News Broadcasting
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
CNN-News18 to host Kolkata Town Hall on Hooghly River
‘Bhalobasa Bengal Inspiring Bharat’ event on April 20 brings cultural icons, trailblazing women and leaders aboard a cruise to celebrate Bengal’s enduring influence.
MUMBAI: Bengal is about to make fresh waves on the Hooghly and this time the current is pure conversation. CNN-News18 is taking its iconic Town Hall format to the waters of the iconic Hooghly River on 20 April 2026 with a special edition titled ‘Bhalobasa Bengal – Inspiring Bharat’. The floating event will celebrate the state’s rich cultural legacy and how its ideas, creativity and spirit continue to shape the rest of the country.
The unique riverside setting draws on Bengal’s history as a cradle of reform, art and intellectual thought. The speaker line-up mirrors that diversity: cultural heavyweights Mithun Chakraborty and Sreenanda Shankar will share the stage with trailblazing “Devis” such as Tanya Sanyal (India’s first woman firefighter in aviation), Ipsita Chakraborty (Kolkata’s first woman bartender) and Reshma Nilofer Visalakshi (Nari Shakti awardee and marine pilot). Music will flow through the celebrated pianist-vocalist duo Sourendro and Soumyojit, while public life and governance will be represented by Smriti Irani, Leander Paes, Saira Shah Halim, Keya Ghosh, Rekha Patra, Roopa Ganguly and Babul Supriyo.
CNN-News18, editorial affairs director, Rahul Shivshankar, said the event honours voices that carry Bengal’s legacy forward. Smriti Mehra, CEO – English & Business News, Network18, added that Bengal’s stories resonate far beyond its borders, especially as the state heads into polls.
From the first woman to battle flames in the skies to legendary actors who shaped Indian cinema, the gathering promises a rich mix of inspiration, courage and candid dialogue. In a city where culture has always flowed as freely as the river itself, CNN-News18 is turning the Hooghly into a floating forum for ideas that matter.
Tune in on 20 April on CNN-News18, CTV and YouTube to catch Bengal’s heartbeat in full flow.
