CNN International South Asia

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CNN International
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Country India
Broadcast area South Asia
Network CNN International
Headquarters New Delhi, India
Programming
Language(s) English
Picture format 1080p HDTV
Ownership
Owner Warner Bros. Discovery International
Parent CNN Worldwide
Sister channels Animal Planet
Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network HD+
CNN News18
Discovery Channel
Discovery HD World
Discovery Kids
Discovery Science
Discovery Tamil
Discovery Turbo
Eurosport
Investigation Discovery
Pogo
TLC
History
LaunchedJune 1995

CNN International South Asia is a Pan-South Asian English-language news channel based in New Delhi, India. The channel is owned by CNN Worldwide, a news division for Warner Bros. Discovery. It was launched on pay television, in 1995. The channel is targeted toward India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, and Maldives. [1]

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Programmes

Joint venture with News18

CNN International only reached the urban population in India. To reach the Indian masses Turner Broadcasting System together with an Indian company, Global Broadcast News (currently TV18 Broadcast Limited), launched the channel in India as CNN-IBN on 18 December 2005. The channel was completely run by TV18 Broadcast Limited, which only used the Cable News Network (CNN) brand name. [2]

Concerns

In 2017, a retired Lieutenant General and now a frequent TV news analyst and commentatator, Talat Masood told CNN International about Pakistan's nuclear capabilities and nuclear deterrent against any attacks on the country. [3]

In October 2018, the Supreme Court of Pakistan directed the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to issue directives to all foreign channels broadcasting in Pakistan to make them aware that, under the existing Pakistani law, they are not permitted to have more than 10 per cent foreign content. This law's purpose was to have the foreign channels focus on local news events also, rather than rehash and rerun broadcasts of American and European TV programs. [4]

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References

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  2. Rohn, Ulrike (2009). Cultural Barriers to the Success of Foreign Media Content: Western Media in China, India, and Japan. Frankfurt: Peter Lang. pp. 278–279, 293. ISBN   978-3-63159-430-8.
  3. Iqbal, Anwar (11 January 2017). "US urges nuclear states to exercise restraint". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  4. PEMRA told to ban broadcast of foreign content beyond permissible time Dawn (newspaper), Published 28 October 2018, Retrieved 5 September 2019