By Swati Arya, New Delhi: CNN International reaches more viewers globally than any other international news channel, with findings from both the latest Pan-Asia Pacific Cross-Media survey (PAX) and Europe’s Media and Marketing Survey (EMS) reinforcing the network’s undisputed leadership position. The PAX survey reveals that no international English news channel reaches more Indian viewers on a monthly basis than CNN International. In India, CNN International is more of a daily habit than BBC World News among Business Decision Makers and Top Management. The latest PAX findings for the period Q1 to Q4 2011 show that CNN International continues to be the clear leader in the Asia Pacific region among international news and business channels across all metrics: •CNN International reaches at least 50% more viewers on a daily, weekly and monthly basis than the next placed channel (BBC World News) •CNN International reaches almost (96%) as many viewers in a single week as BBC World does in a month •CNN International alone reaches twice as many viewers as the dedicated business news channels (CNBC & Bloomberg TV) combined. Tony Maddox, Executive Vice President of CNN International, said: “What we are seeing is that there continues to be a strong appetite for global news, and that people throughout the world are turning to CNN for that news – and in great numbers. People want a depth of analysis and a genuine breadth of coverage,...
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As 2026 World Cup planning kicks off, smooth border crossings are a goal
An influx of soccer fans attending the 2026 FIFA World Cup could exacerbate the typical summer backups at the Canadian border. Ideas for smoother crossings are getting kicked around that could last beyond the tournament. (Photo by Tom Banse)This article was first published by the Salish Current.Legions of soccer fans will descend on the Pacific Northwest in peak summer 2026 for the men’s FIFA World Cup. It seems like a long time away, but not if you’re a transportation or travel planner.The Pacific Northwest will host 13 World Cup matches — split between Seattle and Vancouver. The potential for monumental backups at the U.S.-Canada border as superfans ping-pong between the host cities is one factor causing a range of local figures to raise yellow flags. Event organizers have already passed the ball to the Washington Legislature and Congress with requests for assistance totaling millions of dollars.“What are we, 597 days out? Not that we’re counting,” said April Putney, barely missing a beat to recall numbers during a late October interview. Putney is the chief strategy officer with the Seattle 2026 World Cup Local Organizing Committee.The host committee estimates that up to 750,000 visitors will come to the Seattle area to take in the spectacle during the four-week span of games in Cascadia. About half of the crowd could be fans from abroad, based on past World Cups. Putney also noted that only about 50% of the expected influx...
Warren Buffett adds Tulsa World to his newspaper portfolio
Warren Buffett yesterday acquired another small newspaper in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to his growing portfolio of small town community-focused newspapers. A subsidiary of Buffett's investment arm Berkshire Hathaway, BH Media Group, yesterday acquired the Tulsa World, which has a daily circulation of 95,000, from the Lorton family for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 1905, Tulsa World is owned and operated for four generations by the Lorton family of Tulsa. With a daily circulation of 95,000 and a Sunday circulation of 133,000, Tulsa World is th elargest and best-read local newspaper in Tulsa County and the surrounding areas and is the second-most widely circulated newspaper in Oklahoma, after The Oklahoman. Robert Lorton Jr, the chairman of the World Publishing Company, which owns the Tulsa World, said selling to Berkshire would provide a secure future for the Tulsa newspaper. "Our family takes great pride in the Tulsa World and its many years of service to Tulsa and Oklahoma. The newspaper business has become a difficult business model within a changing society and in particular for local family owned newspapers." Tulsa World will now be merged with BH Media Group, which already owns 28 daily newspapers and 42 weekly newspapers in Nebraska, Iowa, Texas, Oklahoma, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama and Florida. It will be the third-largest newspaper in the BH Media Group portfolio, behind the Omaha World-Herald in Nebraska...
