CNN+ is shutting down, effective April 30

Posted by geox on Thursday April 21, 2022 @11:54AM
from the cnbc.com dept.

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/21/cnn-is-shutting-down-effective-april-30-sources-say.html

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Re:CNN+ is shutting down, effective April 30 by rizza on Thursday April 21, 2022 @12:24PM (#31111509)

They made it less than a month. I'm sure that netflix's bad day had something to do with this. I've been saying for a while that the balkanization of content and it's distribution will not ultimately lead to any innovation in the space. Also, most consumers have a finite and relatively low tolerance for "one more service". That means the value prop for a subscription news service isn't great to begin with, just ask newspapers.

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Re:CNN+ is shutting down, effective April 30 by silisili on Thursday April 21, 2022 @12:18PM (#31111447)

Less than a month after it launched? Super embarrassing for someone...

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Re:CNN+ is shutting down, effective April 30 by polski-g on Thursday April 21, 2022 @03:49PM (#31114369)

Kinsey consultant said they would be 6x as popular as Tucker Carlson. I wonder if a failure of that magnitude ever gets back to these sorts of firms.

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Re:CNN+ is shutting down, effective April 30 by musicale on Thursday April 21, 2022 @02:34PM (#31113444)

The 10,000 CNN+ viewers will be disappointed I suppose.

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