CNN-IBN is India's No.1 English news channel and has been the world’s window to India and India's window to the world. CNN-IBN India Enlish channel is one of the most respected and trusted sources for news and information in the country today. CNN-IBN was launched in December 16, 2005 and owned by "Global Broadcast News Turner International India Pvt Ltd." which was a partnership between Global Broadcast News (GBN) and Turner International (Turner) in India (a subsidiary of Time Warner). The network broadcasts 24-hour a day, 365 days a year. CNN-IBN is the abbreviation of "Cable News Network-Indian Broadcasting Network". CNN-IBN English India TV channel has very interesting slogan "Whatever it takes". CNN-IBN is the leader in the English News television space in the country. Famous programmes of CNN-IBN live TV are: The Last Word by Karan Thapar, Y Not, Second Opinion, Living It Up, 30 Minutes, Secret Kitchen, Face The Nation, Citizen Journalist Show, The Weekend Edition with Rajdeep Sardesai, Devil’s Advocate, The Week That Wasn’t with Cyrus Broacha and India at 9. And strong competitors are; Bloomberg UTV, CNBC Awaaz, CNBC-TV18, ET Now, Headlines Today, NDTV 24x7, NDTV Profit, NewsX, Times Now and Zee Business.