Chris Cramer becomes the new Managing Director of CNN International, as part of a move to bring together the programming and newsgathering parts of the organisation.

Cramer will continue to oversee the international editorial and programming side, with extra responsibility for the worldwide newsgathering operation of 28 bureaus outside the USA.

The new CNN International directorate now includes the five flagship CNN International services: in English, CNN en Espanol, CNNj (Japan) and joint ventures such as n-tv, CNN+ and CNN Turk, in addition to the international newsgathering operation