Inside CNN Plus: A First Look at the New Streaming Service

guest · Jul 19, 2021

Inside CNN Plus: A First Look at the New Streaming Service
July 19, 2021
https://variety.com/2021/digital/ne...e-new-streaming-service-exclusive-1235022517/

CNN disclosed the first details of its long-awaited new subscription streaming service Monday, which will launch in the first quarter of 2022 with 8-12 hours of original live content each day.

CNN Worldwide president Jeff Zucker shared some basic information about CNN Plus with his employees in an internal meeting Monday. A network representative confirmed the disclosure in a press release that characterized CNN Plus as a venture “that complements the core CNN linear networks and digital platforms to serve CNN superfans, news junkies and fans of quality non-fiction programming.”
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“I think that this is the single biggest launch that CNN has had since Ted Turner launched the network in June of 1980,” said Morse, who will add oversight of CNN Plus to his responsibilities. “The stakes are that high for us.”
In addition, he made clear there would be no political slant to CNN Plus content. “No, it’s not going to be ideological,” said Morse. “We’re just not in that game. We’re not an opinion network, we’re a news network.”
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Morse said CNN is still determining how much CNN Plus will cost consumers and made clear the streaming service will not have any kind of ad-supported component at launch.
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guest · Jul 20, 2021

What is CNN+ and why would you pay for it?
July 19, 2021
https://www.vox.com/recode/22583584/cnn-streaming-explainer-bundle-hbo

What is CNN+, the cable news channel’s new streaming service? Let’s do the short answer first: CNN+ is not CNN.

Slightly longer: If you want to watch Actual CNN, CNN+ is not for you. Actual CNN is still limited to people who pay for the news channel as part of a pay-TV bundle. So CNN+, which will launch next year for a yet-to-be-disclosed price, will be ... something else. That is, stuff that’s like CNN, but not on CNN
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Here’s the full story: CNN+, like lots of other attempts from big TV programmers to move into the streaming world, is an in-betweener: It wants to leverage the old TV channel’s brand to create a new revenue stream, without cannibalizing the thing that generates enormous revenue and profits.
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xxJackxx · Jul 20, 2021

mood said: ↑

why would you pay for it?
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That was my thought when I saw the headline. It would be like paying to drink a glass of toilet water...

EASTER · Jul 21, 2021

xxJackxx said: ↑

That was my thought when I saw the headline. It would be like paying to drink a glass of toilet water...
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Couldn't agree more.

digmor crusher · Jul 21, 2021

Well they certainly aren't the best news network but they are 10x better than Fox.

I've found if you want to find out what's going on in the rest of the world then its best not to watch an American network, watch BBC or Al Jazeera.

xxJackxx · Jul 21, 2021

digmor crusher said: ↑

Well they certainly aren't the best news network but they are 10x better than Fox.
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Meh, unless I'm mistaken they are both owned by the same people. But I agree, if you want to know what is going on in your own country watch someone else's news network.

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