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Date : 20.02.2008
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麻豆社 World is set to expand its news programming with Newsnight, the 麻豆社鈥檚 hard-hitting weekly news programme featuring some of the toughest interviewers in journalism. The fifty minute long programme will be broadcast on 麻豆社 World, on Saturdays at 07:10, 15:10 and 21:10 GMT starting on 1 March.

Newsnight comes from the same team that produces Britain鈥檚 long-running nightly programme of the same name. The international-facing weekly version will showcase the best of its award-winning blend of features, investigations, interviews and discussions. The show is anchored by some of the most respected names in British journalism, including Jeremy Paxman, Kirsty Wark, Gavin Esler and Emily Maitlis.

Richard Sambrook, Director of 麻豆社 Global News and CEO of 麻豆社 World, says," News and news programming is at the heart of the 麻豆社鈥檚 international services, so it鈥檚 fantastic that we鈥檙e now able to bring one of the 麻豆社鈥檚 most famous news programmes and it鈥檚 most respected presenters to our international audiences.鈥�

The new international edition of Newsnight, which will also be aired on 麻豆社 America in the U.S., was conceived and commissioned by Executive Vice President, 麻豆社 News and Sports in the U.S., Michele Grant.

Grant, who is also Executive Producer of the new show, says, 鈥�Newsnight is one of the very best shows in television journalism - it鈥檚 fearless. It asks the questions that beg to be asked but rarely are. If you want to get answers, really get answers, to the important questions, understand what happened this week and what mattered, Newsnight is for you.鈥�

JEREMY PAXMAN
Jeremy Paxman joined Newsnight in 1989. During a distinguished career he has worked as a reporter on the 麻豆社's long-running current affairs programme Panorama, and presented flagship news bulletins Breakfast News and Six O鈥檆lock News. Jeremy has also hosted the popular quiz show University Challenge and the political affairs programme, You Decide. He began his television career as a reporter covering the troubles in Northern Ireland. Jeremy is the author of several books and has won numerous awards including a Royal Television Society award for international current affairs, and the Richard Dimbleby Award, BAFTA's most prestigious award, for current affairs.

KIRSTY WARK
Kirsty Wark joined Newsnight in 1993 and regularly presents sister programme, Newsnight Review. She worked on 麻豆社 radio news programme The World at One before moving into television to work as a producer and presenter in Scotland. Kirsty has presented Scotland's General Election coverage since 1987. She has also presented acclaimed arts programme The Late Show, and popular heritage programme One Foot in the Past. Kirsty began her 麻豆社 career at 麻豆社 Radio Scotland in 1976 as a graduate researcher. In 1990 she formed an independent production company and has presented a number of series the company has made for the 麻豆社. Her awards include BAFTA Scotland's Journalist of the Year in 1993 and Best Television Presenter in 1997.

GAVIN ESLER
Gavin Esler joined the presenting team of Newsnight in January 2003. He has anchored 麻豆社 News 24, the 麻豆社's 24-hour news channel, since 1997, and reported for news and documentary programmes across Europe, Russia, China and North and South America. Gavin was appointed the 麻豆社's Washington correspondent in 1989, and then Chief North America correspondent a year later, where he was responsible for shaping and directing 麻豆社 coverage from North America. In this role he travelled extensively across the United States, and was accredited to the White House to cover the Bush and Clinton administrations. He originally joined 麻豆社 Television as Northern Ireland reporter.

EMILY MAITLIS
Emily Maitlis is a presenter on both Newsnight and 麻豆社 News 24. Prior to joining Newsnight she was the face of 麻豆社 London's nightly news programme, covering major events such as the 2005 General Election and the London mayoral election. Emily joined the 麻豆社 from News International network Sky News, where she covered major breaking international stories, including the United States and Israeli elections, and the Afghan hostage crisis. She began her career in television in the Far East, working in China, Hong Kong, the Philippines and Cambodia on half-hour documentary programmes. She went on to become a business correspondent with NBC covering the collapse of the tiger economies in 1997. Emily has also made documentaries for 麻豆社 Radio, and presented the 麻豆社鈥檚 flagship early morning television news programme, 麻豆社 Breakfast.




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