Satellite News Channel launch a spin-off service, CNN2 (later renamed CNN Headline News shortly after SNC's launch; it is now named HLN), which originally maintained a format similar to that being planned by the Satellite News Channel – albeit with newscasts running in 30-minute intervals – as a preemptive strike against the ABC/Group W venture. CNN2 made its launch on January 1, 1982 on participating cable systems across the county as well as through a sneak preview block on sister channel Superstation WTBS. Satellite News Channel launched on June 21, 1982. During that time, it provided competition for CNN, the first cable network
Updates (CNN Philippines) Updates (CNN Philippines) CNN Philippines Updates or simply Updates is the flagship news brief of CNN Philippines. It was launched in March 1, 2012 under the channel's predecessors Solar News Channel (as "Solar News Update" and "Solar Headlines") and 9TV (as "Headlines") and currently airs at 9:30am and 11:30 am on weekday mornings, 2:30pm and every 30 minutes from 4:00pm to 5:00pm on weekday afternoons, and on weekends every hour from 9:00am to 5:00pm. When warranted, "Updates" can be aired beyond its regular news brief format for special coverages; and when a breaking story occurs, it will air as CNN