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CNN Intl hops on PCCW’s broadband platform next year
MUMBAI: CNN International will be launching on PCCW’s now Broadband TV service in Hong Kong next year.
Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific senior VP and GM Ian Carroll says, “This is an exciting initiative and another step forward in maintaining CNN International as the world’s premier international news provider. Over the years we have consistently sought out new opportunities for CNN International and this new partnership represents another development we can be proud of, growing our audience and offering our services on PCCW’s dynamic Hong Kong platform ”, he added.
In the Asia Pacific region, CNN International operates from its digital newsroom in Hong Kong . The journalists based in CNN International’s Hong Kong regional news hub produce 30 hours of international and regional news and business programming per week, including CNN Today, World News Asia and Spark, while the weekly talk show Talk Asia regularly features the region’s hottest guests from Jacky Chan to Aamir Khan, Gloria Arroyo to Rain.
CNN International will feature on the now Broadband TV platform alongside CNN Headline News, the US focussed news service that had been launched in August 2005.
The broadcaster further adds that the Media Brand Values Asia survey 2005 recently confirmed it as the most impartial, influential and trustworthy news channel. In addition, the latest findings of the Pan Asian Cross Media Survey show CNN International is the number one pan-regional channel for business decision makers, top management and high income earners – with more than half a million more monthly viewers than all other news/business channels combined.
News Broadcasting
Rising Bharat Summit 2026 spotlights India’s global ascent
PM Modi keynotes two-day event with ministers, diplomats and icons in New Delhi.
MUMBAI: India didn’t just host a summit, it threw a coming-out party for a nation ready to own the global stage. The News18 Rising Bharat Summit 2026, held on 27–28 February in New Delhi, emerged as a high-octane platform for ideas, vision and strategic dialogue, uniting national leadership, global policymakers, industry titans, defence strategists and cultural icons under the theme “Strength Within”.
Prime minister Narendra Modi set the tone with a keynote that framed India’s resurgence as a reclaiming of lost potential built over generations. “In previous industrial revolutions, India and the Global South were merely followers,” he said. “But in the era of Artificial Intelligence, India is a partner in decisions and shaping them.” He highlighted the country’s thriving AI startup ecosystem and the recent AI Impact Summit attended by over 100 nations.
Union minister Piyush Goyal (Commerce & Industry) stressed India’s readiness to scale exports and deepen manufacturing, while Ashwini Vaishnaw (Railways, I&B, Electronics & IT) positioned technology and infrastructure as twin engines of growth, especially in AI and digital trust. Jyotiraditya Scindia (Communications & North East Development) revealed India’s ambition to lead in 6G through the Bharat 6G Alliance and partnerships with over 30 countries.
Global voices added depth: former Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo called India’s development “self-sustaining” and strategically vital; ex-UK Chief of Defence Staff General Sir Nick Carter asserted India deserves a seat at the great powers’ table; and former US Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez joined ambassadors from Norway, Germany and Sweden in discussions on geopolitical realignment, sustainability and defence preparedness.
Other speakers included veteran investor Ramesh Damani, World Gold Council CEO David Tait, Vianai Systems founder Dr Vishal Sikka, DeepTech Bharat Foundation co-founder Shashi Shekhar Vempati, defence experts Rajesh Kumar Singh, Sunil Ambekar, Patrick McGee, Tom Cooper and Adrian Fontanellaz, plus cultural and sporting icons Kangana Ranaut, Saina Nehwal, PR Sreejesh, Mohammed Shami, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mithali Raj, Anil Kapoor and Yami Gautam.
The summit was supported by Jio Financial Services (Presenting Partner), Phonepe and DS Group (Co-Presenting Partners), Pernod Ricard India and Kia Seltos (Powered By & Driven By), state governments of Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Uttarakhand (State Partners), and associate partners including NSE, M3M Foundation and Reliance Industries.
Broadcast live across News18 Network, CNBC-TV18 and CNBC Awaaz, the event reinforced India’s image as a confident democracy and emerging global power proving that when strength comes from within, the world can’t help but watch.
