JAMES FRATER MEDIA






Location Manager - CNN Brexit deal | European Council October 2019

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Location Manager - CNN State Opening of Parliament

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Producer - CNN John Bercow Interview

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OB Producer - CNN Conservative Party Conference

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OB Producer - CNN Labour Party Conference

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OB Producer - CNN Liberal Democrats Conference

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Location Manager - CNN Prorogation of Parliament

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OB Producer - CNN G7 Biarritz

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Location Manager - CNN Boris Johnson becomes UK Prime Minister

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OB Producer - CNN European Council June 2019

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Location Manager - CNN European Parliament Elections

Location managed a series of broadcast points including a studio in and around the European Parliament building in Brussels in the during building up to and after the European Elections.


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Producer - CNN Jean Claude Juncker Interview

Produced an exclusive interview for CNN with the President of the European Commission, Jean Claude Juncker.

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OB Producer - CNN Special European Council April 2019

Produced a day of coverage around the special meeting of the European Council to discuss an extension to the Brexit process.

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OB Producer - CNN European Council March 2019

Produced three days of special coverage of the March European Council in Brussels.

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Location Manager - Westminster: Brexit Votes March 2019

Location Manager for all international broadcasters outside the UK Parliament during a critical week of votes around Britain's exit from the European Union.

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Producer - CNN John Bercow Interview

Produced an exclusive interview with John Bercow, Speaker of The House of Commons for CNN International.

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Location Manager - Westminster: Brexit Votes January 2019

Managed the broadcast facilities on College Green just outside the Houses of Parliament for a week of special Brexit votes.

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OB Producer - CNN Conservative Party Conference

Produced four days of coverage from the UK's Conservative party Conference in Birmingham. Including editions of CNNtalk and Hala Gorani Tonight.

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OB Producer - CNN European Council Dec 2017

Producer a special week of coverage for CNN from Brussels around the European Council and the latest Brexit negotiations including a special edition of CNNtalk

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OB Producer - CNN European Council Oct 2017

Produced a week of special coverage of the European Council Summit for CNN International

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OB Producer - CNN CNNtalk: EU Edition

Produced a special hour long version of #CNNtalk from outside the European Commission on the day after the German Elections and as the 4th round of Brexit talks began

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Producer - CNN Brexit Talks So Far

The third round of exit talks between the UK and the European Union begin this week. Concerns remain over the slow progress of these talks, wide differences on key issues and the apparent lack of tangible progress in these negotiations.

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OB Producer - CNN State Opening of Parliament

A full day of lives and special programmes from outside the Palace of Westminster on the day the Queen opened the next session of Parliament.

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OB Producer - CNN UK Election Night 2017

Produced 11 hours of continuous coverage for CNN International on a very busy night outside the Houses of Parliament during the UK Election 2017.

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Producer - CNN UK Election: Where are the Brexiteers?

Boris Johnson and Michael Gove were the two prominent government ministers campaigning for a 'leave' vote in last year's referendum, but turned on each other in the resulting leadership race after the man who called the vote, David Cameron, stepped down. UKIP's Nigel Farage was the loudest Brexit voice, but left his post as party leader soon after the vote. CNN looks are where they all are now and finds out if any of them are invested in the Brexit process.

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OB Producer - CNN Article 50

Producer 7 hours of continuous live programming from Abingdon Green outside the Houses of Parliament in London for CNN International on the day the UK Government invoked Article 50, beginning the formal exit of Britain from the European Union.

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Producer - CNN What is Article 50

Among the hundreds of thousands of documents in the European Parliamentary Archives, just 255 words stand between Britain and the EU exit door. CNN International digs out the now infamous article 50 and speaks to those who drafted it but never thought it would be invoked.

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Producer - CNN US UK Trade Deal

Prime Minister May will explore how to boost US-UK trade when she meets President Trump in Washington Friday. The new US administration has promised to put the UK at the front of the queue for a trade deal, comments British lawmakers have welcomed as the country begins the process of exiting its biggest trading partner - the EU. But, as Diana Magnay for CNN reports, an agreement with the US is far from certain and could take years to achieve.

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OB Producer - CNN Italy Referendum 2016

Produced three days of lives around the Italian Referendum for CNN International, CNN US and their affiliates: Sky News Australia and SBS Australia.

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OB Producer - CNN Autumn Statement

Produced a day of lives for CNN International from Abingdon Green outside the UK Houses of Parliament as Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered the government's first post-Brexit budget.


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Producer - CNN Global reaction to Trump's victory

While Donald Trump and his supporters celebrated, his victory has been met with mixed reaction by people around the world. CNN's Isa Soares reports

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Producer - CNN G20: Does Brexit still matter

The UK heads to G20 with its role on the world stage under a cloud. Post-Brexit how will Theresa May be received at G20, will other leaders want to discuss it, or has it been overshadowed by bigger issues?

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Producer - CNN Jo Cox Parliament Tribute

In a special session of the British Parliament, MPs paid tribute to their murdered colleague ‪Jo Cox‬. Becky Anderson reports on an emotional day in Westminster.

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Producer - CNN Money EU Referendum: Fishing

Amid heavy rules and regulations from Brussels, UK Fishermen would like the country to set a course for a Brexit. CNN International visited the fishing port of Whitstable and spoke to sailors about why they feel EU has left their industry high and dry.

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Producer - CNN Money EU Referendum: Farming

Swallowing more resources from Brussels that any sector, agriculture has a lot to lose if the UK votes to leave the EU. But farmers in the South West of England are still tempted by the idea of independence, as Nina dos Santos found out.

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Producer - CNN Money EU Referendum: Family Split

She's in -- he's out. With polls showing Britons are divided on whether to stay inside Europe, Nina dos Santos meets one family of farmers - who despite receiving half their income from the EU - are split on how they will vote.

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Producer - CNN EU Referendum: Big vs Small Business

With a month to go before the UK faces one of the biggest decisions of its economic future, Nina dos Santos visits factory floors around the country to find out what EU membership means for business big and small -- in Britain and beyond.

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Producer - CNN EU Referendum: Sovereignty

Sovereignty: The ability of a Parliament to make its own laws, is an issue central to the debate over the UK's membership of the EU. But how much does the European Union affect Britain's ability to make its own choices? And, if the nation voted to leave on June 23, how much sovereignty would the country reclaim if it left, but what influence would be lost. Max Foster explores this complex referendum issue.

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Producer - CNN Money EU Referendumn: Ford Motors

Ford EMEA president Jim Farley sits down with CNN's Nina dos Santos about the company's investment in electric vehicles and Ford's stance on Brexit.

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Producer - CNN Money Spain Stalemate

The Spanish economy has been a model of defiance so far this year, recovering against the country's worst political crisis in decades.

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Producer - CNN Money EU Referendum: Britain worse off?

British Chancellor George Osborne said a vote to leave the European Union would do permanent damage to the country's economy. But supporters of a Brexit say the EU will hold Britain back.

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Producer - CNN EU Referendum: 100 days to go

Tuesday 15th March marks 100 days to go till Britons vote on whether to remain as a member of the European Union. Nina dos Santos looks at a number of key dates in the run up to this crucial referendum.

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Producer - CNN EU Referendum: Brexit won't be cheap or easy

A British exit, a so-called Brexit, from the EU won't be cheap or easy. CNN's Nina dos Santos reports on the complexities of exiting the European Union.

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Producer - CNN Spanish Elections

Spain showing strong signs of recovery as it gears up for its general election. CNN's Isa Soares reports.

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Producer - CNN Schengen under threat?

CNN's Isa Soares examines whether Schengen is at risk and what Europe can do to protect it.

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Producer - CNN Money ECB Options

The European Central Bank looks set to inject lots more money into the eurozone. CNN's Isa Soares looks at what options are available to policy makers to help lift the European economy.

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Producer - CNN Money Portugal Elections

Portugal will go to the polls this weekend in a general election that is being viewed as a referendum on austerity. The choice for voters: continue with the centre right government of Pedro Passos Coelho or, the uncertainty of a new government led by Socialist Party Candidate, Antonio Costa. In exchange for a €78bn bailout from the EU the county has faced steep tax hikes and sweeping economic reforms. Fatigued by austerity and disenchanted with politics CNN’s Isa Soares looks at what this elections means for the country and austerity.

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Producer - CNN Catalonia Elections

Catalonia in north east region of Spain goes to the polls on 27th September in an election that is largely viewed as a proxy vote on independence. Isa Soares looks at what this vote means for the region, the rest of Spain and the wider EU.

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Producer - CNN Greek Election Preview

Polls suggest Tspiras's leftist Syriza party is neck and neck with the conservative New Democracy party, with neither party is expected to win an outright majority. What will the outcome mean for Greeks, who have endured years of austerity and a country that remains on the brink of economic collapse?

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Producer - CNN Schengen Agreement in Doubt

Schengen is Europe's open borders agreement and EU officials see it as one of the 28-member bloc's greatest achievements. But lately is has come under scrutiny as countries struggle to deal with the influx of migrants. Is Europe's free movement in danger?

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Producer - CNN Control of Greece's creditors

Greece has signed up to unprecedented and detailed reforms that lets the countries creditors pull all the strings. CNN's Isa Soares has more.

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Producer - CNN Spain Economic Recovery

After years of stagnation, Spain's economy is undergoing a turnaround of sorts. The unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest level in five years, exports are rising and the economy is expected to grow better than expected this year.

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Producer - CNN Greece what could go wrong?

Greek lawmakers may have passed the measures necessary for a third bailout, but the agreement still has to make its way through other Eurozone parliaments. the issue of now giving Greece debt relief is now pivotal to the success of any funding deal as CNN's Nina dos Santos explains.

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Producer - CNN Greek bailout agreed

After almost 17 hours of talks in Brussels, Europe’s longest-ever summit, EU leaders reached an agreement that could see the Greece receive a third bailout of €86bn after its government agreed to enact deep economic reforms under close supervision by its creditors. CNN's Nina dos Santos reports.

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Producer - CNN Who loses the most with a Grexit

A member of europe's single currency since it was launched Greece has often been considered integral to Europe's united future. But alienated by the nation's anti-austerity stance and demands to write down more of its debt, some EU members have begun to say it might make more sense to let Greece go it alone. Nina dos Santos looks at who has the most to lose from a dreaded 'Grexit': Europe or Greece?

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Producer - CNN Greece Votes No

Angry and exhausted after five years of pension cuts, falling living standards and rising taxes the Greek people were asked to vote for or against austerity measures called for by its international creditors; they voted no, rejecting those demands. Nina dos Santos looks at what this historic vote means for the people of Greece and what happens next to the country.

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Producer - CNN Greece Yes No Referendum

CNN's Nina dos Santos takes a look at what happens next if the country votes 'Yes' or 'No' in its upcoming referendum.

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Producer - CNN What if Greece defaults

What will be next for Greece as it potentially becomes the first developed nation to default on its international obligations. CNN's Tadhg Enright reports.

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Producer - CNN Greece EU Summit

Greece took a step back from the brink after presenting a new set of financial proposals as a basis for a possible agreement in a bid to avert a looming default.

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Producer - CNN Greece Delays IMF Payment

Greece has postponed a payment to the International Monetary Fund, underlining how urgently it needs its creditors to release more bailout funds to avoid default and possible exit from the eurozone.

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Producer - CNN Cameron's Challenges

British Prime Minister, fresh from his Conservative Party's election victory on May 7, now has to honour the promises that put his party in office. CNN's Nina dos Santos looks at the economic priorities for the new Government.

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Producer - CNN UK Election Polling Error

With David Cameron setting out his cabinet for a second term in office, the spotlight turns on the polling industry with many asking how almost all the surveys could have failed to predict his party would win. This election is not the first time the pollsters have got it wrong and, as Nina dos Santos reports, the country’s £3.2bn market research industry is now under pressure to prove its worth.

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OB Producer - CNN UK Election St Thomas'

Produced four days of early morning lives for CNN International's coverage of the UK Election 2015 from their OB at St Thomas' Hospital opposite the Houses of Parliament.

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Producer - CNN UK Election Behind the Scenes

CNN's Errol Barnett gives you a behind-the-scenes look at the variety of live locations across London that CNN will use to cover the 2015 UK election

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Producer - CNN UK Election Update

Party leaders are gearing up for their final dash on the campaign trail for one of the closest British general elections in decades. CNN's Errol Barnett reports.

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OB Producer - CNN UK Election Downing Street

As the UK Election 2015 campaign entered its final few days, I produced a day of lives from Downing Street for CNN International.

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Producer - CNN UK Election Millennials

Across Great Britain, around three quarters of a million young people are unemployed. In an effort to find a meaningful livelihood, many youngsters have decided to go it alone and set up their own business a trend particularly visible in London's trendy tech scene. Nina dos Santos finds out what today's millennial voters want for their country's future.

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Producer - CNN UK Election Brexit

When Margaret Thatcher took her country into the single market, the UK was central to Europe's nascent union. Fast forward a quarter of a century, and five general elections, with two out of the four main parties offering the electorate a referendum on membership, the EU is now central to the fight for the key to Number 10. So how crucial is it for Britain to be part of the club? And what are the costs and benefits of leaving.

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Producer - CNN UK Election Wages

Despite unemployment at a six year low and the economy growing at around 2-3%, not all UK voters feel financially secure. Wages failed to keep pace with inflation for four of the past five years while falling prices and weak business confidence is preventing firms from giving more back to their staff.

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Producer - CNN UK Election Economy

With the main parties having now released their manifestos for the UK election, the economy is at the forefront of voters and investors minds. CNN's Nina dos Santos looks at what the politicians plan to do about getting Britain firmly back on track.

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Producer - CNN Greek Economic Tragedy

Oedipus Rex. The Oresteia. Prometheus Bound. Classic works of Greek drama that have had a profound impact on western society today. In a case of what could be life imitating art; filled with intrigue, drama, twists and tragedy is Greece's financial crisis. The next instalment of this dramatic narrative hits a climax this week and its impact could be felt right around the world. CNN's Isa Soares reports.

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Producer - CNN Money Greece: Better off?

Greece's 4-month extension on debt repayments may be ratified Tuesday, but is it a step towards recovery or is it moving the problem further down the road?

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Producer - CNN Greece House of Cards

The house of cards, a metaphor almost built for the Eurozone. From the outside it's an impressive and cohesive structure, but actually may be something that is weak, fragile and easily toppled. Nina dos Santos looks at how Greece could potentially bring down the Eurozone House of Cards

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Producer - CNN Money Greece: What Next?

Talks in Athens on Friday start the painful process of helping Greece, but how can the new government end austerity?

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Producer - CNN Yanis Varoufakis profile

CNN's Hala Gorani looks at Yanis Varoufakis, the "accidental economist" who has become Greece's new finance minister and been tasked with fixing their ailing economy.

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OB Producer - CNN Scottish Referendum

Set up and produced two days of lives from the 38th floor of the Shard in central London for CNN International covering financial reaction to the referendum from the City.

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Producer - CNN Scotland Economy

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OB Producer - CNN EU Elections

OB Producer for CNN International on the night of the European Parliamentary Elections.

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Producer - CNN EU Brexit

A potential British exit from the EU - a so called 'Brexit - is dominating the debate in the UK during campaigning for the European Parliamentary Elections.

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Producer - CNN How EU elections work

With 28 countries, 400 million voters the world's second largest electorate goes to the polls. CNN's Nina dos Santos explains how the EU Parliamentary elections actually work.

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Producer - CNN EU Debt effect on Elections

How will the EU debt crisis affect European Parliamentary Elections?

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