CNN opens broadcast centre in Abu Dhabi
CNN Abu Dhabi will coordinate news gathering for the seven CNN operations in the region: Baghdad, Beirut, Cairo, Dubai, Occupied Jerusalem, Kabul and Islamabad.
Abu Dhabi: CNN on Tuesday announced that it has opened a broadcast and production centre in Abu Dhabi.
Tony Maddox, Managing Director and EVP, CNN International, said: "The Middle East has played a significant role in CNN's heritage and is part of our DNA — two of our earliest international bureaux were in Cairo and [Occupied] Jerusalem."
"This region unquestionably plays an integral part in world affairs, and the new hub in the UAE gives us the opportunity to get even closer to the heart of the rich and diverse stories across the political, business, social and cultural spectrums."
"The establishment of a permanent broadcast and production centre in the Middle East by CNN is a significant and unique move by a Western news broadcaster", added Maddox. "It gives CNN a powerful base from which to coordinate seven regional bureaux and also launch a new daily news show from the Middle East."
CNN Abu Dhabi will coordinate news gathering for the seven CNN operations in the region: Baghdad, Beirut, Cairo, Dubai, Occupied Jerusalem, Kabul and Islamabad.
A live news show Prism, presented by Stan Grant, will be broadcast from the Middle East. CNN Abu Dhabi will also be home to CNN's feature show Inside the Middle East, now in its sixth year, and Marketplace Middle East which launched two years ago.
Prism joins the network's line-up, uniting Stan Grant, Christiane Amanpour, Richard Quest, Becky Anderson and Fionnuala Sweeney, Michael Holmes and Hala Gorani.
