Spark is a new monthly half-hour programme on CNN that crosses the globe to look at how business, technology and people intersect. Anchored by CNN's Kristie Lu Stout, Spark offers an in-depth look at how technologies and innovations are affecting the way people live and do business. While the first episode was aired on July 25, at 6pm, the repeat is on July 31 at 4 pm.

Features in the first episode include Peter Gabriel talking about recent revolutions in the music industry, as debate grows around web-based music distribution and what it means to performers.

Meanwhile, CNN correspondent Paula Hancocks travels to Spain to see how fashion retailer Zara can react immediately to changing tastes by using information technology, while correspondent Maggie Lake in California hears from two entrepreneurs who have stolen a march on the big sportswear giants in the Olympics by creating fabrics that enhance performance and increase comfort for athletes.