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Release Date: 10/22/2009
CNN.com Fact Sheet www.CNN.com


CNN.com draws from the resources of CNN Worldwide and its many partners to provide consumers with the
most enriching, immediate interaction with news anywhere, seamlessly combining articles, videos, images,
interactive features and user-generated content. CNN.com’s news video offering is unparalleled on the Web. 
 
Statistics
The CNN Digital Network has maintained the No.1 rank in total minutes, share of news and mobile for 2009 among all News and Information properties, ranking ahead of Wikipedia, Yahoo! News, MSNBC Digital Network and Fox News Digital.  According to Nielsen Online, in 2009 CNN Digital Network generated over 1.3 billion gross usage minutes a month YTD through September.  So far in 2009, the CNN Digital Network is averaging over 1.7 billion page views per month and 37.9 million unique visitors per month.
 
Facts  
Launch:                                 Aug. 30, 1995; CNN International site (edition.cnn.com): Europe – Sept. 12, 2000, Asia – Jan. 24, 2001
Distribution:                        Worldwide
Content:                                Top Stories, World, U.S., Politics, Justice, Entertainment, Health, Travel, Tech and Living. 
 
Additional Platforms
CNN iReport – CNN’s iReport, the network’s user generated news community, combines the power of personal, digital storytelling tools with the global reach and journalistic expertise of CNN to provide a new diversity of voices to the world of news and information.
 
CNN Mobile - CNN Mobile delivers world-class content across multiple mobile platforms including mobile web, downloadable applications, video and messaging. CNN Digital has remained the number one mobile news and information site for 32 consecutive months according to Nielsen Mobile Media View. (Source: Nielsen Mobile Media View - August 2009). The CNN app for the iPhone and iPod touch launched on Sept. 29, 2009, and as been the top paid news app since launch. The CNN app features the latest headlines, iReport, personalization, live streaming and on-demand video for the 3.0 SDK and above. It will available in Canada and internationally in the future.   
 
Awards
CNN.com has won a number of awards over the years. CNN.com’s recent awards include a Peabody Award, two EPpy awards, four CableFAX Best of the Web awards, a National Headliner award and the 2009 Edward R. Murrow award for best website.
 
Executives
Susan Grant                          Executive Vice President of CNN News Services
KC Estenson                         Senior Vice President and General Manager, CNN.com
Meredith Artley                   Vice President and Managing Editor, CNN.com
Karen DeGrammont             Vice President, Product Strategy and Partnerships, CNN.com
Louis Gump                           Vice President, CNN Mobile
Lila King                                Senior Producer, CNN.com and iReport          
Brian Martin                          Executive Creative Director, CNN.com
Jennifer Martin                     Director, Public Relations, New Media and Digital Networks
Andy Mitchell                      Vice President, Digital Marketing and Marketing Development, CNN Worldwide
Manuel Perez                        Senior Supervising Producer, CNN.com
Mike Toppo                          Senior Director for News Operations and Production, CNN.com
Dermot Waters                     Senior Director of Product Development, CNN.com
Nick Wrenn                           Vice President of Digital Services, CNN International




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