verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . january 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message cnn international launched september 1 1985 ; 31 years ago 1985 09 01 owned by turner broadcasting system time warner picture format 480i 576i sdtv 16 9 letterbox 576i sdtv 16 9 emea only 1080i hdtv 1 slogan this is cnn go there the most trusted name in news country united states language english broadcast area worldwide available in 200 countries as well as hotels and cruise ships headquarters cnn center atlanta georgia london hong kong mumbai and abu dhabi formerly called cnn europe sister channel s cnn cnn news18 cnn airport network cnn en espa ol cnn chile ibn 7 n tv cnnj cnn indonesia cnn philippines chilevisi n cnn cnn arabic website www.cnni.com availability terrestrial la7 italy limited retransmission overnight only tdt andorra channel 36 satellite foxtel australia channel 605 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ireland channel 205 telstraclear inhometv new zealand channel 91 upc romania channel 422 cablecom switzerland channel 150 digital ch d virgin media uk channel 607 available on select u.s. cable providers check local listings for channels truevisions thailand channel 52 skycable philippines channel 28 sd digital channel 181 hd destiny cable philippines channel 20 analog channel 28 sd digital channel 181 hd digital cablelink philippines channel 19 parasat cable tv philippines channel 40 aora tv indonesia channel 711 transvision indonesia channel 600 sky tv palembang indonesia channel 172 verizon fios usa channel 105 tigo star paraguay channel 660 iptv airtel sky channel 581 xbox 360 australia channel 316 now tv hong kong channel 316 at & t u verse centurylink usa channel 205 bell fibe tv optik tv canada channel 511 bell fibe tv channel 827 optik tv meo portugal channel 203 sfr neufbox france channel 260 peers.tv russia channel 36 google fiber usa channel 111 dil hai dth india channel 167 hd macau cable tv macau channel 808 fetch tv australia channel 179 streaming media cnn.com live watch live u.s. cable subscribers only ; requires login from participating television providers to access stream tvplayer watch live uk only virgin tv anywhere watch live india only freeintertv.com watch live worldwide cnn international cnni simply referred to on the channel as cnn is an international english language cable satellite iptv and digital terrestrial television channel that is owned by the turner broadcasting system division of time warner . the channel carries news current affairs politics sports opinions features and business programming worldwide ; it cooperates with parent network cnn s national and international news bureaus . unlike its sister channel cnn a us only cable tv service which is mostly broadcast from cnn studios at the time warner center in new york city on weekdays and cnn center in atlanta georgia at the weekend cnn international is carried on a variety of tv platforms across the world and mostly broadcast from studios outside the us in london mumbai hong kong and abu dhabi . cnn international is available in most countries its international reach includes more than 200 million households and hotel rooms in over 200 countries . for most viewers it is free to air though some pay television providers include it in their programming packages or issue a virtual channel to the fta version on the same satellite . the current managing director of cnn international is tony maddox . 2 contents 1 early years 2 new international era 1995 2006 3 2006 2009 revamp 4 going beyond borders 2009 2013 5 this is cnn 2013 present 6 regional and online versions 7 simulcasts between cnni and cnn us 8 programming 8.1 weekdays 8.2 other programming 8.3 former programming 9 high definition 10 online 11 bureaux 11.1 united states 11.2 worldwide 12 present personalities 12.1 anchors and hosts 12.2 meteorologists and correspondents 13 past personalities 14 criticism 15 see also 16 references 17 external links early years edit cnn international in large part a result of ted turner s globalization ideals began broadcasting on september 1 1985 at first primarily broadcasting to american business travelers in hotels . the first studio for cnni was at cnn s original studio building known as techwood home at that time to all of turner broadcasting system s channels . today it is home to the turner studios complex that houses the entertainment channels . other early studios in atlanta were tucked away in various corners of the cnn center and the newsroom lacked even a digital clock . the vast majority of the network s programming originally consisted of simulcasts of the two domestic cnn channels cnn us and headline news . in 1990 however the amount of news programming produced by cnni especially for international viewers increased significantly . a new newsroom and studio complex was built in 1994 as cnn decided to compete against bbc world service television s news programming . cnni emerged as an internationally oriented news channel with staff members of various national backgrounds even though some accusations of a pro u.s. editorial bias persist . cnn international was awarded the liberty medal on july 4 1997 . ted turner in accepting the medal on behalf of the network said my idea was we re just going to give people the facts ... we didn t have to show liberty and democracy as good and show socialism or totalitarianism as bad . if we just showed them both the way they were ... clearly everybody s going to choose liberty and democracy . 3 cnn international logo from february 1 1995 to december 31 2005 . new international era 1995 2006 edit in 1995 creative director morgan almeida defined a progressive rebranding strategy to target cnni s diverse global market making the on air look less overtly american and with a cleaner simpler international aesthetic going forward . the word international in the channel s logo was replaced with a globe and the new branding featured numerous international locations filmed in time lapse channel idents created in cgi with velvet design in munich and a news brand designed with the attik in new york . 4 cnn international logo from january 1 2006 to september 21 2009 . 2006 2009 revamp edit the network undertook another major rebranding effort in 2006 overseen by the award winning creative vision of mark wright and london agency kemistry . the ticker was replaced by a flipper on screen graphics were more unified and from october 2007 until august 2008 new studios were progressively rolled out . however on january 1 2009 cnn international adopted the lower thirds that cnn us had introduced a month earlier which were inspired by the clean modern design of the cnni rebrand efforts . in the u.s. cnni north america was distributed overnight and on weekends over the cnnfn financial channel until that channel s demise in december 2004 . it is now available as a standalone full time channel usually as part of digital packages of cable providers including time warner cable at & t u verse verizon fios and cox communications . going beyond borders 2009 2013 edit throughout january until september 2009 cnn international adapted more programs that became geared towards a primetime european audience with a few titled after cnn international personalities most notably the interview program amanpour . on september 21 2009 the channel launched a new tagline go beyond borders along with a new logo and consolidated its general newscasts world news cnn today world news asia world news europe and your world today into a single newscast entitled world report . the slogan go beyond borders emphasizes the international perspective that gives the information in this string and the plurality of the audiences . with this tagline cnn also refers to the various platforms to disseminate their contents . the new image was created by the creativity and marketing department and agency cnn tooth & nail . an important element of the rebrand was a new evening program that adds the broadcast of programs amanpour and world one . the makeover of cnn international has subject to a lot of criticism on both the new prime time lineup and the redesigned graphics . on january 11 2009 in a bid to compete directly with al jazeera s english language international channel the network launched a new production center cnn abu dhabi based in the united arab emirates . then cnn international adapted half hour shows in its schedule with a new evening prime program for middle east viewers prism . in 2010 cnn international launched new programs for its evening lineup in order to improve its schedule . in 2011 programs from cnn u.s. were added to the cnn international schedule including the talk program piers morgan live which was later cancelled and replaced with cnn tonight hosted by don lemon . cnn international logo from 2009 to 2014 . this is cnn 2013 present edit this is cnn represents cnn international s rebrand with new sets and output in full 16 9 high definition . the this is cnn slogan is also used on its sister network cnn u.s. regional and online versions edit there are six variants of cnn international cnn international asia pacific based in hong kong sar cnn international europe middle east africa based in london england cnn international latin america based in atlanta georgia usa cnn international middle east based in abu dhabi united arab emirates cnn international north america based in atlanta georgia usa cnn international south asia based in new delhi india the schedules of the different regional versions no longer differ significantly from each other but there are still minor variations such as weather updates and show airtimes notably amanpour which also airs at 22.00 hk time in asia in lieu of the first half hour of international desk and 23.00 cet in europe in addition to its original airtime . cnn has reported that its broadcast agreement in mainland china includes an arrangement that its signal must pass through a chinese controlled satellite . with this method of transmission chinese authorities have been able to black out cnni segments at will . cnn has also said that its broadcasts are not widely available in mainland china but rather only in certain diplomatic compounds hotels and apartment blocks . 5 in june 2015 cnn international was made available online in the united states for cnn u.s subscribers on participating television providers through the cnngo service . 6 simulcasts between cnni and cnn us edit cnni simulcasts cnn u.s. newscasts whenever major events happen in the united states or around the world . examples include the death and funeral of ronald reagan the crash of continental airlines flight 3407 in the buffalo suburb of clarence center the hudson river plane landing the attempted christmas day bombing of flight 253 and the death and memorial service of michael jackson as well as scheduled events such as u.s.