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 CNN International Asia Pacific logo | |
| Country | Hong Kong Taiwan |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Southeast Asia,Taiwan,Hong Kong,Macau,Japan,South Korea, andOceania (exceptMainland China andNorth Korea) |
| Network | CNN International CNN |
| Headquarters | Hong Kong |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Picture format | 1080pHDTV (downscaled to576i/480i for the SD feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Warner Bros. Discovery |
| Sister channels | CNN CNN-News18 CNN Indonesia CNN en Español HLN Cinemax HBO Cartoonito Cartoon Network Warner TV |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 August 1989; 36 years ago (1989-08-01) |
| Links | |
| Website | CNN.com |
CNN International Asia Pacific is theAsia-Pacific edition of theCNN Internationalpay-TVcablenetwork. The feed originates fromHong Kong andIndonesia. It officially launched on 1 August 1989.
From 1997 until 2005, this edition included exclusive programmes to the Asia-Pacific region such asAsia This Day,CNN This Morning (Asian edition),News Biz Today andAsia Tonight.
The amount of live programming on CNN International Asia Pacific in 1999 was five hours a day, rising from a mere two-and-a-quarter hours.[1]
Since mid-2003,News Biz Today andAsia Tonight (which were eventually renamedCNN Today andWorld News Asia respectively) were simulcast on the other editions of CNN International. Other programming differences included airing reruns of key programmes likeAmanpour and varying showtimes of weekend magazine programmes when live news is shown elsewhere to allow Asia-Pacific audiences to watch them at a similar time slots to their counterparts elsewhere.
In addition, from 1995 to 2004, to differentiate the Asia Pacific feed from the other feeds, the network logo on the lower-right hand of the screen had a static globe with the Asian continent facing the audiences.
Today, the differences between the Asia-Pacific feed and the other feeds are minimal and are now limited to advertising, show promos, and weather updates.
In mid-2013, CNNI Asia-Pacific introduced a 16:9 HD version of its feed on selected pay-TV operators. It was at this time that all Hong Kong–based shows have started airing using a 16:9 format. The SD version is still available but it is further downscaled to 4:3 letterbox on some providers.
CNN has reported that their broadcast agreement inmainland China includes an arrangement that their signal must pass through a Chinese-controlled satellite. In this way, Chinese authorities have been able to black out CNN segments at will.