CNN Opens Abu Dhabi Production Center & Newsgathering Hub

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed with Richard Quest & Tony Maddox
in the Opening of CNN News Center in Abu Dhabi

CNN Abu Dhabi, the latest newsgathering expansion from the global news brand, opened its doors yesterday.

Tony Maddox, MD and EVP CNN International, was joined for the opening in Abu Dhabi by Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, and Phil Kent, chairman and CEO of CNN parent company Turner Broadcasting System, Inc, and by Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour and presenter Richard Quest, both in Abu Dhabi filming for the network.

CNN's new state-of-the-art production center and newsgathering hub for the Middle East will also be home to CNN's first ever daily live news show from the region.

The new facility sits alongside CNN's existing 32 international newsgathering operations which also includes three other digital production centers in Hong Kong, London and Mexico City.

CNN Abu Dhabi will coordinate newsgathering for the seven CNN operations in the region: Baghdad, Beirut, Cairo, Dubai, Jerusalem, Kabul and Islamabad.

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