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CNN International, CNN
CNN (Cable News Network) is a multinational cable news channel headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable news channel, and presently owned by the Manhattan-based media conglomerate Warner Bros. Discovery, CNN was the first television channel to provide 24-hour news coverage and the first all-news television channel in the United States. As of September 2018, CNN had 90.1 million television households as subscribers (97.7% of households with cable). According to Nielsen, in June 2021 CNN ranked third in viewership among cable news networks, behind Fox News and MSNBC, averaging 580,000 viewers throughout the day, down 49% from a year earlier, amid sharp declines in viewers across all cable news networks. While CNN ranked 14th among all basic cable networks in 2019, then jumped to 7th during a major surge for the three largest cable news networks (completing a rankings streak of F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Turner
Robert Edward "Ted" Turner III (born November 19, 1938) is an American entrepreneur, television producer, media proprietor, and philanthropist. He founded the Cable News Network (CNN), the first 24-hour United States cable news, cable news channel. In addition, he founded WPCH-TV, WTBS, which pioneered the superstation concept in cable television, which later became TBS (U.S. TV channel), TBS. As a philanthropist, he gave $1 billion to create the United Nations Foundation, a public charity to broaden U.S. support for the UN. Turner serves as Chair (official), Chairman of the United Nations Foundation board of directors. Additionally, in 2001, Turner co-founded the Nuclear Threat Initiative with US Senator Sam Nunn (D-GA). NTI is a non-partisan organization dedicated to reducing global reliance on, and preventing the proliferation of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons. He currently serves as Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors. Turner's media empire began with his fat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy Entelis
Amy Entelis is the Executive Vice President for Talent and Content Development for CNN Worldwide. She leads the development, production, and acquisition of original, long-form premium content for the network. Entelis is the senior talent executive at CNN and is responsible for the recruitment and development of all on-air correspondents, anchors, and contributors for CNN programming and global platforms. Biography Entelis was born Amy Lynn Radwell, the daughter of Jeanne and Louis Radwell, on Long Island, NY. Entelis graduated from Vassar College, where she majored in psychology, and later attended Columbia University, where she earned a Master of Science in Journalism. Entelis began her career in television journalism at ABC News as a producer for the weekly news magazine ''20/20'' and then as a producer at ''World News Tonight with Peter Jennings''. During her thirty-year tenure, Entelis worked in various roles of increasing responsibility, ultimately serving as senior vice pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CNN Portugal
CNN Portugal is a Portuguese basic cable and satellite television news channel owned by Media Capital, launched on 26 February 2009 as TVI 24, the 24-hour news channel of the terrestrial network Televisão Independente. The network's name was changed to CNN Portugal on 22 November 2021. Media Capital has a licensing agreement with the American CNN Global, which is currently owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. Its competitors include SIC Notícias, RTP3 and CMTV. History As TVI 24 TVI 24 was on TVI's drawing board for several years but plans for its official launch officially commenced in 2008. It was initially expected to launch on February 20, 2009, TVI's anniversary, but weeks before the launch, it was postponed to February 26 to focus on the celebration of TVI's sixteenth anniversary. The network was assigned channel 7 on most pay television lineups. In 2011, José Alberto Carvalho became director of the channel and also TVI's overall news director. TVI24 received a refresh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
