CNN+ Is on Its Deathbed and I Can’t Stop Laughing
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CNN+, the troubled subscription-based streaming service from the equally troubled CNN, has had a devastatingly embarrassing launch, and it looks like it will probably be killed soon—an undeniable act of mercy, saving the pathetic service from a slow and painful death.
According to Axios, “Warner Bros. Discovery has suspended all external marketing spend for CNN+ and has laid off CNN’s longtime chief financial officer as it weighs what to do with the subscription streaming service moving forward.”
The network hoped CNN+ would net 2 million U.S.-based subscribers in its first year, but in just under a month of operation, the service has acquired a paltry 150,000 subscribers and reportedly has fewer than 10,000 daily viewers. Nevertheless, CNN executives actually think the launch has been successful. Warner Bros. Discovery executives disagree, however. Probably because they’re right.
With marketing being axed for CNN+, there’s likely no light at the end of the tunnel for CNN+, which has $300 million invested in its development and marketing.
According to a recent report, Chris Wallace, who left his gig at the number-one-rated Fox News to host his own show on CNN+, is having “daily tantrums” over the “miserable launch” of CNN+ and is threatening to walk.
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THEY ARE SHUTTING IT DOWN ,AFTER LESS THAN A MONTH.
NO ONE WILL PAY TO HEAR THAT GAGGLE OF DOOFI AND THEIR EMOTION-BASED. LEFTIDIOT NONSENSE.
WHILE FOX NATION JUST CRUISES RIGHT ALONG...SINCE 2018....
Airstrip One
Completely Effed
People will subscribe to cable, but, they won't deliberately pay for a subscription to be lied to.
CNN+ Is Another Sign of a Crumbling Legacy Media
CNN’s attempt to join an already crowded market for streaming services just went up in flames only three weeks after launching.
Unbeknownst to most, this was inevitable.
Newsrooms looking to expand their empires should take note: In today’s media environment, money can’t buy you success.
CNN+’s unproven business model might be considered the most spectacular failure seen in digitized media.
This catastrophic miscalculation is just the latest episode marking CNN’s decline.
The media giant has been riddled by endless scandals that have sabotaged its already ravaged credibility.
First there was host Chris Cuomo’s fast-tracked access to COVID testing, where the host used then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s gubernatorial position to obtain rare tests.
Then there were allegations of sexual harassment against Chris Cuomo, which led to his departure from the network.
That was quickly overshadowed by Zucker’s affair with a work colleague.
On top of all this, it’s been a long time since CNN was considered an objective outlet.
Remember the alleged racist situation on the National Mall back in 2019 involving Nicholas Sandmann?
The network, aware of no wrongdoings by the then-high schooler, spread false information intentionally when it reported that the group Sandmann was with had clashed with “four African American young men preaching about the Bible and oppression.”
Sandmann and his classmates settled a lawsuit with the network a year later.
CNN’s ratings have only plummeted since then.
And while CNN viewership has dwindled, Fox News has thrived. The channel announced that it has maintained the largest audience in cable television for 81 consecutive quarters.
https://spectator.org/cnn-is-another-sign-of-a-crumbling-legacy-media/
CNN’s attempt to join an already crowded market for streaming services just went up in flames only three weeks after launching.
Unbeknownst to most, this was inevitable.
Newsrooms looking to expand their empires should take note: In today’s media environment, money can’t buy you success.
CNN+’s unproven business model might be considered the most spectacular failure seen in digitized media.
This catastrophic miscalculation is just the latest episode marking CNN’s decline.
The media giant has been riddled by endless scandals that have sabotaged its already ravaged credibility.
First there was host Chris Cuomo’s fast-tracked access to COVID testing, where the host used then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s gubernatorial position to obtain rare tests.
Then there were allegations of sexual harassment against Chris Cuomo, which led to his departure from the network.
That was quickly overshadowed by Zucker’s affair with a work colleague.
On top of all this, it’s been a long time since CNN was considered an objective outlet.
Remember the alleged racist situation on the National Mall back in 2019 involving Nicholas Sandmann?
The network, aware of no wrongdoings by the then-high schooler, spread false information intentionally when it reported that the group Sandmann was with had clashed with “four African American young men preaching about the Bible and oppression.”
Sandmann and his classmates settled a lawsuit with the network a year later.
CNN’s ratings have only plummeted since then.
And while CNN viewership has dwindled, Fox News has thrived. The channel announced that it has maintained the largest audience in cable television for 81 consecutive quarters.
https://spectator.org/cnn-is-another-sign-of-a-crumbling-legacy-media/
