ATLANTA – CNN has ranked as the #1 global news brand, outpacing BBC, The New York Times, BuzzFeed and others in desktop and mobile audience size across the US and 24 key international markets. CNBC, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera, Euronews, Sky News, and other international news brands trail CNN by more than 100 million multiplatform unique visitors and fall outside of the top 5 ranking. CNN: 166 million multiplatform unique visitors BBC: 161 million unique visitors … [Read more...] about CNN ranked #1 digital news brand globally
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Turner and Bigballs invest in Sports
Turner International’s Digital Ventures & Innovation Group announced an equity investment in digital media sports company Bigballs Media (BBM), the parent company of one of the world's fastest-growing digital video platforms for football content, Copa90. The funding will be used to fuel BBM’s international expansion, content production and distribution and enhance its data capabilities as it continues its growth trajectory. The investment will fuel further international growth … [Read more...] about Turner and Bigballs invest in Sports
CNN makes appointment
Andrew Demaria is the new Vice President and Managing Editor of CNN Digital, International, responsible for leading all editorial efforts and new initiatives across CNNI’s digital platforms and CNN Arabic. In addition to being a senior leader for CNN Digital, CNN International and beyond, Demaria will work tightly with Senior Vice President of International Newsgathering TV & Digital, Deborah Rayner's newsgathering editors and managers around the world to lead more … [Read more...] about CNN makes appointment
CNN tracks the web’s most buzzed about stories
CNN has launched CNN Trends, a news discovery dashboard that enables users to track and explore the Web’s most buzzed about stories. Fueled by Zite technology and sponsored by Lexus, CNN Trends identifies the most conversation-provoking news topics to pair with a CNN story and content from up to ten additional sources. Utilising technology from Zite, CNN Trends monitors conversations through the social Web and surfaces the topics of greatest relevancy. To provide context for the … [Read more...] about CNN tracks the web’s most buzzed about stories
CNN to provide viewers on-the-ground experience from U.S. political conventions
CNN’s team will travel to Tampa, Florida, and Charlotte, North Carolina, for live programming and events from locations on the convention floors, sky booths and a studio integrated into the CNN Grills to provide on-air and digital coverage during the U.S. Republican and Democratic National Conventions beginning later this month. “As the only U.S. cable news channel that has not picked sides in this election, CNN has a unique lens with which to cover these conventions,” said Sam … [Read more...] about CNN to provide viewers on-the-ground experience from U.S. political conventions
CNN’s Piers Morgan Tonight and World Sport to go LIVE from London Games
CNN’s Piers Morgan will be LIVE on location in London, broadcasting for the 2012 Olympic Summer Games which will air globally on CNN International and in the United States on CNN/U.S. CNN’s primary LIVE location in London is a panoramic view of Olympic Park and Olympic Stadium. With a reach of more than 200 countries, CNN International will expand its Olympic Summer Games coverage with World Sport, which airs LIVE several times a day. Former Olympic Gold Medalist Linford Christie … [Read more...] about CNN’s Piers Morgan Tonight and World Sport to go LIVE from London Games
