October 23, 2025 Television
CNN International is launching a new programme live from Doha tonight as part of an all-new multiplatform programming initiative.
CNN Creators follows a team of digital-native storytellers as they navigate the stories that matter most, with a focus on tech, art, culture, sport and social trends.
The phased launch of the 30-minute weekly show begins at 19.30 (UAE Time) today and, for the opening months of broadcast, the show will be called CNN Creators – The Intro.
In early 2026, the show will take on its permanent format as CNN Creators and will become the first show to be anchored out of the network’s brand-new, state of the art facility within Media City Qatar.
Alongside the TV show, CNN Creators will also produce content for CNN.com and CNN’s social platforms.
The CNN Creators team is led by Andrew Potter, who was formerly a senior editorial producer at VICE. He is joined by Ivana Scatola, a multilingual digital video producer and former BBC and France 24 reporter; Bijan Hosseini, known to CNN International viewers for his work hosting some of the network’s features content across TV and social; and Antoinette Radford, another former BBC News journalist, who has brought her multilingual skills to bear on CNN’s Digital Live News team.
Matias Grez, an award-winning producer and reporter who has worked with CNN Sport in London for more than a decade; and Ben Foley, a veteran war photojournalist, whose work has graced Seven Network, and Network Ten in his native Australia, as well as Al Jazeera, VICE and the New York Times, complete the CNN Creators line-up at launch.
Meara Erdozain, SVP, CNN International Programming, said: “CNN Creators is unlike any show we have ever launched. This exciting new digital-forward initiative will reflect how our younger audiences are engaging with stories and will deliver compelling, entertaining content in a multitude of ways.
“It will focus on news-adjacent topics and stories that feel real, relevant, and relatable. We’ve assembled a fantastic team of digital-native journalists who will be identifying, debating and telling those stories with curiosity, creativity, and collaboration.”
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