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CNN Today

CNN Today is a rolling news programme by CNN International airing twice each weekday, once from London and the other from Hong Kong. The weekend editions air from the CNN Center in Atlanta....
is a rolling news programme by CNN International

CNN International

CNN International , usually known on-air as simply "CNN" to viewers outside the United States, is an English language television network that carries news, current affairs and business programming worldwide....
airing twice each weekday, once from London

London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
and the other from Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located in Southern China in East Asia, bordering the province of Guangdong to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south....
. The weekend editions air from the CNN Center

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CNN International

London

Hong Kong

CNN Center

The CNN Center is the world headquarters of the Cable News Network . The main news rooms and sets for the anchors of several of CNN's news channels are located in the building....
in Atlanta.

The Hong Kong edition begins airing at 00.00 GMT and lasts for three hours (with or without daylight saving time). It previously won the Asian Television Award for Asia-Pacific's Best News Programme. From 2005-2008, Hugh Riminton and Kristie Lu Stout presented the programme together. In late 2008, the Hong Kong edition switched to a single anchor format, and in 2009, Hugh Riminton left CNN. Now, Kristie Lu Stout presents the first two hours from 00.00-03.00 GMT, while recently-hired Anna Coren

Anna Coren

Anna Coren is an Australian journalist who reports and presents for CNN , but until recently was employed by the the Seven Network and host of the East Coast edition of Today Tonight....
presents the third hour, as well as a new fourth hour from 05.00-06.00 GMT. Manisha Tank

Manisha Tank

Manisha Tank is a United Kingdom television news presenter, presenting CNN Today on CNN International.She graduated from Oxford University in 1997 where she studied Philosophy, Politics, and Economics....
or Andrew Stevens are often substitute anchors. When no anchors are available in Hong Kong, the program is broadcast from the CNN Center in Atlanta.

The London edition previously ran for three hours from 05.00-08.00 GMT and was mainly anchored by Monita Rajpal

Monita Rajpal

Monita Rajpal is a Canadian CNN International news anchor, based at the network's London office.Monita Rajpal was born in Hong Kong and is of Sikh-Indian origin....
and Max Foster

Max Foster

Max Foster is a senior anchor-correspondent on CNN International, based in London....
in London, but the 05.00 hour is now broadcast by Anna Coren in Hong Kong. Rajpal and Foster still anchor the program together from 06.00-07.30 GMT, while Foster anchors the program alone from 08.00-08.30. World Sport now airs at 07.30 GMT. Sasha Herriman, Adrian Finighan

Adrian Finighan

Adrian Finighan is a United Kingdom journalist, working as a presenter and reporter for the television channel CNN International . He is based at CNN?s European headquarters in London and presents programmes including Business International, CNN World News and CNN Today....
, and Paula Newton

Paula Newton

Paula Newton is international correspondent with CNN and based in London covering stories in Africa, Europe and the Middle East. Newton is a former reporter for Canadian network CTV Television Network from 1993 to 2005....
are usually the substitute anchors for this edition. When breaking international news occurs, the London edition is often simulcast during what are the overnight hours in the United States on CNN Domestic.

During these timeslots on the weekend, CNN International would air their flagship newscast, "World News", from the CNN Center in Atlanta. In late 2008, weekend editions of "World News" at these times were rebranded as "CNN Today" to mirror the weekday editions, albeit the weekend editions are reduced to fewer hours. Ralitsa Vassileva

Ralitsa Vassileva

Ralitsa Vassileva is a CNN International television news anchorwoman. She has covered the Bosnian War, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and many other major international issues....
often anchors from 00.00-02.00 GMT, and Kaushal Patel anchors at various times starting at 05.00 GMT.

Format

Primarily intended as a morning show, it features the top stories of the day, business and sport headlines as well as up to three weather updates each hour.

In both the London and Hong Kong editions, the show has 6 segments between breaks every hour. At the top of the hour, both editions give the latest world news stories.

As for the Hong Kong edition, the 2nd segment takes a look at business headlines and introduces the first of 3 weather updates. Its third and fourth segments looks more in-depth at some top stories. The fifth segment continues with some technology and more business headlines, and sports and lighter stories as well as the business traveler's weather advisory are given before the hour ends.

The London edition on the other hand has its first weather update before the 1st break and continues with major news reports on the 2nd segment. Business stories are reported before the bottom of the hour. At the bottom of the hour, world news headlines are recapped before going to more in-depth coverage of current issues. A 2nd weather report is also presented at this time. Like the Hong Kong edition, sports stories and the business traveler's weather advisory are presented before the top of the hour.

Past Presenters

Stan Grant
Hala Gorani
Richard Quest
Hugh Riminton
Pauline Chiou