MUMBAI: News broadcaster CNN will offer viewers programming across on-air and digital platforms at the US Republican and Democratic National Conventions beginning later this month.

The network?s political team will travel to Tampa, Florida, and Charlotte, North Carolina, for live programming and events from locations on the convention floors, sky booths and a studio integrated into the CNN Grills1.

CNN Washington bureau chief, senior VP Sam Feist said, ?As the only U.S. cable news channel that has not picked sides in this election, CNN has a unique lens with which to cover these conventions. In Tampa and in Charlotte, we will give both parties an opportunity to showcase their platforms while also asking tough questions of Republicans and Democrats. Coverage of the conventions will dominate our air over two weeks as CNN?s deep bench of anchors, political reporters and analysts help Americans make an informed choice about their vote.?

Republican and Democratic National Conventions: Each convention day, CNN will begin coverage from locations inside the convention hall. Anchors Anderson Cooper, Erin Burnett and Candy Crowley will join lead political anchor Wolf Blitzer to lead coverage alongside chief national correspondent John King at the ?Magic Wall.?

Chief political analyst Gloria Borger and senior political analyst David Gergen will be on hand throughout the coverage each day.

On the final day of the Democratic Convention, 7 September, CNN?s anchors and correspondents will move to the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, where President Obama will accept his party?s nomination.

Content lineup

Romney Revealed: Family, Faith and the Road to Power airs on 27 August at 5:30 am. Obama Revealed: The Man, The President airs on 4 September at 5:30 am. ?America?s Choice 2012: Countdown to the Republican National Convention? airs on 27 August at 7am.

America?s Choice 2012: Countdown to the Democratic National Convention airs on 4 September at 7 am. America?s Choice 2012: The Republican National Convention airs from 28-31 August from 4:30 am - 9:30 am

America?s Choice 2012: The Democratic National Convention? airs from 5-7 September at 4:30 am. ?The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer? airs on 31 August, 7 September at 3:30 am. ?Piers Morgan Tonight? airs from 28-31 August and from 5-7 Wednesday at 9:30 am.

Digital and Social Media

CNN Digital will be on the ground at the political conventions and in the CNN Grill, providing all the latest coverage online at CNN Election Center, the network?s hub for the latest political news, and updated CNN polls and the CNN Electoral Map, an interactive which allows users to try their hand at predicting the number of Electoral College votes each candidate will receive.

CNN Digital will also live stream key convention moments online at www.cnn.com/live, including nominee speeches and newsworthy events on the ground. CNN will be hosting live Cisco Election Roundtables at each convention, moderated by Wolf Blitzer. Users can be face-to-face with Blitzer by participating in this insider chat online at http://www.cnn.com/roundtable and can also submit questions to a panel of political experts.

CNN iReport, the network?s global participatory news community, will launch an Open Story for each of the conventions. Open Story gives iReporters the opportunity to capture the sights and sounds around the convention and place their stories on an interactive timeline along with CNN journalists also reporting from the RNC and DNC.

The ?Your Political Ticket? iReport contest winners will have the opportunity to shine by contributing to the Open Story, being featured on air and participating in various events around the convention. Additionally, iReporters at home will have the chance to share their commentary and views on the hottest election issues and topics surfaced in the iReport Debate.