CNN International Asia Pacific
Television news channel
Television channel
 CNN International Asia Pacific logo | |
| Country | Hong Kong Taiwan |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Japan, South Korea, and Oceania (except Mainland China and North Korea) |
| Network | CNN International CNN |
| Headquarters | Hong Kong |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 1080p HDTV (downscaled to 576i/480i for the SD feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | CNN Worldwide (Warner Bros. Discovery) |
| Sister channels | CNN CNN-News18 CNN Indonesia CNN en Español HLN Cinemax HBO Cartoonito Cartoon Network Warner TV |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 August 1989; 34 years ago (1989-08-01) |
| Links | |
| Website | CNN.com |
CNN International Asia Pacific is the Asia-Pacific edition of the CNN International pay-TV cable network. The feed originates from Hong Kong and Indonesia.
CNN International Asia Pacific officially launched on 1 August 1989.
From 1997 until 2005, this edition included exclusive programmes to the Asia-Pacific region such as Asia This Day, CNN This Morning (Asian edition), News Biz Today and Asia Tonight.
The amount of live programming on CNN International Asia Pacific in 1999 was five hours a day, rising from a mere two-and-a-quarter hours. [1]
Since mid-2003, News Biz Today and Asia Tonight (which were eventually renamed CNN Today and World News Asia respectively) were simulcast on the other editions of CNN International. Other programming differences included airing reruns of key programmes like Amanpour and varying showtimes of weekend magazine programmes when live news is shown elsewhere to allow Asia-Pacific audiences to watch them at a similar time slots to their counterparts elsewhere.
In addition, from 1995 to 2004, to differentiate the Asia Pacific feed from the other feeds, the network logo on the lower-right hand of the screen had a static globe with the Asian continent facing the audiences.
Today, the differences between the Asia-Pacific feed and the other feeds are minimal and are now limited to advertising, show promos, and weather updates.
Conversion to 16:9 and HD
In mid-2013, CNNI Asia-Pacific introduced a 16:9 HD version of its feed on selected pay-TV operators. It was at this time that all Hong Kong-based shows have started airing using a 16:9 format. The SD version is still available but it is further downscaled to 4:3 letterbox on some providers.
Mainland China
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 black out CNN segments at will.
Programmes
- CNN Newsroom
- New Year's Eve Live
- CNN Business Traveller
- World Sport
- Quest Means Business
- Connect the World with Becky Anderson
- First Move with Julia Chatterley
- Isa Soares Tonight
- Amanpour
- Inside Africa
- Marketplace Middle East
- Marketplace Europe
- African Voices
- Living Golf
- CNN Freedom Project
- Anderson Cooper 360°
- The Amanpour Hour
- Vital Signs with Dr. Sanjay Gupta
- State of the Union
- Fareed Zakaria GPS
- Erin Burnett Outfront
- Smerconish
- The Source with Kaitlan Collins
- The Lead with Jake Tapper
- One World with Zain Asher and Bianna Golodryga
- Laura Coates Live
- CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
- CNN This Morning with Kasie Hunt
- King Charles
- State of the Race with Kasie Hunt
References
- ^ "Lighter and closer to home". The Straits Times. 30 November 1998. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
