CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR TO INTERVIEW IRANIAN PRESIDENT DURING HIS U.S. TRIP
CNN’s Chief International correspondent Christiane Amanpour has secured the first interview with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani during his historic trip to the United States later this month.
President Rouhani will be in New York to address the United Nations General Assembly. It will be his first speech to the world community as the new President of Iran and will likely represent a change in tone and substance. A moderate candidate, Rohani won the Islamic republic's presidential election in June after campaigning on a "hope and prudence" platform in which he appealed to traditional conservatives and reform-minded voters alike. In a speech after his election, Rouhani said he would seek a “constructive interaction with the world.”
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CNN
Original Series “Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown” ranked #1 among cable news
networks in total viewers and P25-54 during its season 2 premiere on Sunday,
September 15 (9-10 p.m. ET) with the episode “Jerusalem.”
Also
on Sunday, “Anthony Bourdain Parts
Unknown” won two 2013 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards: Outstanding
Informational Series or Special, and Outstanding Cinematography For Nonfiction
Programming (“Myanmar”).
Below is the
breakdown for the 9-10pm ET hour:
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CNN Collaborates With
Tom Hanks' & Gary Goetzman’s PLAYTONE
for
‘THE SIXTIES’
Original docuseries
co-produced with Herzog & Company bows with a special presentation of
“The Assassination of
JFK” in November 2013
CNN,
Playtone, and Herzog & Company are co-producing a provocative, sweeping
10-part documentary series that will explore perhaps the most transformative
decade of the modern era. The non-scripted series will be executive
produced by multiple EMMY® Award-winning producers Tom Hanks
and Gary Goetzman (HBO’s John Adams and The Pacific), and
EMMY® Award-winning producer Mark Herzog (History’s Gettysburg)
of Herzog & Company (HCO), as a CNN original series for CNN/U.S., it was
announced today.
“From
protests to war, to human rights, the Beatles, innovative technologies, and
politics, the 1960s were an extraordinary era of consequential cultural and
global change,” said Jeff Zucker, president of CNN Worldwide. “We
are so pleased to partner with Tom, Gary, and HCO to
bring this very special series to our audience. Projects like this are
emblematic of exactly the type of programming that we need more of, signifying
a new direction and expanded sensibility at CNN.”
THE
SIXTIES will launch with a 90-minute special episode, “The Assassination of JFK
(1963),” broadcast on CNN/U.S. in November 2013, and timed with the observance
of the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F.
Kennedy. The inaugural episode will explore the key conclusions of the
controversial Warren Commission, as well as the shocking impact of the
assassination upon the nation, and upon American politics.
The
series will resume in April 2014 with episodes about the events and people that
shaped our history and character as a nation. Episodes will focus on the
indelible impact of music and technology of the era, drugs, “free love”, and
rock and roll.
Key
moments of the era will be revealed and explored through archival newsreel
footage, personal movies, and interviews with eyewitnesses to history.
Expert commentary from historians, including David McCullough, Robert
Dallek, and Robert Caro, as well as recollections from people whose
lives intersected with destiny, such as Dan Rather, Robert
MacNeil, and others, will infuse new relevance to the cultural touchstones
at the center of each episode.
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ALBIE HECHT TO LEAD HLN
Leading television and film executive Albie Hecht has been named
Executive Vice President and GM of HLN, effective September 30. Hecht, who
founded Spike TV and was the president of Nickelodeon Entertainment prior to
that, is currently the CEO of Worldwide Biggies, a digital entertainment
studio. As HLN’s new leader, Hecht will oversee all aspects of HLN’s
programming, management, day-to-day operations, as well as HLNtv.com. He
will be based in New York and report to Jeff Zucker, President, CNN Worldwide,
who made today’s announcement.
“Albie is one of the most creative executives in our industry. His
diverse experiences at Viacom gave him a keen understanding of cable
television, where he created some of media’s most well known brands and
franchises. All of that, coupled with his lifelong passion for news and
information, makes him the perfect fit for HLN,” said Zucker. “I wanted someone
who could build off the strength that currently exists at HLN, which is
enjoying one of its highest rated years ever, and evolve the network and its
fast-growing digital properties even more.”
"Three key factors made the decision to join HLN easy: the
opportunity to further evolve a noted brand, reinvent news in a digital age and
work for Jeff, an industry giant," said Hecht. "Creating
engaging and buzzed about content across multiple platforms is in my DNA, and I
am excited to make magic with the talented team at HLN."
A veteran of MTV Networks, Hecht led the transition and rebranding
of the former Nashville Network to its current men's network franchise, Spike
TV. During his tenure as creator and president of Spike, he was responsible for
signing the network's ratings juggernaut Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Prior, Hecht was president of Nickelodeon Entertainment and oversaw the
development of the network's hit series and films including SpongeBob
Squarepants, Dora the Explorer, Blue's Clues, the
live action show All That, The Rugrats Movie (the
first non-Disney animated movie to earn more than $100 million domestically)
and Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, the latter which received an Oscar
nomination. A founding principal and executive producer for Chauncy
Street Productions, Hecht also co-created Nickelodeon's highly
successful Kids Choice Awards, a long running franchise which
attracts A-list Hollywood talent.
Hecht's extensive career also includes a wide range of
successful documentary and nonfiction projects through his non-profit
Shine Global including producing this year's Academy Award® winning short
documentary Inocente, and War/Dance (2007)
which was nominated for an Academy Award® and won an Emmy for Best
Documentary. Hecht most recently served as chief executive
officer of Worldwide Biggies, a digital entertainment studio creating original
IP for young adults and the digital family and was named to "Hollywood
Reporter's" Top 50 Digital Power Innovators in 2008. Earlier in his
career, Hecht was a manager of pop music acts and was an executive at Lifesong
records.
In 2013, Hecht lent his skills to academia as the founding
director of the New Media Lab at CUNY's Macauley Honors College, the first
public undergraduate media lab for the study and production of transmedia
content. On September 25, he will be inducted into the CableFAX 2013
Program Hall of Fame which honors those who create excellent content.
Hecht
has a newly married daughter, Kay and a newly Stanford graduate son, Alex.
He resides in Montclair, New Jersey with his wife Susan MacLaury, his dog
Jackson and his collection of antique technology.
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