Luxembourg – Fiji TV has signed a capacity deal with Intelsat for its direct-to-home (DTH) services to customers across the Pacific Ocean region, which includes Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Vanuatu, Samoa and the Solomon Islands. Fiji TV has also renewed its video contribution requirements and capacity for its subsidiary Media Niugini Limited, which operates EMTV, Papua New Guinea’s only free-to-view channel. Fiji TV also offers Sky Pacific, a pay-TV service uplinked from Suva, Fiji, that … [Read more...] about Intelsat to carry Fiji TV DTH services
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ABC Commercial’s Lance Armstrong to broadcast on CNN
ABC’s 45-minute Lance Armstrong documentary, The World according to Lance, has sold to CNN in the U.S. to be broadcast this Saturday, October 27 in primetime. Further territories sold to date include VRT (Belgium), TV2 (Denmark), TV2 (Norway), NOS (Netherlands), Globosat (Brazil), CBC (Canada), M-Net (South Africa), Prime (New Zealand) and Argentina. These sales have contributed to the program becoming Journeyman’s best selling documentary yet. The deals have been signed in light of … [Read more...] about ABC Commercial’s Lance Armstrong to broadcast on CNN
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 and Facebook launch U.S. election interactive tool
CNN and Facebook have unveiled the Facebook-CNN Election Insights tool, which displays the real-time number of people talking about President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and his vice presidential pick, Rep. Paul Ryan. Facebook-CNN Election Insights—found at CNN.com/FBinsights—displays dynamic, real-time charts and visualisations using Facebook Insights to gauge the volume of Facebook activity surrounding the election … [Read more...] about CNN and Facebook launch U.S. election interactive tool
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 Worldwide president Jim Walton to step down
Jim Walton has announced that he will step down as President of CNN Worldwide at the end of this year. He will continue in his current role until that time. Walton’s decision has the support and respect of Turner Broadcasting CEO Phil Kent. Kent will lead the search for Jim’s successor. Walton said in his note to staff, “CNN needs new thinking. That starts with a new leader who brings a different perspective, different experiences and a new plan, one who will build on our great … [Read more...] about CNN Worldwide president Jim Walton to step down
