CNN International Commercial announced a news content deal between Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, Inc., the distributor of CNN International in the Asia Pacific region, and HK Television Entertainment Company Limited (ViuTV).

As part of the multi-year agreement, ViuTV’s newly launched English Channel ViuTVsix broadcasts up to two blocks of CNN news programming per day, totalling 60 minutes. Content is taken from CNN International flagship programs including CNN Newsroom, CNN Today and News Stream.

David Collet, Senior Director, Content Sales and Partnerships APAC, CNN International Commercial: “We are delighted to share selected CNN content with ViuTVsix in Hong Kong and allow more people access to CNN’s award-winning news coverage. This agreement allows us to deliver on our strategy of reaching new audiences and supporting local news operations.”

Lo Fai, General Manager of ViuTV: “We are proud to offer ViuTVsix viewers the latest news from CNN, the world’s number one news network. Having CNN as part of our daily programming line-up is a real asset and already proving popular with our discerning English-speaking Hong Kong audience.”