabi production centre from 23 September.

Broadcasting live from CNN London weeknights at 10pm BST/11pm CET, The Brief with Bianca Nobilo will provide viewers with an incisive look at the most significant live events and stories of the last 24 hours. This dynamic new half-hour show will cover the UK and beyond, showcasing CNN’s distinctive and agenda-setting reporting.

At 11pm BST/12am CET Your World Today with Isa Soares and Cyril Vanier will break down the day’s most important and talked-about stories around the world, giving context around the news that dominated the day for viewers in EMEA, while informing viewers in Asia about the stories that will help shape theirs.

These new London-based shows follow the successful launch of CNN Newsroom with Max Foster, which airs weekdays at 1pm BST/2pm CET.

Additionally, CNN International is expanding Connect the World with Becky Anderson – the network’s flagship daily programme anchored live from CNN Abu Dhabi – by an hour to give viewers more in-depth interviews with the big names and key political figures shaping the Middle East. This now two-hour show will be anchored by Anderson, and air from 3pm–5pm BST/4pm–6pm CET.

CNN’s weekend lineup will also be enhanced with the addition of CNN Newsroom with Robyn Curnow and CNN Newsroom with Michael Holmes from CNN’s headquarters in Atlanta.

Mike McCarthy, SVP of Programming and General Manager, CNN International, said: “We are delighted to be launching these new shows – which will form a key part of our industry-leading European evening and Asia morning programming lineup – and renewing our commitment to the Middle East with the expansion of Connect the World. International coverage is at the core of what makes CNN unique, and we are committed to delivering first-class reporting to audiences around the world.”

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Notes to editors:
New CNN International EMEA afternoon and evening prime time lineup, effective 23 September:
1:00pm BST/2:00pm CET       CNN Newsroom with Max Foster (CNN London)
1:30pm BST/2:30pm CET       World Sport (CNN Atlanta)
2:00pm BST/3:00pm CET      First Move with Julia Chatterley (NYSE)
3:00pm BST/4:00pm CET      Connect the World with Becky Anderson (CNN Abu Dhabi)
4:00pm BST/5:00pm CET      Connect the World with Becky Anderson (CNN Abu Dhabi)
5:00pm BST/6:00pm CET      The Express (NYSE)
5:30pm BST/6:30pm CET      Feature show
6:00pm BST/7:00pm CET      Amanpour (CNN London)
7:00pm BST/8:00pm CET      Hala Gorani Tonight (CNN London)
8:00pm BST/9:00pm CET      Quest Means Business (CNN New York)
9:00pm BST/10:00pm CET    The Lead with Jake Tapper (CNN Washington)
10:00pm BST/11:00pm CET   The Brief with Bianca Nobilo (CNN London)
10:30pm BST/11:30pm CET    World Sport (CNN Atlanta)
11:00pm BST/12:00am CET    Your World Today with Isa Soares and Cyril Vanier (CNN London, 2 hours)

http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2019/09/18/cnn-international-adds-new-shows-from-london-abu-dhabi/