CNN-IBN
Type	Cable television network
Branding	CNN-IBN
Country	India
Availability	India, online
Slogan	"Whatever it takes"
Owner	Global Broadcast News / Turner International India
Key people	Rajdeep Sardesai, Chief Editor, Anchor
Launch date	December 16, 2005
Website	www.ibnlive.com

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The network broadcasts 24 hours a day. The network models most of its programming similar to that of CNN in the United States, with current event talk programs mixed with news reports. The flagship evening program, India at 9, is usually broadcasted daily on CNN Pipeline, although is not simulcasted (except during breaking news events, such as the 11 July 2006 Mumbai train bombings). It is one of the first news channel in India to have the concept of "Citizen Journalist" where any person can send in his report to the channel which is aired in a separate section. The Cable News Network, commonly known as CNN, is a major cable television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. ... Ongoing events • Iraqi legislative election • Bill C-38 (Same-sex marriage in Canada) • Tsunami relief Deaths in February • 5 – Gnassingbé Eyadéma • 4 – Ossie Davis • 3 – Ernst Mayr • 3 – Zurab Zhvania • 2 – Max Schmeling Recent deaths Ongoing... Screenshot of the CNN Pipeline program running on Windows XP. CNN Pipeline is an English language video news service providing both live and on-demand video to subscribers computers via broadband Internet connections. ... Simulcast is a contraction of simultaneous broadcast, and refers to programs or events broadcast across more than one medium at the same time. ... Breaking News is also the name of a Hong Kong movie. ... Map showing the Western line and blast locations. ...

History

Launched in 2005, CNN-IBN's name comes from CNN, Turner's flagship network in the United States, and IBN (which stands for India Broadcast News) which is GBN's flagship news channel brand. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Cable News Network, commonly known as CNN, is a major cable television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. ...

Criticism

The channel has been accused of being overly sensationalist, especially during Mumbai Train Bombings in 2006.^[1] Map showing the Western line and blast locations. ...

Think the channel should be renamed Indian Bengali Network .The pronunciations of most of the hosts have a thick Bengali accents.

External links

• CNN IBN website
• Ibnlive News feed

References