CNN

[bfgarmy]

I presume at one of them is going anyway since The Situation Room is now permanently on International at 11pm so my guess it's Your World Tonight that suffers unless they drop the Outfront simulcast for that.

Part of me thinks it won't be YWT, just because it's their morning show for Asia, I think if anything they might just bump it to be from 7-9am HKT instead.

They've been pretty much progressively withdrawing from the Asian market for some years (removing Newstream, all HK-based programming etc) so wouldn't surprise me if they ditched YWT and just focused on the Euro primetime slot.

Yep I would not be shocked if YWT was for the chop and never brought back. However, they do seem to have subtly again having shows more focussed on a particular region (normally whichever is on primetime) while still covering the main global stories.

Connect The World's specialism seems to be the Middle East/parts of Asia where it's primetime as the show airs and 'One World' has a particular focus on Africa. The Europe morning Newsroom editions air on CNN Domestic and seem to cover more US domestic politics as a result than other shows. Given that, it'd then seem odd to not really have a show focussed on Asia given that countries like China & North Korea often feature heavily in the news agenda and there's the Tokyo Olympics shortly. But as you say Asia does seem less of a priority for CNNI these days - a huge chunk of the daytime schedule for Asian viewers is basically the CNN US programmes.

[FrancisC]

Confirmed by Don with updated branding below:

https://twitter.com/donlemon/status/1393...35681?s=20

[cmdh]

Confirmed by Don with updated branding below:

https://twitter.com/donlemon/status/1393...35681?s=20

Hi! I'm new here!

Is this really the final title card for Don Lemon Tonight? I don't know but I feel like a new era needs an overhaul. I think the color of his name on the graphics is not pleasing in the eye :?

[Sky303]

Don Lemon did mention changes, but he was being cryptic and made some people think he's leaving , my guide already says the name change. I guess he'd rather promote it the cryptic way to see get the curious to see what happens https://twitter.com/donlemon/status/1393404393408679937

It’s the same thing he did a few months ago with his cryptic big announcement that turned out to be a freaking book...

I think it’s disingenuous to trick your viewers into thinking something is afoul when the network is simply rebranding your show. Cements that Lemon is not a journalist, he’s a TV personality that is not above clickbait.

He got the attention he wanted and people taking about him, so he knew what he was doing.

Confirmed by Don with updated branding below:

https://twitter.com/donlemon/status/1393...35681?s=20

Retiring the CNN Tonight Branding for now.... one day they might use it again for something else. I wonder if they still keeping those Piers Morgan Tonight/live graphic colours or he just had a mock-up there.

[ginnyfan]

The only good news related to the professional attention seeker Lemon would be if he was fired. Anything else is always a disappointment.

Back to real news talk..... Excited for Hala's return next week, she said it will be in the full studio set up.

[nznewser]

That new logo is atrocious. As if someone was given 5 minutes notice to slap on a new name before going to air and this is all they could do with the time given. This was a perfect opportunity to do a bit of a rebrand after being in semi hibernation for over a year and is this is the best they could come up with?

Will be great having Hala back

[Victor]

Lemon might be an attention seeker but he's done what few have been able to do. He went from being a standard, dime a dozen newsreader to become a personality that can carry his own prime time show on CNN. It's what many newsreaders dream of.

[Mouseboy33]

AT&T the parent company of CNN will spin off its media assets of WarnerMedia with Discovery into a new separate company. We will likely see to major streaming services HBOMAX and DiSCOVERY+ combined to compete with Netflix and Disney+
https://twitter.com/verge/status/1394257890849009669

[excel99]

A few schedule updates this week from cnn.com
A 2nd edition of Hala Gorani Tonight for 45 minutes airs tonight at 2100UK, replacing The Lead's first hour
A 2nd edition of QMB for either 45 minutes or an hour airs from tomorrow until Friday at 2100UK
There is a new Marketplace Asia, starting Saturday at 1100UK
Marketplace Europe has been revived after a few years, first airing on Saturday at 1115UK

[Meridian MR]

The extra CNN International bulletins at 2100 have been added to allow for extended Israel coverage.
QMB was 2000 - 2200 Tues - Fri last week too.

[ginnyfan]

Judging by Hala's instagram, her show will have a different set up in the new London studio, comparing to the original one from a year ago, which lasted for a week or so.

[ginnyfan]

[Charles]

Interesting look. I also find it interesting she has no laptop in front of her – just her trusty journal of notes and a phone. Guess she doesn't need to worry about looking at a rundown?

[Meridian MR]

https://twitter.com/LarryMadowo/status/1...96930?s=19

[ginnyfan]

Not a fan of this set up tbh. The set looks cramped, there's no variety of shots, just a close up shot that might as well be done in Hala's home. The main desk provides so many great shots and sides. Not really sure what's the point of this change.