CNN Asia Pacific announced today that Julia Leong has moved into a new position as Associate Director, Digital Sales Development and Operations, Asia Pacific.  In this role based in Hong Kong, she will be instrumental in conceptualizing and developing new business whilst providing leadership and insight to drive advertising sales across CNN's digital networks in the Asia Pacific market.  She will also be the key point person for all of CNN's digital advertising sales products and projects across the region, collaborating across a number of departments.

Leong joined Turner's Singapore office in 2001 where she was an account manager, before transferring to the company's New York office as a Strategic Planning manager in 2005 for three years. Her promotion comes after a year in the Hong Kong office.

CNN is being watched and talked about more than ever.  Over the past year, the network has invested heavily in news operations around the world as part of its commitment to producing premium news content for its audiences across CNN's many platforms and services.  The CNN Digital Network generated nearly 20 billion page views in 2008, making it the year's No. 1 news and information site, while CNN.com served nearly 1.5 billion video streams.  And online growth and recognition continues, as shown by the inaugural ranking of top social brands for 2008 by media marketing innovator Vitrue, The The Vitrue 100, where CNN was ranked second of all brands.

CNN is the world's leading global 24-hour news network and one of the world's most respected and trusted sources for news and information. The CNN brand is available to two billion people via 18 CNN branded TV, internet and mobile services produced by CNN Worldwide, a division of Turner Broadcasting System Inc and a Time Warner company. CNN International is the international directorate of CNN Worldwide and distributes news via 14 services in seven different languages. CNN International can be seen in more than 249 million households and hotel rooms in over 200 countries and territories worldwide, including more than 36 million across the Asia Pacific region and online at www.cnn.com/international.