CNN International has announced a new slate of programming focused on the empowerment of young girls around the world with the premiere of film Girl Rising and launch of A Girl’s World, a distinctive new series chronicling the lives of seven girls in seven countries. Girl Rising, filmed before the well-known girls’ education campaigner Malala Yousafzai was shot by the Taliban on her way home from school in Pakistan’s Swat Valley, follows several girls across the globe as … [Read more...] about CNN’s “Girl Rising” to air weekend of June 22
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BIG CBS Networks enters Sri Lanka
Mumbai – BIG CBS Networks has expanded its reach into the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) region, beginning with Sri Lanka. The company is targeting the 15-years old and above English speaking audiences, with its three channel bouquet – BIG CBS Prime, BIG CBS Love and BIG CBS Spark. The channels will be available across the country’s cable platforms and key hotels in the English language. They will initially be distributed with the biggest cable … [Read more...] about BIG CBS Networks enters Sri Lanka
Demi Moore reports on Nepal’s ‘Stolen Children’
Hong Kong - Actress and anti-sex trafficking activist Demi Moore has partnered with the CNN Freedom Project to shine a light on the shocking trade of human life in Nepal’s Stolen Children: A CNN Freedom Project Documentary, which premieres to a worldwide audience on 26 June on CNN International. Across all networks and platforms, CNN is taking a stand against human trafficking and utilizing its global reporting resources with the launch of ‘The CNN Freedom Project: Ending Modern-Day … [Read more...] about Demi Moore reports on Nepal’s ‘Stolen Children’