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Upon its launch, CNN became the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and was the first all-news television network in the United States. Founded under Turner Broadcasting System in 1980, the channel's success set the stage for conglomerate Time Warner's acquisition of the parent
Cable News Network (CNN) is a multinational news organization operating, most notably, a website and a TV channel headquartered in Atlanta.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 (WBD), [2] CNN was the first television channel to provide 24 ...
As a philanthropist, he gave $1 billion to create the United Nations Foundation, a public charity to broaden U.S. support for the United Nations. Turner serves as Chairman of the United Nations Foundation board of directors. [1] Additionally, in 2001, Turner co-founded the Nuclear Threat Initiative with US Senator Sam Nunn (D-GA). NTI is a non ...
By mid-April 2020, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on CNN's operations, CNN/US weekday programming accounted for 14 hours within each 24-hour cycle of CNN International broadcasting time, with CNN International's daily worldwide programming in Europe consisting of five hours of the international version of CNN Newsroom, from 5 a.m ...
Capital Gang aired Saturday nights at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time from 1988 to 2005. CNN Daybreak: 1980–2005 A first look at the day's stories that aired live from New York City at 5:00 a.m. Eastern Time. CNN Live Saturday / CNN Live Sunday: Unknown–2006 A weekend news and analysis program, airing live from Atlanta.
After leaving CNN, Schonfeld joined Cablevision Systems in New York, where he developed and oversaw the first 24-hour all-news service on a local cable system, News 12 Long Island. [1] He also produced People Magazine on TV for CBS , [ 1 ] and assisted in developing " News Channel 8 " for Allbritton Communications Company .
3.1 CNN (US/Canada) 3.2 Weekdays. ... Christiane Amanpour — The Amanpour Hour; ... Fareed Zakaria — The Most Powerful Man in the World; Political and legal analysts
Turner founded CNN International in 1985, with a straight focus on international news stories compared to CNN, which featured an equal emphasis on U.S. and world news. CNN launched a special service on January 20, 1992, called CNN Airport Network which was available exclusively in United States airports; the service simulcast programs from CNN ...