News ticker its run, but always featured yellow lettering on a black background, with the CNN logo as a bullet for each scrolled story (sister channel Headline News used a nearly identical ticker except featuring a blue background). CNN/U.S. and Headline News converted their respective tickers to a "flipper" version on December 15, 2008, with the introduction of new on-screen graphics package; a "flipper" ticker had already been in use previously on sister network CNN International. In 2012, after a trial run during its "American Morning" program, the ticker was modified to feature stories grouped into individual categories (such as national headlines,
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