In most European countries I have lived and visited, CNN International is the channel they know.
As far as respect, since a lot of European networks are trying to emulate the CNN model, I guess there must be some respect, plus CNNI is really some British channel more than anything else.
During my last trip in France, I saw a piece on Fox News by some French reporter based in New York, he was comparing Fox News to nazi controlled Radio back in 1938 Germany
